training

Question
how did you teach your guinea pig to come when told? mine refuses!!

Answer
Hello Tegan,

Come  

What you need: an enclosed, piggy-safe area,  veggie treats, a piggy
What to do:
1. Place your piggy in an enclosed piggy-safe area so that if he does wander instead of come he won't be hurt.

2. Sit a couple inches from your piggy and wave the treat at him while calling his name or saying a command word such as "Come!"

3. Repeat.

4. When he comes running instantly when he hears his name or the command word, begin increasing the distance between you slowly.

5. If he stops coming when called, go back to the previous distance, and start again.

6. Soon, your piggy should begin to come when he is called, just be sure you have a treat ready for him. Keep in mind, a piggy is not a dog (no matter how similar they can be sometimes) and if he finds something more interesting that is closer than the treat is, he may just ignore you. While he may respond most of the time, it is possible he won't respond all of the time, no matter how well he is trained.

7. Congratulations! You've now taught your piggy a very useful trick. This should help alot when trying to round him up after playtime.

Good luck with your training!

You can find more tricks to teach her here: http://www.geocities.com/abyssinianguineapigs/tricks.html

-kkat