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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2011 15:33:31 GMT -5
that poor baby!
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Post by angelfish on Feb 5, 2011 15:45:14 GMT -5
Wow. I can't imagine treating any animal that way and expecting it to back off. If someone hit my in a sensitive spot, I'd definitely be more likely to punch back. Poor thing. At least she's with someone who understands how to treat her properly.
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Post by Heather on Feb 5, 2011 16:33:27 GMT -5
If that's the case Fun-Go B Squiggly tested me for 2 years . I'm sure that furries test their boundaries, they have to find their limits. I know that dogs do this when they find themselves in new homes (is rescue they have something they call the honeymoon period, its the time where the dog behaves themselves and observes all known pack limits) They eventually start working the boundaries...they hop up on the sofa without an invitation. They will become pushy, they look for pack openings. Usually, if they're caught promptly it may (depending on the dog) end right there with no further intrusions. I believe that the ferrets are similar. If they're given a time out the first time they nip, and then consistently, they will respond positively. They are after all just children (furry children). I've not had much experience with kits, almost all of my fuzzes were adults with a couple of juveniles thrown in that mix. I never found that they "tested" the limits to the point that a simple time out didn't work. I've tried the scruff and drag and found the result in just one trial to be totally unsatisfactory, so never took it any further. I have very little respect for someone who must dominate and "break" an furchild. I am firm with my guys but I never resort to abuse of the wee things. I guess though, these person didn't believe that this was abuse that it was just discipline ciao
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2011 16:35:35 GMT -5
if "breaking" a ferret was true then I'd need a paramedic on hand and an exorcist with gallons of holy water for Sophie Ann....then again I may still need that exorcist!
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Post by Sherry on Feb 5, 2011 16:56:18 GMT -5
"Break" her? I don't think I've ever heard anything so ridiculous in my life Why on earth would you want to break any animal's spirit?
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Post by joan on Feb 5, 2011 17:24:26 GMT -5
Sherry, I don't think the breeder was using "break" in the context of breaking her spirit, but rather along the lines of an unstable or insane temperament. Although, that type of "discipline" could certainly break an animal's spirit if it had a soft temperament.
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Post by Sherry on Feb 5, 2011 20:24:56 GMT -5
And far too easily, when it comes to these animals, unfortunately.
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Post by dookdook on Feb 9, 2011 9:56:15 GMT -5
That's really sad.. When I had Tanuki, I was told via FerretVillage awhile ago that if she should not stop biting I should scruff+drag+hiss. :\
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Post by Heather on Feb 9, 2011 15:04:00 GMT -5
It works for some...you have to be consistent. I don't use the method myself. Too many abused fuzzes....they react to violence with violence. ciao
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Post by Sherry on Feb 9, 2011 19:38:36 GMT -5
I've found the scruff/drag/hiss worked far better with young kits, given that most mamma's will discipline unacceptable behaviour with some combination of this. But not so much for older ferrets.
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