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]