Concerning Ron:
I did not want to steal Rons' thunder and waited until he wrote.  Those who
run shelters can work until they turn blue.  But what is needed in addition
to their selfless deeds is people who will adopt the ferrets they have.
 
Ron adopted 3 ferrets at the show.  None of them was a big boy or a
stunner.  They were all just helpless little animals needing a loving home.
One of them had a tooth sticking almost straight out of its face.
 
It is one thing to buy a baby at the pet store or a drop dead gorgeous
ferret from a breeder.  But it is people like Ron that give these poor
homeless ferrets a second chance at their very short lives.  I was deeply
touched Ron.
 
Selling Ferrets at The Chicago Show:
I do not know what criteria you go by when adopting out ferrets at the
show, but I think that the general thought of selling shelter ferrets at
the Chicago Show was a good idea.I never saw that done before.
 
Most people attending the show know about ferrets and usually have one
already.  These people have a good chance of providing proper care since
they already have a degree of knowledge.  Will we be seeing this again next
year at the Chicago Show??
 
Zen, I did not get to watch you with the ferrets.  I guess I will have to
wait until next year now.??  The person I was watching the most
consistently did not cuddle the ferrets at all.  He pressed a squeeky toy.
That was the extent of 'playing' I observed-which was testing reflexes and
hearing [?].  There was no actual playing .  He just kept holding each of
the ferrets for a loooong time and pressing their sides a little [or
palpating?]
 
Question please?  People talk of the hard work in preparing their ferrets
for the show: What in blazes are they talking about?  If one loves their
ferret, provides diversity, proper nutrition, exercise, and has their teeth
cleaned when nessesary and ears cleaned and nails trimmed-which most of us
probably do--what is all this hard work I hear about???
 
Lisette
[Posted in FML issue 2834]