I have a dog that is half german shepherd half jack russel and she is absolutely obsessed with my guinea pig. Before I go any further I'd like to say that I think I'd get more help here than on a dog forum because its more common for a guinea pig owner to have a dog on THIS forum than on a dog forum; its just common sense. So please consider this before deleting/locking this topic please.:sad:
Basically what she does is whenever my cavy is walking about she gets real close to the cage and watches intently, putting her front paws on edge of the table and sniffing/watching. She has even hopped up to an adjacent couch to the cage and I had to put a top on it to prevent her from jumping into the cage. My dog also barks at it if theres no one else around and I can't have her doing it.
The guinea pig and the dog are both in a place where they will be forced to see one another as its the living room.I've tried discouraging her getting too close by firmly saying" no", squirting her with water, and putting her on a leash and tugging on it when she made deliberate attempts to go up to the cage. Doesn't hardly faze her.
So has anyone else had this specific problem? I REALLY need some advice as its been going on for a week and the dog is VERY interested in the guinea pig.
Ive quoted the above persons message from 2009
Im hoping the OP is still on this site! Im wondering how you got on with your dog and pigs?
Im not looking to introduce them but i have the pigs in the front room and currently have a baby gate on it to not let the dog in. but after work i feel bad leaving him again after being on his own all day, as he cant settle down in the living room
Im having EXACTLY the same issue with my new chihuahua cross jack russell (we think as he is a rescue) roughly 2 years old.
Its only been a week but we have tried bringing him in to the front room on a lead. as soon as the piggies move he instantly focuses on them and launches for them.
ive tired the 'distracting' technique but he looks away the straight back at them... Ive tried letting him off the leash to try and feel more comfortable to walk about and sniff around the cage but he nudges the cage and claws at it (hes tiny and can barely see over the cage) and he even hopped on the sofa and into the cage!! but luckily the pigs went in their house and he couldnt get them... i feel like that was the last straw for me. I didnt want a dog my bf did and he loves this little dog but i dont feel like he will ever be able to settle. its only been a week though so i guess i need to be patient, which is difficult for me as i feel we are spending more time apart because of the dog!
any help would be appreciated... i dont want to say to my bf its me or the dog!! as i couldnt say that to him about my pets... though he does say the gps were here first so its my choice :/