Cover of popular children’s book

Everyone knows what happens if you give a pig a pancake – as chronicled in the popular children’s book by the same name . . . (If not, ask your kid or someone else’s).

But what about if you give a pig a bath . . . ?   In this case, what I mean by ‘pig’ is tame, feral, female hog; who my family and I have affectionately dubbed “Carl”.  Yes, I know that’s a masculine name and she is, in fact, a female.  But the family we got her from New Year’s 2013 had already named her “Carl.”  We gleaned the name was a inside family joke (in their family) but were never privy to the punch line.  Given what’s said about changing a dog’s name, we assumed the same fate might befall a pig, so the name Carl stuck.

This past weekend my kids were bathing our black lab, Lucy and Carl wondered up on the scene.  I snapped a few photos to capture what happened next.  Take a peak . . . you’re bound to not see this everyday!

‘Carl’ taking a sneak peak at kids bathing Lucy, our dog

Rub-a-dub Carl

The spa treatment for Carl!

Note:  Should my blogging capabilities advance to the point where I can share the video clip – I will!  It’s even funnier.