Little Pink Pup

I recently received an email from Johanna Kerby the author of The Pink Puppy and owner of Pink the Pig and Tink the Dachshund mom.  Johanna has recently put together her own website with all the latest updates about herself, her family, Tink, Pink, and all the other animals on her farm.  Check out her new website at http://www.johannakerby.com.

Little Pink Pup

I also noticed on Johanna’s website that she has a new book coming out called Little Pink Pup.  The book is due to come out until June 10, 2010.

Here are a few excerpts I found about the upcoming book:

From Johanna’s website:

Little Pink Pup is a wonderful picture book for children. It is about our miniature dachshund, Tink, who raises a premature baby pig born on our farm. The pig was named Pink for his bubblegum pink skin. The book tells their unique story of love and acceptance. The message of being accepted for who you are is the main theme of the story. The love that Tink gave Pink was very heartwarming. Pink is now part of our family and has a happy forever home with us.The book will be available in June 2010 and is published by Penguin Group, G.P. Putnam’s Sons in NY, NY. I took all the photographs in the book.

From Amazon.com:

Pink was the runt of the pig litter. He was so small that the Kerby family didn’t think he would survive– so they brought him into the house where he met Tink, a new dachshund mom. When Tink saw Pink, she immediately adopted him into her family, and helped nurse him back to health. Pink thrived in his new family: the puppies didn’t mind that Pink looked nothing like them—he was just their size.

This remarkable story has already garnered a great deal of media attention: the irresistible photographs documenting Pink and Tink’s relationship have appeared on Good Morning America and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Readers of all ages will be captivated by these adorable animals and the amazing bond that they share.

I’m hoping we might get to see some new pictures of Pink and his Dachshund litter mates Johanna’s upcoming book: Little Pink Pup.  By the way if you haven’t already visited Johanna’s website I suggest you take a look at the more recent pictures of Pink.  Here’s a link to Pink’s page: Pink and Tink. Pink sure his grown. He dwarfs little Tink in the picture on the bottom of the page.

That’s the latest update on a story we started covering two years ago about a little piglet named Pink and has Dachshund mom, Tink.

Children’s Book About Piglet With Dachshund Mother

It’s been a few months since the story broke about Pink the Piglet and Tink his Dachshund mother. Earlier today we heard from Pink and Tink’s caretaker and that she has written a children’s book called The Pink Puppy. The book chronicles the true story about a miniature dachshund fostering a little piglet.

Pink And Tink The Children’s Book

Here’s a picture of Tink and Pink from our first article Dachshund Acts As Mom To Baby Piglet.

Pink The Piglet And Tink The Dachshund Mother

Here’s the information I received earlier today.

I just wanted to let you know that I have written a children’s book about Pink and Tink. The name of the book is called The Pink Puppy. It is the true story about how our Miniature Dachshund, Tink, fostered our little piglet, Pink. I hope your readers will enjoy the book. The book can be purchased by going to www.wastelandpress.net, or by emailing me at tinkandpink [at] msn [dot] com. It will also be available in a few weeks on all of the major book distributors.

I love the artwork. It looks just like some of the photos we received from Johanna. If you want to look back at some of the posts about Pink and Tink go to this link:

Pink The Piglet And Tink The Dachshund Mother

If you want to purchase The Pink Puppy as mentioned above you can either send an email to tinkandpink [at] msn [dot] com or go to the following link: The Pink Puppy. Thanks Johanna for the update. Best of luck with the your new children’s book.

The Latest News on Piglet Adopted by Dachshund

If you’ve been following this blog then you’ve probably read my articles on the piglet, Pink adopted by the Dachshund, Tink. If you’ve missed out on this adorable story then take a look at my first two articles:

Dachshund Acts As Mom To Baby Piglet
UPDATED Pics and Story: Dachshund Acts As Mom To Baby Piglet

Pink is up for adoption! Check out the entire story below. If you are interested in adopting Pink you can contact MommaJ at her ad on usfreeads.com. The number of the ad is 1148556. Or if you want, you can email her at tinkandpink@msn.com.

Update: Pink and Tink’s handler, Johanna has written a wonderful children’s book about Pink the Piglet and Tink the Mommy Dachshund click the image below to see more information:

Here he (Pink) is scratching on the side of the crate.

