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Huckleberries: Little pig produces big smiles everywhere she goes in CdA

During her week as a baby-sitter of sorts, Kenna Smoot took Luna, a friend’s piglet, everywhere she went. The little pig was a big hit. (Photo courtesy of Kenna Smoot)
During her week as a baby-sitter of sorts, Kenna Smoot took Luna, a friend’s piglet, everywhere she went. The little pig was a big hit. (Photo courtesy of Kenna Smoot)

Huckleberries Wednesday:

Kenna Smoot admits it was love at first sight.

An unabashed animal lover and vegan, Kenna welcomed the chance to baby-sit a friend’s “micro pig” for a week. Kenna and porker Luna became so inseparable during the last week that hubby, Nick, lamented on Facebook, tongue firmly cheeked: “I think a pig is taking my spot in life.”

Nick and two partners in Innovation Collective are busy transforming the long-vacant Elks building at Fifth Street and Lakeside Avenue into a hub for technological startups. The grand reopening for the historic brick building is scheduled for June 1. Meanwhile, Nick has played second fiddle to a piglet.

Kenna has claimed Luna as her new best friend. She took Luna everywhere. And Luna was a hit everywhere – to the Wellness Bar on Fourth Street, where customers and Kenna’s friends clamored to take selfies with her. To show-and-tell at the school attended by the Smoot children: Anderson, 6, and Atticus, 4. “A couple of the kids have autism,” Kenna told Huckleberries, “and seeing how happy she made them made my heart melt.”

Kenna compares Luna to a toddler who is always getting into things: “She’s nothing like taking care of a dog, she is more like caring for a toddler. She’s very vocal, and I’ve learned what her squeals mean, she smiles when she’s happy, she loves cuddles and kisses.”

Kenna’s pig-sitting duties ended Tuesday.

Is there a pig in the future for the Family Smoot? Kenna hesitates: “Probably not right now. We travel too much, and she’s like having another baby. But I do recommend anyone who is thinking of getting a pet to get a micro pig.”

As Charlotte, the literate, web-spinning, barn spider might add: Luna is “some pig.” Full column here.



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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