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Some little piggies go to market — others stay home. But this little piggy — a kunekune, affectionately named Ginger — decided it would be a great adventure to take his best friend, Ace the bullmastiff/shar pei, all the way from Pine Hill to the top of Mt Cargill on Friday. The first that owner […]