I wanted to share this story with all of you as it is about Patches, an Ohio rescue. Patches is the "sister" of Rhea. She is sister to 6 others but they are in forever homes now. Patches is about 10 months old, roughly. She is perfect. Tiny and thick, ever so incredibly furry and fluffy, soft and just as sweet as the morning dew. Of course she loves to play a game with me, I am certain you all know it, its called defeat mommy. She has finally shown me just who she is. It's just so incredible when that happens. Just today I heard a horrifying scream, one I have never heard before, and I run to the kitchen to find her looking at Kiki, my older male -- my first ferret, just screaming. The reason? Patches had somehow gotten a hold of a coveted piece of dog food and Kiki wanted some. I walked in on the scene and just laughed till my stomach hurt. They both looked up at me, Patches still screaming, stunned because they were busted! All my ferrets know dog food is a huge no no. So naturally its what they strive to get. But that's not why I'm writing. I wanted to share a little something that made me just smile today. I fight with my ice trays. When I do it's almost a guarantee most will end up on the floor. I get most of them but not today. One fell on the floor and later I noticed Patches coveting something again. I walked over looking for dog food, wondering how on earth they could have gotten it, and saw she was protecting an ice cube. So I put more ice in the water fountain I have for them and walked away. When Patches came to find me later she was soaking wet and the kitchen floor was covered in water. She went back to continue to play, eat and lick her ice. I wanted to share this with all of you because when Patches came to find me ice was still everywhere. She was not done playing. It felt like she came to say to me "thanks momma for giving me a new toy and letting me play. Thanks for loving me this much." Until that moment Patches was still up for adoption. But now however she is my little baby and I will never be able to let her go. Her new nick name is going to be baby. Rhea, by the way, is doing much better. No more biting but she is still a bit skittish. She has yet to show me who she is. I know it's only a matter of time. Thanks for letting me share. -- Misty Hosier Broward Ferret Rescue and Referral [log in to unmask] http://www.missionfish.org/NPMMF/nphomepage.jsp?NP_ID=20871 http://www.myspace.com/ferretplayground [Posted in FML 5935]