Jeff Scudder

9/9/03

Today I began my project on teaching Jinx how to put all of her things in one spot instead of having them grouped up in several spots. Tomorrow I’m going to start to experiments.

9/10/03

I put all of Jinx’s things in one spot and left them there. But she just put things in random places and didn’t seem to care.

9/11/03

I did the same thing as I did yesterday.

9/12/03

I repeated the process. Still no result.

9/13/03

I decided that this method was not working well so I came up with something else.

9/14/03

Today Is the first day of trying to get my ferret to put its things back in the same spot over and over again by using a different method. I’ve decided to let it play around with its stuff first. Then I put the stuff In the spot before we left the bathroom.

9/15/03

I brought Jinx into the bathroom and she went to the spot to get her toys after looking for them for a few minutes. I did the same thing and had her put them back in the same spot, and made sure she knew they were there. Then I gave her a grape (Treat).

9/16/03

Today I had too lots of homework and only fed and watered my ferret.

9/17/03

I brought her back and again she found her toys, but more quickly this time. Today was the day I had to take the stuff in her mouth and bring it to the spot. I gave her a grape once her stuff was put away.

9/18/03

I repeated the same process as the day before.

9/19/03

I did the same thing, only this time she put a toothbrush away on her own.

9/20/03

Today she put a few more things back on her own.

9/21/03

Jinx is now taking things and putting them back in the same spot over and over again, my experiment was a success.

9/22/03

Today she repeated her habit.

9/23/03

Today she did not do what she was supposed to so I reinforced her training.

9/24/03 

She repeated her habit.

9/25/03

I wrote my summary for the report.