me! southwest area.

<r>Try to think of something you're interested in. For instance, I only show barrows so I decided to name mine after male red dirt and Texas country music artists. I have Cooper and Fenoglio this year, and next I plan to have Django and Donahew. If someone were an OK-State fan maybe they'd have Pete...

<r>I prefer to use a pipe for two particular reasons: 1. it's more comfortable for me as far as controlling it, and 2. my hogs seem to react better to it. I think a lot of what showmen should choose to do/use on their hogs should be based on the hog itself, not just convenience. If your hog's uncomf...

<r>I feel your frustration! Starting out this year with my two hogs, neither of them would walk for anything. We just continued to let them out and try to work with them. It didn't seem like we'd ever accomplish anything, but finally one day one of them did real good. About a week later the other di...