One of my piggy Spartan's most advanced behaviours was his stay until released cue. I taught him a simple stay where he learned to sit in his pigloo while I was standing, and wait until I sat down to hop out. Later on, I curiously decided to build onto this trick to challenge him a bit to see how good of a stay he could really do. The end result (in the video below) turned out pretty well, with him learning to stay in his pigloo even with a big food distraction right in front of him, in addition to me walking away and leaving his sight! The food in the video is just some cut up green peppers, but he could even do this trick with a bunch of carrots in front of him too (which was his favourite food!)
I think this really goes to show that guinea pigs really aren't stupid or untrainable at all, and are definitely capable of learning to be patient for 30 seconds. ;) Personally, I haven't met very many dogs with a better stay than my special little piggy. :) Any animal is capable of learning control and patience, regardless of the species. Even animals that don't normally sit still and absolutely love food, like guinea pigs. :)
I think this really goes to show that guinea pigs really aren't stupid or untrainable at all, and are definitely capable of learning to be patient for 30 seconds. ;) Personally, I haven't met very many dogs with a better stay than my special little piggy. :) Any animal is capable of learning control and patience, regardless of the species. Even animals that don't normally sit still and absolutely love food, like guinea pigs. :)
RSS Feed
