I almost died laughing. It snowed last nite about three inches, and I thought "well, why not?", put coco's leash on, and we went outside. About five seconds of the funniest snow-snorkeling I've ever seen, and then he began to DOOK. Not just dook, but DOOKDOOKDOOK and he bounced right out of his colar and across the (not all the way fenced) yard and into a bush. We then proceeded to play "where am I?" in the bush for about ten minutes, as he wooshed out from under the bush and wooshed back in...unti he tried to make a run for it and I grabed his slick, puffed out little body as it dashed. What fun! On other notes, we saw a ferret leaving the Pet Supplies Plus in Toledo Ohio last night that was as big as my dogs. We *are* talking about 8 pounds. It sat in the baby-part of the shopping cart and filled the whole thing. We stared and stared....anyone know a ferret who obviously pumps iron in the Toledo area? And...today's my birthday. :-) Laurel "a complicated life has so many opportunities..." -Karen Finley