Select a pig with good muscles.

Do not allow the pig to become underweight or overweight.

Note that this will excitable behavior will occasionally happen even after you work with them. The best thing to do is just to walk past the judge, maintaining eye contact. Don’t get upset.

Don’t hit your hog hard enough to make it whine, judges won’t like that. For showmanship, know the style the judge likes (if possible) and conform to it.