Our two, Bug and Raphael, are going through a coat change at the moment. Bug has such a peculiar marking that I have to ask the Listers: What is the strangest marking you have ever seen on one of your furkids? Bug is a silver mitt, and the top of her head has gone all short and dark gray. But right in the middle is an upside-down peace sign in very light fur, standing high above the other fur like a mohawk! It looks like this, about the same size: \ | / \|/ | | The design is quite thick and prominent. Wish we had a camera around here. Also, we've been very lucky in that our ferrets have never shown thieving tendencies. Socks, keys, potatoes -- all are safe. However, the other day Bug tried to swipe an enormous ballpeen hammer. She laboriously dragged it from one end of the house to the other until she got it stuck on a piece of furniture. Hissing and swearing, she finally freed it and disappeared under the couch with it. When I repo'd it, the little blighter bit me on the foot. Can somebody tell me just what she was intending to DO with the hammer (besides whup the bemoses out of Raphael, presumably)...? Regards to all of you and yours! -- Lisa et al [Posted in FML issue 1283]