My babies are not nearly as talented as some I have seen.
 
There is a ferret named Baci (sp? a big cinnamon mitt hob) who will sit up
and clap for treats.  It is so cute.  Of course there is no noise, but it is
obvious that he is clapping.
 
Pam Grant had (still has?) a ferret that would wag his tail.
 
But the best I trick I ever saw was this summer at the FURO National Show in
New Jersey.  (I am sorry but I don't remember the ferret's name or his
human's name.  Mitch was judging and I was stewarding plus trying to adopt
out babies.  This made for a very hectic day.)  This ferret would sit in his
mom's arms and went she said "dead ferret" the ferret would crash out on his
back with his head laying down over the side of her arm.  He would stay like
this for a couple of minutes.  He did this EVERYTIME she said "dead ferret."
 It was a riot!!!!!!!!!!  The ferret won the best trick contest by a LARGE
margin.  I have no idea how she trained the ferret to do this!
 
Kathleen Cheeseman
1/2 of Dancing Bottom Ferrets
[Posted in FML issue 1268]