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Post by shilohismygirl on Sept 13, 2010 21:33:22 GMT -5
Fiddler is my overachieving boy. He has learned roll over, stand, and shake hands. Does anyone have anymore suggestions for his trick cache? Oz is almost done learning shake hands, and will then learn stand, and he'll need another one too. Shiloh is still only rolling over. lol If you have any suggestions, I'd love to hear them. I'll even video the next trick I pick and post it!
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ferretfreke
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Post by ferretfreke on Sept 13, 2010 21:42:35 GMT -5
Mine also know turn. Where they will turn around in a cricle. And they can play dead. Some are even very dramatic about their deaths  |
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Post by shilohismygirl on Sept 13, 2010 22:06:38 GMT -5
Mine also know turn. Where they will turn around in a cricle. And they can play dead. Some are even very dramatic about their deaths Great suggestions! I'm adding them to the list! |
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Post by katt on Sept 20, 2010 3:39:04 GMT -5
I would love to see videos of these! So far Koda only knows Stand. lol He gets impatient.  |
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Post by shilohismygirl on Sept 20, 2010 10:02:23 GMT -5
I'll have to post/take a video of Fiddler doing his routine. I'm teaching him to turn now, and he's really doing a beautiful job of it. Shiloh is still only shaking hands. She recently went through a period of time where she didn't want to sit still for them, but now she's back on the trick wagon-She's almost got shake hands.
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Post by 1 on Sept 21, 2010 9:09:55 GMT -5
Point retreave and "i'm cold" |
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Post by ferretfreke on Sept 21, 2010 23:33:40 GMT -5
You know you're turning your ferrets into unstoppable monsters by teaching them tricks right? Ferrets are already good at getting whatever they want from their humans, but once you teach them tricks it is even more impossible to not give them what they want My ferret Georgio, who thought with his stomach, would do all his tricks everytime I was eating something he wanted. He'd stand up, then wait patiently to see if that worked, then he'd roll and wait (with the cutest, sadest face too of course), then turn, and so on. It really sucked when I couldnt give him a piece after his beautiful performance cus what I was eating was not good for him. And I can't tease Unagi with his toys anymore. Everytime I do he rolls over and I have to give it to him So I just wanted to warn you  |
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Post by 1 on Sept 23, 2010 11:48:05 GMT -5
Point retreave and "I'm cold" Oh by the way (in case anyone don't know) the trick called "I'm cold is done like this, 1 tell the ferret your cold and 2 not only will he/she snuggle you. they will bring you a blanket  Which reminds me of anouther trick, when you sneeze the ferret gets you a hankerchife, that trick . As for a trick for me, I tryed it hear, din't work. n.m. |
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Post by tzari on Sept 24, 2010 17:59:59 GMT -5
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Post by shilohismygirl on Sept 24, 2010 21:49:08 GMT -5
Yes, I know-Fiddler already is unstoppable. Luckily, he can have all he wants of these treats, since they're just freezedried meat or pieces of meat they're already eating. Silly boy. He thinks if mom has it in her hands, that it's special. |
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Post by katt on Sept 26, 2010 3:36:18 GMT -5
Trick Suggestion? Play Dead!
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Post by shilohismygirl on Sept 26, 2010 8:22:57 GMT -5
I can't wait to teach that. Fiddler is progressing nicely in turning in a circle. Next is play dead!
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Post by shilohismygirl on Oct 11, 2010 5:48:57 GMT -5
So turn is a success. He can now turn around clockwise in a circle for a treat, and he looks so sweet and silly. I'm teaching him play dead now. I need to get a hold of a camera soon, so hopefully I can film his tricks all at once.
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Post by 1 on Oct 17, 2010 23:33:35 GMT -5
Yester days yester night I saw a video of these, ah, TALKING CATS!!!!!!! Hay ferrets, cats can be taught to talk like a man, are they better then you? As for ferrents, please try it for me ok? |
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Post by josiesmom on Oct 21, 2010 12:22:55 GMT -5
Josie my first ferret, an inseparable companion and an only ferret for much of her too short life, was a high energy little girl.
She was deaf and learned "tricks" via hand signals!
A balled up fist extended towards her, palm downward meant Sit!
Pinched fingers moved upward meant "Sit pretty".
Hand(s) outstretched, palm up, folding fingers repeatedly against palm meant "Come here".
HAnd out stretched right angle to forearm, palm facing her fingers together meant "Stop".
FIngers pinchedtogether, hand rotating in a circle meant "Roll over".
Both hands opened, palms up meant all done or all gone.
Touching my finger to my lips meant "Kiss me".
Before she passed on, I was working with her teaching her to run an agility course on her own.
I scaled down a typical dog agility course to fit in the living room. It had steps, a teeter totter, a tunnel and weaving poles. She was getting very good at this course and was ALMOST at the point where she could run it from start to finish on one hand signal of GO! Which was a simple pointed finger outward! I worked her on each obstacle separately before combining them in a pattern. The steps were easy. The teeter totter started out flat on the ground and gradually I increased the fulcrum point so that the teeter totter eventually dropped only about 5 or 6 inches. The flat tunnel was a cinch of course. the weaving poles I used were cones of thread for my serger machine. I used black and white, alternating colors. At first I just held the treat in front of her and serpentined her through 3 cones. Gradually I got the treat farther and farther away until she could do 3 cones on her own, then I added a cone until she was finally up to 8 cones.
Once she could do each obstacle independently on just a GO hand signal with a treat after each one I started combining the obstacles. one to two, then three, then four, then five. We never got to the final course - which was to turn around and do the course again from the opposite direction- Lymphosarcoma took her from me suddenly.
But she proved with some regular work and delicious treats she was exceptionally smart, very attentive and eager to please as well as have fun!
My job life has changed drastically as has my ferret life and I don't have that kind of time to work individually with each of my no 11 ferrets. So for the time being I'll stick with simple sit, sit pretty, come, and roll over tricks.
Ferrets are very easy to train. It helps if they are a tad on the hungry side and the treat you use is one of their favorites. Be consistent with you cues ( and voice). Johnny on the spot with the reward. and never get flustered or rushed. The treat needn't be very large and ideally should be small enough the ferret can practically swallow it whole . This allows you to repeat and repeat the trick without the ferret running off to eat (or stash) the treat.
I used small bits of raw hamburg, salmon, chicken or heart.
As a matter of fact it was this initial "trick training" with Josie when I first got her that clued me in to the carnivorous nature of ferrets and sent me on the quest to offer her a totally natural diet! The rest, as they say, is history!
Ferrets love to discover new things and new games - have fun!
Cheers!
Kim
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