re: potbelly pig behaviour

Question
My spouse and I have a spayed female potbelly, almost 2 years old.  Little Clover.  We got her at 6 weeks.  Overall she is well behaved and affectionate, but sometimes she snaps and charges my spouse for no apparant reason.  ie.  after cuddling she just snaps at my spouses face, or in the morning she snaps at my spouses feet.  She says, "knock it off" a few times then the pig will stop and carry on with her normal business.  My spouse and I share the duties of caring for and feeding our little potbelly, so little piggy has seen us both equally since she was a baby.  But is it possible for a potbelly to form more of a bond with one person then another, because my spouse is jealous that our potbelly rarely ever snaps or charges me.  On occasion I've had to hold her snout down when disciplining.  Are potbellies sometimes unpredictable, ie. one minute cudding and the next minute a head swipe because we had to reposition our legs and piggy was disturbed for a split second.  We have not spoiled our potbelly, but she gets the club med for pigs that is for sure.  My spouse is sometimes afraid to cuddle with little Clover now because of possibly getting snapped at.  But the funny thing is that most times when my spouse cuddles with our potbelly, the pigs licks her chin, then cuddles right in to her arms.  But 20 minutes later when my spouse goes to stand up, the pig will sometimes just snap at her face as she is getting up.  We are not sure how to handle this situation.  Any idea what is causing these sudden snapping and charging behaviours just out of the blue?  We dicipline when this happens, with a firm "knock it off"  and piggy does knows what that means because the negative behaviour stops.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  I am sorry my letter is so long but I just wanted to try to explain to you the best I could.  Much thanks.

Answer
Hello,
In my opinion if you got your piglet at 6 weeks of age she was weaned too young.
It is very important that piglets have the discipline form their mother and siblings as long as possible.
Piglets get nipped and pushed around when they misbehave before they are weaned.
Don't be afraid to use a fly swatter or a squirt bottle of cold water to discipline her.
It won't hurt her but you need to get her attention.
Hope this helps.
Patty