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People that argue that dogs are better than cats because "cats can't be trained" almost always own really poorly trained dogs. (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/unpopularopinion

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Same with Guinea pigs. They have a reputation for being dumb because they do often have a vacant expression, however I've taught mine several tricks like spinning, standing up and offering a paw.

They can also learn from each other. I adopted one into a herd that liked to lie down with her legs in a different position to my others, and within hours they had all watched her do it and started to try it out themselves.

The biggest barrier is that they don't understand human speech at all (they can kind of learn to understand your tone of voice but that's about it) however they are very good at picking up body language and gestures with your hands.