What are your views about having a pig as a pet?

Recently my family’s pet, our dog, passed away. He was 14 and really the only pet I’ve ever known and loved. The house feels extremely empty without him even though I have a two year old daughter running around like a Tasmanian Devil.

My mom agrees that we should get another pet and I’ve seen and heard of people having pet pigs and how intelligent and friendly they are or can be with the proper training. I’m not choosing to get a pet pig because it’s becoming a fad, but because it would be a delightful experience and I feel like we need to have some kind of cute companion running around the house and getting another dog would feel like a replacement for the one we just lost. Also, we’re all allergic to cats in this house.

So what are your thoughts/views on having pigs as pets? Do you think my reasoning is good enough to go ahead with my adoption/purchase?