Potbellies love to have their bellies scratched, and snuggle with their owners. Pigs are like two year old children - intelligent, curious, mischevious, and, sometimes manipulative. They are sensitive creatures that can be playful, and even almost humorous. Unfortunately, that can be detrimental to having a pig as a pet. The porker will quickly learn to open refrigerator doors and cupboards in its eternal quest for food, and outsmart its trainer by taking the shortest route to gratification.
Pigs learn to scream, to wake their owners for breakfast, beg for food, and raid pantries.
They can be demanding, overly sensitive, or even neurotic. Their personalities are complex. Because of this, pigs need a lot of discipline and monitoring. A bored pig will root, and knock over house hold objects, occasionally. Pigs are not good pets if left home alone, with no mental stimulation.