Dear Ferret and Dog Folks-

I wanted to thank everyone for the personal advice and websites you sent 
me regarding the Noble Allis Chompers. I have a game plan now, and she 
and I have some work to do.  The FML is such a *marvelous* resource!

Allis is the only dog I have ever shared my life with, and I suspect 
that she is extremely spoiled. However, her Border Collieness allows her 
to pull it off without
it being an 'in your face' ugly problem, as it is with so many spoiled 
dogs. (Except when you put her on a leash!) If you have never met a 
Border Collie, (laughing) be advised, they are a whole 'nother thing 
altogether. They are *so* smart. I will never forget the day I brought 
her home. She was almost full grown, but hadn't entirely grown into her 
paws. We were living in a two story farmhouse in CT. She went all around 
the house, room by room, calmly and determinedly looking out every 
window. Standing on beds, up on her back feet, whatever it took. 
Politely asking for a boost up with her eyes on one or two occasions.

Was she anticipating an invasion, and wanting to know what the fields of 
fire were? Was this another way of learning the extent of her territory? 
I will never know. But the invasion did come.

Ferrets.

Alexandra in MA

[Posted in FML 5596]