I've been out of town for several days but I must pass this along. On Halloween night we got more trick-or-treaters than normal and the candy started getting thin. I had to think fast. That is when I came up with a brilliant plan. I would hold Larson(3 yr. old silver-mitt with tremendous patience) every time a kid would come to my door. While the youngsters were so enthralled with Larson I would fake giving them candy (don't worry, my development is huge and these kids were loaded with goodies). They were so oblivious I could have probably taken candy out of their bags and replaced it with dog chow and they wouldn't have known. Of course, I let all who wanted to pet him do so, with me always holding him, and they squealed and laughed and asked questions. Folks, this is how we can promote ferrets as positive pets, by letting others see them as docile creatures you can cradle as a baby....sometimes ; ). It puts a new spin on "trick" or treat. - Ron. [Posted in FML issue 1367]