In Pig Wisdom, Mr. Pig applies anger management techniques, or alternatives to conflict and violence, in the barnyard, teaching the animals to solve their anger problems constructively, rather than to harm others. Wise Mr. Pig encourages the barnyard animals to use these techniques to discourage the ill behavior of Miss Goose who constantly irritates and heckles the barnyard animals, causing them to lose their cool. These techniques are emphasized in each anger-arousing situation and reiterated at the end of the book for memory application. In the end, the barnyard animals learn to manage their behavior, are much happier, and Miss Goose becomes more tolerable, even pleasant.