I'm going to be apprenticing with a tattoo artist but he wants me to practice on a pig's foot..I'd rather not cus it's gross.

Any suggestions?

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I saw an apprentice practice on an orange also. It was actually on the Hart and Huntington tattoo shop show. I forgot what it's called. But yeah, oranges.
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Ida know - shouldn't an apprentice just do what they're told? Seriously, are you THAT grossed out by a pig's foot? I'm sure your artist isn't telling you to use it because it's funny for them - there's probably a reason, no?
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Sorry, but pigskin in general's the ideal surface around.

I'm going to have to agree with the previous poster - shouldn't you be following the instruction of the artist for whom you're apprenticing?

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I would have to state the ideal surface is actually pig skin, but, oranges, & grapefruit also do the trick…I would advocate the pig skin though. It's not as horrible as it sounds…course you could also buy practice skin….
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An orange you can tattoo anything with pores!! And it smells good a lot superior then a pigs cut off foot that is gross.
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I comprehend your aprehension. I would go to him and ask if there’s another choice.
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pig skin it is the closest thing to human skin, it may be gross but nothing comes easy!
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a orange***saw it on Miami Ink or some show like that
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yeah what he said. i saw that too.
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if it must be an object- a thorned rose