Donna your post reminded me of my own vacume predator. It still amazes me at how fearless my littlest girl is. She doesn't get into stuff like Minky Boodle does, but Kiki will follow the vacume every minute that I have it out. She's even been known to sleep next to it. I don't think I'll ever "get it", but it sure is fun to watch! BTW does anyone else have ferrets that sound like those predatory birds on the discovery channel. Mine don't do anything near a "dook" it really does sound like that screaching some birds do just before they pluck up their next unsuspecting victim. It's really quite funny! The other thing that should make me mad, but since the fuzzies can really do no wrong. (If it makes me laugh they're usually out of trouble, unless whatever they're doing is just plain dangerous) They have an obsession with my right work shoe and my post-op boot for my left foot. (the one with the broken toes) I think it's the thick foaminess of them... The work shoes are these new nursing shoes that I bought that are like foam/rubber material (quite comfy I might add) and while they are always put up in the closet they seem to magnetically attract the ferrets as soon as I have them on. Most of the time I'll be standing still doing my hair or packing my dinner and I don't even feel them gnawing on my shoe. Most of the time it isn't till I'm at work that I notice the new puncture wounds in them... [Posted in FML issue 3890]