Pea Patch Pig

Pigs on Parade

It's time for the Hog Dog trials again!  And I got some GREAT help today
painting my pig.  My students agreed to paint it today, and they had
so much fun.  It is going to be "Pea Patch Pig...with the letter
"P" and a patch of fabric.  So, that's what they painted today....just the
letter and the patch.  I will come back and add the finishing details.

The tutu pig was finished today, and is "Hog Wild".  There will be many
more finished this week...will try to keep posting.

(For those of you not familiar with this tradition:  Our little town hosts the largest
hog dog competition in the world every March.  Hunters with dogs come from
everywhere, and enter their dogs in a hog baying contest, where they must
keep the wild hog pinned in the corner, etc. The businesses paint these concrete
hogs downtown to help celebrate...just for fun)

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Painted Pigs

It is time for the annual Hog Dog Trials in Winnfield...the
contest held each year where hog hunting dogs compete by
baying wild hogs.  The Chamber of Commerce holds a pig
decorating contest to promote the festival, and this is my
entry this year: "Peace, Love, and Pigs"

This is the Kindergarten School's entry:
"The Hungry, Hungry Pig-apillar"

And who couldn't love this "Billy the Exterminator" pig!

All of the pigs are located out beside the Pea Patch this year
in what they are calling: Uncle Earl's Pig Farm.  This makes it
easier to see them all at once...especially for our out of town
visitors.  So, come by and check them out...really funny.

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The Pirate of Pigzance

It's Hog Dog Trials time again..and this is my creation.

I cheated and used red duct tape for the stripes ( I didn't

even know it came in colors and patterns?!) That is

supposed to be a doo rag on his head (the ears make it

a little complicated). Those are dread locks (Jack Sparrow),

and he has an eye patch. He looks like a traditional

pirate to me!

for those of you who do not know about the decorated

hogs: Our town hosts the annual Uncle Earl's Hog Dog

Trials, a competition involving hog hunting dogs and

real hogs in an arena. the dogs bay the hogs and receive

points, etc Hog hunters come from all the country and

parts of the world to participate. It is a really big deal....

The Chamber of Commerce rents out the 800 lb concrete

pigs for the businesses to decorate in order to advertise

the festival. And people really seem to enjoy the pigs.

A woman today from Arkansas told me she keeps a

photo album of all the pigs from year to year...what

a hoot!

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