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Date: | Thu, 23 May 1996 10:14:46 -0500 |
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Whenever I take my Zoe out for walks or romps in the park, I almost
inevitably get approached by people asking questions about ferrets and
asking if they could pick her up or hold her.
Now, I don't mind answering questions, and most people who pick her up hand
her back within a few seconds. Yet, I am sometimes approached by people I
simply do not like the looks of, and make me feel uneasy. Also, I have had
problems with people not handing her back quickly enough to suit my taste.
So, how should I handle these situations. I know that I can simply say "no"
when certain people ask to hold her, and I have done so in the past. But, I
feel that ferrets already have enough negative baggage to deal with, and I
don't want to add to it by coming off as a rude ferret person.
If anyone has a polite and diplomatic way to deal with these situations I
would love to hear it. Zoe is the sweetest creature on this earth, and a
great ferret ambassador to humankind. I don't want to subvert her charms by
coming off as a jerk. Thanks.
Markos and Zoe (She yells," Joy dance? I'm a vicious warrior!" as she trips
over a speaker cable, backs up into the end table, falls off the couch and
unexpectedly pauses to scratch that oh so annoying itch on her back end.)
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[Posted in FML issue 1579]
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