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Shiloh the arabian
McDermott the Pug puppy
Shorty the grey galloway
Pilly the piebald pony
Baggy the thoroughbred
Snoopy the shihtzu cross
Frisbee the blue heeler cross
As he got older and stronger and dug deeper and further, it became more difficult to keep him in pens, but I somehow managed. He loved to burrow in mud and I buried an old bath in the ground for him. This eventually became a mud bath and he would wallow in it for hours. I took him to the vet on a leash when he was 3 months old and got him desexed. On looking back this was probably a mistake as he soon became huge.
Socrates was the most intelligent and loyal animal I have owned. Much like a dog. He would sleep outside my bedroom window at night when I let him out of my pen. Being woken big a huge snoring pig is something else!! I used to let him out of his pen in the afternoon and he'd wander the pony club grounds. He'd come running home when I called him for dinner. The sight of a huge pig running and grunting across a paddock was fantastic.
He genuinely loved people and would make a huge noise when people came to visit which was quite intimidating if you weren't used to him. If he went quiet around a person, it meant he really didn't like them and they'd better watch out.
His favourite foods were tomatoes, pumpkin and watermelon. He didn't like citrus fruits or onions. I never had a problem getting riding of scrap food with him around. When I eventually moved from the pony club property in Berrimah, back into suburbia, I gave him away to a family in Darwin River. I hope he has never ended up on anyone's table.
