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Woman starts pig clothing company after she couldn’t find outfits to fit her pet


Nothing fit Rosie, so Doreen decided to make her some clothes (Picture: Doreen Burke/SWNS)

A woman who couldn’t find any clothes to fit her 200 pound pet pig has started her own company selling clothes for porkers.

Pharmaceutical sales rep Doreen Burke, from Port Charlotte, Florida, came up with idea after she couldn’t find a place that sold clothes to fit Rosie, her pet pig.

She since set up her company, Snort Life and now spends her evenings constructing looks for swine all over America.

Doreen, 44, said: ‘After only about six months of having her, I realised she was going to need custom clothes.

‘So I got a sewing machine, watched YouTube videos and I taught myself to sew.

‘I’m passionate about my pig and have always been into fashion so it just worked. The business happened organically.

Doreen and Rosie (Picture: Doreen Burke / SWNS)
It’s called fashion (Picture: Doreen Burke / SWNS)

‘It started with me making my own patterns for Rosie and posting them on social media, but then I realised there’s a whole community out there who need them.

‘People are out there trying to fit pigs into dog clothes and they aren’t built the same and each pig needs custom clothing to fit properly.

‘That’s when I decided to start Snort Life.’

Doreen said: ‘Turns out there’s really no such thing as a mini pig’ (Picture: Doreen Burke / SWNS)
‘I’ve made costumes for birthdays, tuxedos for weddings, motorcycle jackets, clowns, cop uniforms, newsboy outfits, cowboys, you name it’ (Picture: Doreen Burke / SWNS)

Doreen now gets piggy measurements sent to her, so she can construct couture garments for customers that fit like a glove.

She added: ‘I’ve made costumes for birthdays, tuxedos for weddings, motorcycle jackets, clowns, cop uniforms, newsboy outfits, cowboys, you name it.’

Doreen started Snort Life just one month after getting Rosie, having watched her grow massively in that short time period.

She explained: ‘At the point that I got her, September 2, 2014, there wasn’t a lot on the internet about mini pigs, and so I really didn’t know what I was getting myself into.

Doreen as she works (Picture: Doreen Burke / SWNS)
Rosie looks pretty pleased with herself (Picture: Doreen Burke / SWNS)

‘Turns out there’s really no such thing as a mini pig, but the breeder told me she would grow to be about 40-50 pounds, but now she’s over 200 pounds!

‘I would never give my pig up, but I quickly realized that there wasn’t real access to clothes that actually would fit her, so I decided to teach myself how to make them.

‘With the rise of social media I think people like to dress up their pets and show them off so I wanted to ensure that I’m providing a way to do it safely for pigs.

‘I really just like making people happy and it makes people smile seeing pigs dressed up in cute outfits, while also knowing the pig isn’t being squeezed into dog clothes.

‘And this is a great side job for me because my full-time work doesn’t allow me to be creative and fun like this.’

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