A pig that grazes changes the brief
A Kunekune is a pasture pig from New Zealand: small, short-legged, famously friendly and unusual among pigs for thriving largely on grass rather than spending the day excavating it. A boarding service may keep commercial pigs competently and still house your Kunekune wrongly — in a bare pen with nothing to graze and everything to root — so your checks follow the grass.
Ask what ground the pig actually gets
A boarding service that knows Kunekune pigs talks about pasture first: a grass paddock or rotating grazing area where your pig can do the thing the breed exists to do. Ask how much of the ration they expect grass to provide and what happens when the grazing is eaten down, because knowledgeable keepers describe moving pigs to fresh ground or supplementing with hay, not simply increasing the bucket. Look at the fencing with Kunekune eyes: they are not great escape artists by pig standards, but a low, sturdy barrier matters, since a short pig tests the bottom rail and any gap at ground level. Gates and shelter entrances should suit a low-slung animal with very short legs.
Heat, sun and the wallow question
A Kunekune cannot sweat her way out of a hot afternoon, and pale-skinned pigs sunburn like fair people, so a boarding service that knows the breed provides shade she can actually reach, a wallow or other way to cool and coat her skin, and shelter positioned so she is not choosing between sun and draught. Ask directly what a pig does there on the hottest day of the year; experienced staff describe wallow maintenance, water checks more than once a day, and watching for a pig who has stopped eating in the heat. In winter the same conversation flips: dry, deep bedding and a windproof ark matter more than a big house she cannot warm.
Company is a welfare requirement, not a bonus
A boarding service that knows Kunekune pigs will not casually board one alone, because this is a deeply social breed that settles best with pig company or, at minimum, constant neighbouring contact with other animals. Ask who your pig would live beside, whether the service boards other pet pigs or keeps its own friendly residents, and how introductions are managed. Also raise the practical biosecurity side plainly: a good service separates visiting pigs from any breeding or commercial herd, uses dedicated gear for the pet pens and asks about your pig's health and worming status before arrival — and expects you to ask the same in return.
Feeding a professional persuader
A Kunekune's charm is a feeding hazard: boarding staff who meet the breed for the first time reliably overfeed a pig who trots up hopefully at every bucket sound. A service that knows Kunekunes asks for your pig's measured ration in writing, feeds by that measure rather than by those eyes, and knows that a grazing pig's extras should be vegetables and forage rather than rich scraps or other animals' feed. Ask how treats are handled and who is allowed to give them — 'everyone, she is so sweet' is the wrong answer for a breed that gains weight steadily and carries it on short legs and small feet.
Choose keepers who describe grass, shade and company
The right boarding service describes your Kunekune's stay in terms of grazing, weather protection and companionship before it mentions price, and asks about her pasture routine, her companions and her ration in the first conversation. KinsLe's Pet Services Directory lets you search for smallholding boarders who keep pigs as pets rather than production animals, so your Kunekune's stay is arranged with keepers who already speak her language.