Robinson's Racing Pigs at Kenosha County Fair- August 17th

If you ever get the chance to see this show, do it. They appear quite often around the Midwest at fairs, both county and state. There are at least three teams doing the circuits.

This is an enjoyable show, featuring baby pigs from 3-4 months of age. These little porkers run all out for that Oreo at the end of the race.

I loved the names: Hillary RodHAM Clinton, Brittany SPAREribs, SPAMela Anderson, HAMmy Wynette. Each pig, for each race, had a cheering section and head cheerleader, always a kid. The cheerleader of the winning little piggy got a ribbon.

One race was swimming. Some of them weren't too sure about going into the water and others launched headlong into it with vigor. I didn't know pigs could swim so fast, but then, there was that much-anticipated Oreo at the end of the race.

Once, a piggie decided he didn't want to race, so they let him go back into the trailer saying, " We won't force any pig to do something they don't want to do. Because if we did, they'd squeal on us."

What happens to them when they hit retirement age at five months is anybody's guess. Probably end up in some Carolina bbq pork. Oh well, fame is fleeting, or in this case, racing.

This Little Piggy Went...Racing. --RoadDog