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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2011 4:06:30 GMT -5
This is my first shot at teaching my ferrets tricks. I started teaching Fiona to roll over and within a day she had it! She's so smart!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2011 4:09:59 GMT -5
Congrats!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2011 4:14:41 GMT -5
Good job
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2011 5:32:36 GMT -5
Thanks guys, I'm excited to further refine this trick and add more tricks to her repertoire!
Now, my boy, Fenton, was almost keeping up with her in the learning, but the problem I kept having with him was he would lose interest in the treat!
Maybe I need a treat he really loves to motivate him...
Oh also, funny thing, I typically give them a dab of oil as a reward for using the litterbox, since they still have occasional accidents. Well, even after Fiona was doing the "roll over" trick really well with the treat I trained her with, when I tried the same trick with oil as the treat, she acted like she had no idea what I wanted! It's like she associated the behavior not just with the command and hand motion, but also with the specific treat! Silly girl...
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Post by shilohismygirl on Jun 29, 2011 6:06:36 GMT -5
Oh, I love Roll Over. It was all of mine's first!  I had the same problem with Shiloh not being interested enough in the treat to want to learn the trick and had to experiment and find something she loved. Turns out she just wanted regular food hand fed by me-a piece of meat or egg or anything like that. Maybe that might work with Fenton? Fiona has done a great job! Good girl! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2011 7:32:38 GMT -5
Well done to you both! |
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Post by weezz on Jun 29, 2011 7:36:57 GMT -5
How cute!  |
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Post by Sherry on Jun 29, 2011 9:28:06 GMT -5
Awww! I love it when they do that  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2011 12:37:03 GMT -5
Wow, you can really see how big Fenton is compared to little itty bitty Fiona!! Congrats!! Maybe she will help Fenton figure it out  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2011 14:53:14 GMT -5
Adorable, congrats to you guys!  |
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