Here’s the latest news straight from their caretaker Mommaj:

I just wanted to give you an update on Tink and Pink. Tink weaned Pink from her last week along with the puppies. Pink had a really hard time with it, but the puppies did great. For a few days he was really upset and I couldn’t get him to hardly eat. Then he started eating his formula really well. He also is eating the puppy food, but not very much pig food. He started nibbling on the puppy food a few weeks ago when the puppies started.

I separated the puppies into one crate and him in the other because he kept trying to nurse from the puppies. He is now doing really well and seems to be used to the daily routine. He sleeps good all night in his little doggy bed and as soon as someone gets up in the morning, he lets us know he is up too! I took him and the puppies to the vet for their 6 wk checkup and they are all doing great. They weigh between 2 and 3lbs. Pink weighed in at 2 1/2 lbs. His pig siblings now weigh about 20 to 30+lbs and are weaned from their mommy too.

Pink loves to roam around the house and explore every nook and cranny. He is very neat and only goes potty in his crate. He gets to play with the puppies every day and it is funny to see. They chase him and gang up on him. He loves it as much as they do! He does not like to be held or cuddled , but he is very sweet and smart. I am sending some cute pictures of him to show everyone. I know several people wanted to be updated on his progress.

We have made a hard decision as far as his future We are going to try to find him a great home with someone who has the time to work with him and train him. I placed an ad on usfreeads.com. The number of the ad is 1148556. Or if they want, they can email me at tinkandpink@msn.com. It makes me really sad to do so because we love him, but I think it is best for Pink. Everyone wants to know how big he will get. I really don’t know and the vet didn’t have any idea either.

Here are the latest pictures:

Pink at 4 weeks

Pink at 5 weeks. He does not like baths

He is sleepy after his bath…

Pink sniffing someone’s hand.

He likes to be scratched…

What a Face!

Getting a lick from his sis.

Here are the links to my other articles following the adventures of Tink and Pink:

Dachshund Acts As Mom To Baby Piglet
UPDATED Pics and Story: Dachshund Acts As Mom To Baby Piglet

Thank you MommaJ for sharing the latest news on Pink and Tink.

Dachshund Acts As Mom To Baby Piglet

I came across this great email today about a piglet named Pink who was adopted by a Dachshund and her litter of puppies. This one reminds of yesterday’s article about Cashew and Libby the seeing eye cat. Once again an animal that knows what needs to be done and takes this little piglet and treats him as if he was won of her own.

Update: Pink and Tink’s handler, Johanna has written a wonderful children’s book about Pink the Piglet and Tink the Mommy Dachshund click the image below to see more information:

Here’s the story straight from my email:

“This new mom is also fostering this piglet for another mom who couldn’t take care of him. He had his eyes closed, but now they are open. He is just a little bigger than her other pups. She loves this little guy more than the other puppies and she is nursing him back to health. He is the cleanest ‘puppy’ ever because she licks him all the time.”

This is “Pink” short for Pig and Tink (Tink is the mother Dachshund).

Pink and the puppies nursing.

He nurses all the time.

Sleeping with his siblings.

He is sooo cute!

Tink is very protective over Pink.

She keeps him close to her.

The family sleeping zzzz.

It’s amazing to see animals of completely different species take care of one and other. We don’t see it everyday, but a couple come to my mind including yesterday’s story about Cashew and Libby the seeing eye cat and I’ve also read about a 100 year old tortoise acting as mom to a hippo. These stories remind me of what we’re doing with Guide Dogs and how special it is for us to help create such a wonderful bond between dogs and humans.

What do you think about Pink, Tink, and her litter of puppies? Have you heard of similar stories? If so let me know in the comments area or send me an email and I’ll try and post the story to this blog.

All three of my dogs including Stetson and Derby who were in Guide Dog Training get along fabulously with my sister and parents cats, but for some reason that doesn’t seem to have the same special quality as Tink and Pink.  My other dog Linus grew up with a kitten named Lulu.  They acted like brothers and sisters taking turns chasing each other around the backyard.  It’s funny to see an 8 pound cat chase a 50 pound dog.

Updated 03/18/2008 – We just received the latest news and added a new article to the blog:
The Latest News on Piglet Adopted by Dachshund

Updated 02/29/2008 – I added an updated article to this blog with more information and pictures of Pink, Tink, and the puppies at Updated Pics and Story: Dachshund Acts As Mom To Baby Piglet.