Per Pat Stauffer's request, here is the post I made to another list about
my ferrets:
 
>From: Flemming Farms <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 10:49 PM
>Subject: Imports
> Hello again!
>
>Just wanted to let you know that the rest of our future breeding stock in
>Australia is arriving on Sunday!  So December of 2000 be ready for my kit
>expectancy list!  I am 100% able and willing to ship them to the States.
>
>We currently have a hob and a jill.  We are expecting two jills and a hob
>on Sunday.
>
>The Matrix of DAF - "Mate" is a beautiful chocolate hob bred by Julie
>Usher of Western Australia.  Saw this boy as a very young kit.  When he
>first opened up his eyes and ears I scared the hell out of him (by
>accident) making him loose bowel and bladder control in my hands.  After
>cleaning him (& me off) he only wanted to snuggle!  I fell in love!  Now
>he is about 10 weeks old and HUGE.  Very sweet and VERY smart.  He loves
>his toys, meat, and to play.  He "huffs" during play and if I am not
>playing with him he will come to me and bounce at my hands.  He has NEVER
>bitten - just put teeth on me.  I have trusted him in the arms of children
>aged 4, 5 & 8 that were afraid of ferrets.  They handled him regularly.
>
>Kiss Me Kate of DAF - Very smart (and hearing!) marked white jill.  Just
>stunning.  "Katie" was also bred by Julie Usher (no relation to Mate) and
>is a 1/2 sister to Fiona Brenner's Mollydooker (same mum).  She is VERY
>smart and a little hellion!  She is a week younger than Mate and growing
>like a weed!  She, too, was handled by the young children and was very
>very good!
>
>I tell you guys - I have had ferrets from the US, New Zealand, Germany,
>and just recently Australia.  I swear on my life that the Aussie ferrets
>are smarter than any other "imports" that I have EVER had.
>
>TTFN!
>
>Amy Flemming
[Posted in FML issue 2927]