Famous Quebec pig travels the world, inspires social media following

Christopher the pig has had some big adventures in the year since he was adopted byMarilyneand Jonathan Duguay.

Since the Brossardcouple adopted Christopherhe's become very much part of the family.

"You need to give him lots of love," saidJonathan of theminiatureVietnamese teacup pig.

Christopher has amassed a substantial social media presence in the past year he has 19,000 followers on Instagram as well as growing Facebookand YouTubepages.

The latest video, posted during Tuesday's snowstorm,features Christopher snuffling around in the snow with two elves riding on his back.

Christopher's journey to stardom continued Friday as he paid a visit to CBC Montreal's Homerun studio for a one-on-one meet and greet with Sue Smith.

"Some pigs they have a lot of personality. Some can be really playful," Marilyne told CBC. "He's more like an old soul."

Marilynesaid she always enjoyed taking photos, and Christopher is a good sport about posing.

"I think Christopher is a really cute model, and he loves to spend time with me," she said, but she isn't above bribing him with food in order to make him sit still.

Marilynetakes the lead editing videos and posting on Christopher's feed.

As her husband tells it, she's the reason Christopher came into their lives in the first place.

"My wife, she's vegetarian, and she wanted to have a pig so I got her a pig as a pet," he says. "She was excited."

One thing that drives social media users to Christopher's pagesare the photos and videos depicting his passion for travel.

In the last year, Christopher and his owners have travelled to New York, Utah,Halifax, Ottawa and Quebec City among other places.

"I think he loves it a lot, travelling," saidJonathan. "He loves it because pigsthey love having another smell. Everywhere you go has a different smell."

Christopher was partial to New York City in particular, where he toured Times Square in October.

"He loves New Yorkbecause of all the smells, the shops that sell food on the street," said Jonathan.

And that's far from the end of Christopher's ambitious travel plansin March the coupleare heading toFrance, Italy, Spain and Switzerland with their pig in tow.

Jonathan says that it's not as hard as you might think getting Christopher from place to place since he's registered as a service animal.

"I was in the army, so he takes good care of me when I fly," explainedJonathan.

That's just another way this atypical pet proves himself a valued member of the Duguay family, saysJonathan.