Had an interesting experience with Scooter today that someone might be able to shed some light on. I took him to the park, as I often do when the weather's nice. He got a LOT of attention from people; at one time, I had about eight people gathered around looking at him and asking questions. Quite the charismatic little weasel ;-) Anyway, this particular park is on Bellingham Bay. I took him down to the waterline to let him investigate (on a lead, of course) and he did something that truly amazed me: He actually entered the water OF HIS OWN VOLITION! This is the ferret who shakes, cries and claws madly whenever he gets a bath in warm water, yet apparently doesn't have a problem with standing chest-deep in the Pacific Ocean. The waves startled him a bit, but that didn't stop him. Anybody had a similar experience? Chris and Admiral Scooter the Seagoing Ferret Bellingham, WA [Posted in FML issue 0800]