That book and all those characters had someone, someone could relate to in some way, Johnny was always written as the runt of the litter, the smallest of the group.
Of course, the little goobers might be skittish about getting dressed up, but there are a hundred grand reasons to Rolo Yorkies into costume because even the runts of the litter look pretty smart.
" Well, " said her mother, " one of the pigs is a runt. It's verys mall and weak, and it will never amount to anything. So your fatherhas decided to do away with it."
She never did beat Boyd much because he's the oldest and besides he's the runt of the litter, " said Stuart, proud of his six feet two. " That's why we left him at home to explain things to her.