Sara Andux <[log in to unmask]> wrote asking about dooking: >What in the world is "dooking?"... Michael Burkard wrote: >Dooking is a throaty, chuckling sound that many ferrets make when >excited or upset. Our ferrets tend to make it the most when playing >roughly, after a shower, or when we almost step on them by accident. My three little ones dook the most when I take them with me to get the mail. I live in a high rise apartment building and have a long hallway on my floor ... perfect for playing "chase the ferret"! Of course they have to make stops at every door to check out the neat smells (Daddy, can I go in and investigate????!!!!)! Marc Wilson, Slinky, Bandit and Rascal [Posted in FML issue 1412]