PA Heartland Ltd. carries in its inventory the most helpful and current books. These books educate and provide assistance in care and management, training tips, and a basic veterinary care for the petpig.
Veterinary
Care of Pot-Bellied Pet Pigs By Lorrie Boldrick, D.V.M.
Only $22.95
Veterinary Care of the Pot-Bellied Pet Pigs
Veterinary Care of the Potbellied Pig is PERFECT for the serious handler and their veterinarian.
It has all the information you should ever need (142 pgs) with photographs and drawings, and is pleasingly readable but scientifically correct also. You will feel like a confident and informed petpig owner. It is especially good with helping the reader decide what is and isn't necessary, and good prophylactic measures to avoid trouble. One of our best reference books sellers.
Pot-Bellies and Other Miniature Pigs By Pat Storer
Only $8.95
Pot-Bellies and Other Miniature Pigs
Miniature Pigs addresses purchasing, feeding, grooming, health, first aid, behavior, training, and much more for the first time owner or anyone looking to brush up on the essentials.
The Complete Guide for the Care and Training of Pet Potbellied Pigs By Kathleen Myers
Only $24.95
The Complete Guide for the Care and Training of Pet Potbellied Pigs
This comprehensive resource book of over 165 illustrated pages was written by Kathleen Myers, a nationally known potbellied pig breeder and consultant.
For over ten years Kathleen has cared for her own pigs and has spent thousands of hours sharing her vast experience as she counseled pig owners around the world. She now offers her knowledge in this book as a complete, up-to-date guide for the care and training of the pet pig. The Complete Guide for the Care and Training of Pet Potbellied Pigs is filled with wonderful pictures of potbellied pigs as illustration to the text. One of our top sellers of reference books.
Pot-Bellied Pigs: A Complete Authoritative Guide By Dennis Kelsey-Wood
Paperback Hardback
Only $9.95 Only $21.95
Pot-Bellied Pigs: A Complete Authoritative Guide
Pot-bellied Pigs: A Complete Authoritative Guide is a concise, attractively formatted book perfect for the beginner, but also intriguing for others. It has an appealing mix of photos (each with an extra glossy finish) about one per page (64 pages).
The information includes all the usual basic, helpful comments and suggestions, and is easy to read with many dark titles. Best of all is the behavior/training section with imperatives for trainer and pig and lots of discipline tips.
Pigs: A Handbook to the Breeds of the World By Valere Porter
Only $45.00
Pigs: A Handbook to the Breeds of the World
The body of this book is arranged by continent, by country, by region, and then by individual breed. The characteristics and history of each breed are given. The scope of the book is international with special emphasis on Europe and the United Kingdom.
The geographic sections are preceded by chapters on wild pigs, the taming of pigs and the breeding of pigs. Appendixes list pig-breeding companies in the U.K., extinct breeds, synonyms, and a bibliography.
Black-and-white maps and illustrations are placed at appropriate places in the text; color plates are grouped together in a separate section. The illustrations add much to the value of the book. However, using the plates is rendered a three-step process by the combination of putting them together in one section and using silhouettes on facing pages to label the plates rather than labeling them directly on the colored pages.
Porter has put together a fine overview of these valuable animals, covering wild pigs, their domestication, and the myriad variants that have been bred for diverse climates. Major breeds are described and 200 are illustrated in 24 color plates painted by Jake Tebbit. A fine Brit book (original publisher carefully concealed by Cornell UP — under whose Comstock Publishing Associates it is published in the US).
Pot-Bellied Pig Behavior and Training By Priscilla Valentine
Only $29.95
Pot-Bellied Pig Behavior and Training
The first and only book on training pot bellied pigs. This is a practical guide to behavioral problem modification in miniature pet pigs. Solutions to aggression, nipping, over rooting, litter box woes, and destructiveness in the house are addressed in a handy A to Z problem solving section. "Pig Programming,” a simple method to teach your pig tricks and obedient behavior, is described in detail, as well as methods of socializing piglets. The book includes adorable color photos of potbellied pigs and animation.
Priscilla Valentine has lived with mini- pigs in her home for over ten years. She has counseled people with piggy problems on the internet and telephone and is the professional trainer for Valentines Performing Pigs, a successful national entertainment act. Priscilla has written for The Potbellied Pig Journal and The National Committee on Pot Bellied Pigs' newsletter. Her pigs have been World Pig Trick Champions an unprecedented four times.
One of our best sellers of reference books.
Understanding Pot-Bellied Pigs
By Dr. Valerie Tynes, DVM
Only $3.00
Understanding Pot-Bellied Pigs
Understanding Pot-Bellied Pigs is a 16 page article written by Dr. Valerie Tynes, DVM. Dr. Tynes covers a large variety of topics from communication to exploratory behavior. This educational paper is a must for all pet pig owners, or for the person who is interested in obtaining a petpig.
