Do Samoyeds get along with guinea pigs?

All kinds of animals can get along together, even those which are natural prey-and-predators, or natural enemies; this can happen particularly where the animals have been together from an early age.

However it must be remembered that these instances, despite all the cute photographs we see, are the exception rather than the rule.

Domestic dogs and cats can co-exist happily with other pets and become quite friendly, but the need to hunt and chase, and to practice these skills, is present from the first in all predatory animals and many pet-owners have discovered that it takes only a tiny lapse of canine memory for their dog's best buddy, the family rabbit, to become a sad heap of fur and a regretted memory.

So if you keep dogs or cats as well as other animals which might be considered their prey, you'll be well advised to keep them apart. In any case, your pet guinea pig or rabbit or bird or rat, or even kitten, will need to be kept confined for its own safety, and it's best to be sure to do this at all times. If this isn't possible you might need to reconsider the wisdom of taking responsibility for keeping both a predator and its natural prey under the same roof, so to speak.

Some people like to try experimenting with introducing such animals to one another in the hope they'll become friends, but unfortunately one could go through quite a lot of guinea pigs before becoming certain it isn't going to work.

Bear in mind that no dog-owner with any sense would leave a dog alone even for a moment with a small child, no matter how well-behaved or well-trained the dog is. There are many, many tragic cases showing how dangerous this can be; it's best to keep in mind that dogs are predators and can react in ways which to us seem unpredictable, but which are perfectly normal. For a dog.