Can a guinea pig and wire fox terrier play together?

Question

My dog gives the g.pig kisses through the cage and checks on her all the time. The g.pig is very receptive to the kisses and attention but, I want to be sure this is even naturally possible I guess. I am sort of affraid the dog will try to retrieve the g.pig and accidentally HURT her.

Answer 1

I would error on the side of caution. I think the dog would hurt the guinea pig.

Answer 2

You need to be very careful, but here's how I always introduce two "interspecies" pets.

Hold the most vulnerable animal (i.e. the guinea pig) in your lap and sit on the floor. Allow your dog to sniff the guinea pig but do not let him get too excited. When/if the dog gets too excited, put the guinea pig back in the cage and praise the dog for being good. If the dog snaps, scold but don't get agressive, and give him another chance to be good. If the agression continues, put the g. pig away and let a couple of days pass before trying again.

When you can have the g. pig on your lap for several minutes without the dog getting too excited, you can try putting a leash on the dog and tying him to some sturdy piece of furniture. Let the guinea pig run around the room, but supervise very closely. The dog will not be able to chase the g. pig this way, but they are both "free" in the same space.

If all this is going well, you can test out a completely free play time, again, very closely supervised. After a few weeks of safe play time, you may decide that you can relax the supervision *a little*, but you should never leave the house with the g.pig on the loose.

I've had great luck with rabbits and dogs in this manner. Also kittens and dogs.

Answer 3

I personally wouldn't do it. Mainly because Fox Terriers, are hunting dogs. Used to flush out foxes and other small animals. The cage provides the g.pig with shelter and it's not really moving around alot right?

But if you take it out of the cage, g.pigs tend to move very quickly and they look like prey. And your dog's instincts will probably kick in, even if they seemed to like each other before. And g.pig could very well end up getting hurt. Even if by accident, is it really worth it?

I would just let them have their behind the cage bars love and leave it at that.

Answer 4

Firstly, you need to train your dog to act calm and submissive around the guinea pig. Get your dog to lay down, then bring out the g pig. If the dog jumps up and gets all excited, put the g pig back, and lay your dog down again. Keep trying this, eventually your dog will understand. It may also be helpful to have your g pig on a leash so you do not loose sight of it. Just always be very careful, and you should be fine.

Answer 5

Dear God NO!!! Have you ever seen little red riding hood? Well in the end of the true story, little red was dead! My aunt had that dog and it was the same with a hamster, they try-ed it and the dog killed the hamster as soon as it got on the floor.

Answer 6

I've seen a great deal of inter-species friendships on the Internet; how about you? I think the sooner they are introduced under supervision to each other after a short breaking-in period the better.

Answer 7

this depends on the personality of the dog you may think that it is kisses i thought that but as soon as i let my rabbit out the dogs started chasing tryin to bite it. be careful

Answer 8

You are probably right that your dog would hurt the GP.
Just leave things as is.

Answer 9

If they get along why not? Just make sure to keep an eye on your dog so he doesn't make your gp a snack!

Answer 10

Sounds Biblical to me.