Lisette wrote: >>****If the ferret cannot change-then change what YOU can.*** The Star wrote: >This is a wonderful statement. The very best ferret owners are the ones >who are willing to adapt. Over and over and over again. It's much easier >to change your own habits in simple ways that to fight frustratedly day >after day with these clever little creatures. > >People cannot bring a ferret (or cat, dog, any animal for that matter...) >into their home and expect it to act like a human. Yes, it really gets me when people refer to animals as stupid but they expect to not learn any new behaviors themselves, while instead having the animal do all of the learning. [Posted in FML issue 3472]