You are so right tle. Whenever there is any upset in the household such as a death in the family, worry over work etc. the fuzzies all disappear or keep putting their heads on our feet and sighing heavily. Has anyone else heard the deep heartfelt sigh of a sad ferret? They also pick up on any excitement. Even after five years of being with us the trio run after my husband every morning as he hurries to get ready for work (he's constantly late LOL). One of the reasons he's late is that they run all around his feet and get up on the bed climbing thru his suit coat, shirt etc. He says he doesn't know how he ever got off to work on his own when we didn't have them. He has to remove them from his briefcase, lunch bag etc.before leaving. Thank goodness we observe a strict "no shoes in the house" because of these little ones so that when they do get tripped over there isn't any damage except to my husband's nerves. Anyone who thinks these little guys don't show their emotions don't pay enough attention to them. Laurel [Posted in FML issue 3147]