Hi! you may find our piggy whispering tips helpful in establishing your authority in guinea pig language, from telling a piggy that you want it to be part of your herd, to telling it off when it has misbehaved and also that you love it. Whenever you tell a piggy off, always start and finish with a gesture of love. This mimics the way socially adept boars integrate difficult piggies into their group and is actually very effective. It is much easier to give medication etc. when the hierarchy is clear and you can put your authority behind something you need to do with them.
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Guinea pigs live in a strictly hierarchical society. In the absence of you asserting the dominance that you'd naturally have because of your size they will start to dominate you when they push the boundaries as teenagers. In that way they very resemble dogs.
However you have to be aware that that has nothing to do with guinea pigs not doing what you want them to. Usually a tap or a (gentle) push on the bottom end gets them going. Otherwise just lift them out. Guinea pigs also don't do 'No'. You have to physically remove anything that fascinates them if you don't want them to get at it.
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