Guinea Pig Pets: Train Your Guinea Pig The Easy Way!

By Debbie Noble

"Guinea Pig Pets: Train Your Guinea Pig The Easy Way!" is for anyone who wants to know more about guinea pigs and how to train them.  You may be surprised to know that guinea pigs can be trained just like dogs and are loyal and affectionate creatures!

Most people think of guinea pigs as a pet to keep in a cage and occasionally get out and handle. They consider themselves lucky if their guinea pig doesn't bite them!

This books shows people that guinea pigs are actually very intelligent creatures that have a great capacity for learning. It’s a step by step guide to help you discover more about guinea pigs and teach you how to train yours.

When you read "Guinea Pig Pets: Train Your Guinea Pig The Easy Way!" you will get lots of tips and information to help you understand your pet and be able to train it and teach it to obey commands and even perform simple tricks!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Shaharm Publications
• Release date: Jun 20, 2016
• ISBN: 9781533779885

Debbie Noble

Debbie Noble has years of experience as a personal pet trainer and has successfully trained many household animals, from guinea pigs to dogs, from parrots to horses, and many, many more. Using her own personal methods and techniques, Debbie is known to help people work with new or troublesome pets to say hello to the best behaved and happiest personal pets around. With her new range of books, you can say goodbye to expensive pet trainers that could cost you thousands of dollars and use Debbie’s wealth of knowledge to train your companions quickly, simply and easily.

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Introduction

Guinea pigs make great pets, but they can be somewhat stubborn and difficult to train. With patience and persistence, however, a guinea pig can be trained just like a dog. Guinea pigs are warm-hearted, loyal, and loving, and they have a huge capacity for both giving and receiving affection. Most people do not think of guinea pigs as particularly intelligent creatures, but they actually do have a lot of capacity for learning.

Once you learn how to communicate with a guinea pig, you will find that they are actually very smart and you can develop a strong relationship with them. These tips will help you to teach your guinea pigs some commands, basic behaviors and even fancy tricks.

Why Train Your Guinea Pig

Training a guinea pig gives you the chance to form a strong bond with your pet. It is satisfying and fun to have a pet that understands some commands and that responds to your commands. The training process brings you and your pet closer together, and will strengthen your relationship as owner and pet, making your guinea pig seem more like a man's best friend than a little animal in a cage.

If you don't believe that a guinea pig can be trained, stop and think about how yours is behaving. If you have owned a guinea pig for a while, you have probably noticed that it recognizes your voice and the voices of people that live with you, but that it is nervous around strangers. You may also have noticed that when you open the grass bag or treat bag, it rushes to get food. These are all signs that your pet is learning.

Guinea pigs can be trained, and you as a pet owner can learn a lot about your pet too. Each guinea pig has its own mannerisms and body language. You can use this to learn what mood your guinea pig is in, and what it wants. Training is a two way street, and if you take the time to learn what makes your pet happy you will form an even stronger bond with them.

Competitions for Guinea Pigs

Another reason for training guinea pigs is that there are shows where fanciers – people who selectively breed and train their guinea pigs – take their pets to show them off in competition. These shows are called Cavy Shows, and they have several different sections for different types of pets.

In the Purebred section, Abyssinians and Dalmation cavies tend to be the most popular entrants; although there are some longhaired varieties that are popular too. If you do not have a purebred cavy, however, do not despair. There are shows for crossbred pets as well. In these competitions the judges are not as interested in the coat type or color of the pet, but rather the grooming and training of the pet.

When you enter a pet into a show, it must be clean, with trimmed nails and tangle free hair. The pet must be healthy, lean, and muscular, and it must be calm and well behaved, especially when being handled