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Martin Choi

A farmer from central China has spent the past 17 years training his livestock to perform tricks, according to an online video.
Wang Dingxuan, 54, said his star performer was a pig that he had trained to jump over hurdles and pull wedding carts – in return for a handful of treats.
Over the years, Wang has built up a strong bond with his animals, he said in an interview published on Pearvideo.com.
“I let the pig live in my house,” he said. “We’ve developed a close relationship.”

The farmer, from the city of Yanshi in Henan province, said he had always loved animals and decided to start training them after seeing a dog perform tricks on a Western television show.
After practising for several years, Wang set up the Yanshi City Happy Everyday Pet Performance Group in 2007.
The show features a number of animals, including a pig, dog, goat and pigeon. Footage of a goat walking along a narrow plank became a hit on social media.

“A man from Shandong saw my animals and wanted to buy my pig for more than 10,000 yuan (US$1,450),” Wang said. “I turned him down, but said we were willing to perform for him.”
Although he is now a big hit, Wang said his family was not supportive in the early days.
“They said I should be working in the daytime rather than playing with my animals,” he said. “So I trained my animals at night.”
His persistence worked, and his 75-year-old mother can now often be seen riding the pig on the streets of Yanshi.


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Is this China’s cleverest pig? Farmer trains porker to pull wedding carts

A Chinese farmer has trained his pig to pull wedding carts and jump hurdles. He also rides it to the market in west Henan province to buy supplies. “I let my pig live in the house. We’ve developed a close relationship,” said 54-year-old Wang Dingxuan in an interview with Pear Video. 04JAN19. Source: Pearvideo.com

A Chinese farmer has trained his pig to pull wedding carts and jump hurdles. He also rides it to the market in west Henan province to buy supplies. “I let my pig live in the house. We’ve developed a close relationship,” said 54-year-old Wang Dingxuan (in picture) in an interview with Pear Video. 04JAN19. Source: Pear Video

A Chinese farmer has trained his pig to pull wedding carts and jump hurdles. He also rides it to the market in west Henan province to buy supplies. “I let my pig live in the house. We’ve developed a close relationship,” said 54-year-old Wang Dingxuan in an interview with Pear Video. 04JAN19. Source: Pear Video

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Wang Dingxuan has been training animals for past 17 years
75-year-old mother even uses his favourite pig as a private taxi


Wang Dingxuan has been training animals for past 17 years


Is this China’s cleverest pig? Farmer trains porker to pull wedding carts

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Wang Dingxuan has been training animals for past 17 years

75-year-old mother even uses his favourite pig as a private taxi