RANTOUL ? It’s like a Disney movie come to life.

A Franklin County farmer’s terrier, in the mold of Disney’s “Babe,” has been suckling a runt pig along with its own litter of puppies.

Wiggles, a runt pig owned by Don and Nellie Davis of Rantoul, is living a dog's life. Wednesday, Nellie Davis helped feed the piglet with the dog family that has taken it in as one of their own.

So Wiggles the pig is taking on dog traits. She tries to fetch sticks with the other puppies. And Wiggles will be no good for 4-H shows, the dog’s owner says, because the pig follows people as if she were a dog. Show hogs are supposed to lead the owner around the ring.

Nellie Davis said she and her family were hesitant at first to let Wiggles play with their terrier Clementine and her puppies. The humans kept a wary eye out the first days the animals were together.

“The puppies and pig just played and we thought, ‘Well, this’ll work,'” Davis said. “Lo and behold, we went out one day and the pig was suckling with the puppies. They were all having a good time.”

Wiggles was born, undersized, five weeks ago at the hog farm of Davis’ son, Jack. Instead of trying to fatten Wiggles with the rest of the piglets, Jack Davis offered it as a pet to the four children of his sister, Darla Ouellette.

“Their sow had a pretty good-sized litter, and this one was a little-bitty runt,” Nellie Davis said. “So he asked my daughter if her kids would like to have the runt. They saved her.”

Ouellette’s children left Wiggles with their grandmother Nellie Davis and her husband, Don, when the children went on a trip to Oklahoma City. Except for the friendliness of the pig and the puppies, the Davises noticed nothing unusual.

When the Ouellettes returned, they retrieved Wiggles. But not for long.

Wiggles takes a break with the rest of the pups, after a filling meal.

“My daughter called the next morning and said, ‘Mom, that pig squealed all night. … It was looking for the puppies,'” Nellie Davis said.

Wiggles was returned to her adoptive terrier family. It wasn’t long before the Davises realized Clementine was feeding the piglet along with her own offspring.

“We never had no idea,” Nellie Davis said. “We gave the little pig a bottle every three to four hours. We never had any idea it would suck. We never had any idea the dog would let it suck. But she did, just like she let her puppies.”

Nellie Davis said Clementine never seemed to consider the pig possible prey.

“She just mothered,” Davis said.

The free meals may soon be over, though. Clementine is about to wean her puppies; Wiggles will probably be weaned, too.

“She’ll have to,” Nellie Davis said, “because the mom won’t let her suck then.”

That’s probably for the better. The young terriers might grow to 16 pounds, but Wiggles can be expected to fatten to 500 pounds or more.

And the pig will be allowed to grow. After surviving a couple of rough early weeks, Wiggles has worked her way into the family’s heart.

“They’ll show her in 4-H, but they won’t sell her,” Nellie Davis said. “I’d say they’ll keep her now.”