>We were playing with them when my husband suddenly looked at me and said, >he's a LOT smarter than we thought! He puts on a show of a half-hearted >attempt to do something that the other ferrets can do with a little >effort. Then he lays down and look sad and pathetic, always looking >STRAIGHT AT US, until we feel sorry for him and lift him out of the cage, >or open the door for him, or pick him up to set him where the others are >jumping to, or get his toy down for him, etc. This whole time he's had >us trained, AND WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT! Shannon, thanks for the explanation. I've always wondered about my wonder boy Max (albino) and his *brain power* - he acts the same way Sterling does - but now I know better - they just know how to get OUR attention better than the rest. : ) Tanya [Posted in FML issue 3762]