My dog thinks my two guinea pig are her puppies but she never had a litter. She is spayed and she sniffs them and licks them and watches them when they play. My grandma says it was a big mistake showing them to her. Now every time i go into my room to get a pice of paper or somthing she runs in befor i can stop her. What should i do? Im not getting rid of neither of them ok.
2006-12-19 14:17:54 · 15 answers · asked by Lois 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
If she thinks they're her puppies, she won't hurt him. My friend's dog was the same way with her rat's babies. She licks them and watches them play and sometimes they'll sleep curled up to her. They're all big now, but they still love each other, and those are some of the bravest rats you have ever seen. They fear nothing- they were raised by a dog! lol.
Don't worry.
2006-12-19 14:24:39 · answer #1 · answered by ethersflame 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whats the problem. If your worried about her hurting them then go with the baby gate idea. If your just worried because you think its abnormal, its not. Alot of female dogs will get maternal over other animals, its this trait that made them desirable as pets in the first place, to adapt to other animals as a pack. If the guinea pigs dont mind you shouldnt either. Have fun.
2006-12-19 14:30:10 · answer #2 · answered by Big red 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Relax her material instincts are just kicking in. She thinks they r her pups. My Husky used to do that w/ 2 of my kittens when they were small & I rescued them. She was spayed but somehow produced milk & even let them nurse on her. She also protected them from my other dogs. My husky used to feed, clean, play w/ the kittens even correct them if they did something like climb the curtains & jump on the table. It's normal.
Now that I think about it the only time my husky acted strange toward them was the day she died. She would NOT let them on her bed or near her ( she started having seizures). The cats cried for hrs after we came back home from the vet w/o her. They meowed & meowed for hrs & even slept w/ me in my bed for a months then started sleeping on the dog bed again!! We cant even wash the dog bed or vaccum the bed with out getting bite or scrathed! We finally gave up we don't want to get bit!!
2006-12-19 21:00:43 · answer #3 · answered by Missy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your dog was going to harm the guinea pigs, she would have done so already.
She's "adopted" them and wants to nurture them and raise them. It's not an unusual thing for female dogs to do, so stop stressing over the situation.
2006-12-19 14:40:57 · answer #4 · answered by castle h 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you want to stop her?
There is no problem as long as she is gentle with them.
Some females who have never had a litter are very maternal, be happy you have such a lovelly natured dog.
2006-12-19 17:34:55 · answer #5 · answered by Sas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see the harm in it. You would rather her maternal instincts to kick in than for her predatory instincts to kick in every time she sees them and you have to fight her off of them. I still wouldn't ever leave her alone with them though just to be on the safe side.
2006-12-19 14:25:45 · answer #6 · answered by LYNN W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's totally natural most female animals tend to care for and nurture younger animals, stop stressing it'll be fine
2006-12-19 14:28:41 · answer #7 · answered by Chels 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see the big deal since she feels like mothering them it's cute. when I was a baby and brought home from the hospital my doggy princess thought I was her baby and she' d try to care for me.
2006-12-19 14:37:46 · answer #8 · answered by cutiepie81289 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whats the big deal ???? female dogs are motherly by nature let her do as she likes she wont hurt them she just wants to take care of them
2006-12-19 14:21:40 · answer #9 · answered by Sawyers girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh calm down-your dog is just being maternal. What's the harm?
2006-12-19 14:21:30 · answer #10 · answered by hoodoowoman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