Training Guinea Pigs

Our guinea pig, George.

During Labour weekend I went to a guinea pig training camp (4 days). We worked in teams of 3 attempting to train guinea pigs to scent gunpowder.
Two teams got as far as the double blind scent. This is a test where neither handler nor animal know which of two tins has the gunpowder in it. The guinea pig has to find the right tin and stand on it.
At the time the camp finished, we were training ours to find and mark the gunpowder tin.
The camp was an intense, tiring experience. I went along hoping to discover new things about teaching and learning and I did. I've shared some of my discoveries with the class and I hope they may put some into practice. I sure plan to do so!

Some of the many treats we used to keep him interested and working.