Piglet, who is deaf and blind, was rescued from a hoarding situation at just 1 lb. When we first met Piglet in 2019, owner Melissa Shapiro told PEOPLE "he needs to have some bigger meaning." Now, he ...

Steph Bennett first found Piglet on social media shortly after she was told she would never walk again following a 2017 accident Melissa Shapiro, DVM A meeting six years in the making occurred in ...

Dear reader, I'd like you to take your phone, click Instagram, hit the search button, and type in pinkpigletpuppy. Then, you're going to slam that "Follow" button harder than you've ever slammed ...

How do you train a deaf and blind dog, and what can it teach us about being kinder, more resilient humans? That’s the story Connecticut veterinarian Melissa Shapiro brought to Tall Pines STEM Academy ...

Hearts have been left broken by an incredibly happy-looking dog who has been waiting for almost two full years for her forever home. Three-year-old Piglet was found as a stray in New Jersey in October ...

Before I read Dr. Melissa Shapiro's riveting new book called Piglet: The Unexpected Story of a Deaf, Blind, Pink Puppy and His Family, I had heard about it from a few people and thought that no book ...

This little piggy has gone to the dogs. An adorable “service pig” has been welcomed into a popular Brooklyn dog park with open paws, even running off-leash with petite pooches — despite a city ban on ...

KENT, WA -- There are few more "snorts" at a dog training class. Amy the pig has joined the class at the Family Dog Training Center near Seattle. The dog barking has turned to stares and confusion as ...

After her owner brought home a struggling piglet, a dog mom named Cleo immediately took him under her care–and the way she’s kept him safe and warm has melted the hearts of social media users. In a ...