Farmer saves piglet with CPR

LA CENTER, Wash. - A newborn piglet cheats death, thanks to a quick-thinking farmer and a nurturing dog in Washington State.

Meet Pig Pig, a young female piglet who would rather run with the dogs than play with her own species.

"She just doesn't even have any interest," said farmer Heidi Olson.

After all she was raised by a red heeler after her own mom died after giving birth.

"The only problem is now the pig thinks she's a dog," said Olson.

Heidi Olson says Pig Pig's amazing story almost ended just two days after she was born. As the only surviving piglet of her litter, Heidi says her mother almost crushed her after becoming ill with complications with birth.

Olson said, "The mother pig was so sick she actually laid on her and didn't realize it."

When Heidi's husband finally realized it, the tiny piglet was in rough shape.

"She squished her flat. She was flat as a pancake, no heartbeat. Cold."

But like any animal-loving farmer, he took action.

"He did the first thing that came to mind which is mouth to snout."

After about five minutes of CPR, Pig Pig began to breathe on her own. She was alive but with no mother to feed her, saving her would be difficult.

That's where the dog comes in. Heidi decided to put Pig Pig with a litter of red heeler puppies to see whether their mother could look past the obvious differences.

"The momma dog looked at me like, 'are you crazy?' But nature took over and her mothering instinct took over and she brought her in as one of her own," said Olson.

A couple of months later and despite a little bit of an identity crisis, Pig Pig is thriving. After a rough start, the Olsons say she deserves a long, healthy life.

"Time to go back. She is not going to be eaten, she is going to be the pig pet."