A man has a fully house trained pet warthog - who loves belly rubs, cuddles and sleeps with the dogs.<br /><br />Greg Para, an Afghanistan war veteran, had always wanted a warthog since he was a child. <br /><br />In December 2021, his wishes came true when he received a call about baby Wallace.<br /><br />Wallace is now such a faithful pet that the family have christened him their "wartdog".<br /><br />He follows Greg around all day before falling asleep in his specially made "pig-loo".<br /><br />Adorable footage shows the almost two-year-old hog cuddled up with Greg and enjoying belly rubs.<br /><br />Greg, who lives in Myakka City, Florida, USA, said: “In general he has the personality of a faithful dog so we call him our wartdog.<br /><br />“Wallace imprinted on us as he was only three weeks old when we got him. We had to bottle feed him so he became close to us.<br /><br />“He was raised with two Jack Russel terriers so has many dog like behaviours. He is house trained, gentle, playful, plays with stuffed animals and sleeps with the dogs.<br /><br />“He chewed the walls when he was younger but he has grown out of that.<br /><br />“Wallace is very affectionate with me and follows me everywhere. He likes to be a pest to one of the dogs.<br /><br />“He is very playful running around and twirling around in circles, loves to scratch his face on your leg and in general likes to be around people.<br /><br />“He listens well and comes when called and he comes to me to whine when he is hungry or tired.”<br /><br />Greg cares for 90 animals at his Sarasota Parrot Conservancy but Wallace is most certainly the most exotic.<br /><br />Greg said: “Everyone who meets him is amazed but due to his menacing looks some are afraid of him at first, including my two daughters.<br /><br />“When people visit he is very friendly and loves to get treats and to have his mane braided and belly rubbed.<br /><br />“Wallace mainly eats grass and roots but does get plenty of hog feed, dog food, apples and Cheerios cereal dry. We did fix him a plate of vegetables from our Thanksgiving dinner recently.<br /><br />“He has similar traits to the pigs with his mannerisms and how he enjoys to have his belly rubbed. He is very intelligent.”
