I don't have particular thoughts on reincarnation, but I believe some pigs are sent your way for a reason.
In April 2007, my mother felt strongly towards a little pig in a Lisburn pet shop, and although she knows I would rather rescue, and after mulling the thought over for a couple of hours, she felt compelled to buy him for me. I named him Dexter. He lived alone alongside my group of four (Charlie and three girls) until a few weeks after his neuter, when I moved one of the girls out to live with Dexter.
Two months after Dexter arrived, my first pig, my beloved neutered boar Charlie, was diagnosed with a kidney tumour. He passed nine months after diagnosis, which is the time Dexter really came into his own, showed us his true character, and essentially carried on the role of being the people pig.
Dexter is very very similar in character to Charlie. I believe he was sent our way to help us through Charlie's illness and to help us move on beyond Charlie's death.
I believe other pigs have been sent my way also for varying reasons. One of those is Kingslie's new wifey......