My husband and I just attended our first pet show with one of our pets, our ferret Babe. She participated in the Ferret Fun Matches and actually one first prize (out of 6 competing) in the Tube Race Contest. I think she'd gone all the way through, come out, re-entered and ran through back to the start before anyone else even got through once! I was such a proud "mommy." She seemed to really enjoy it and I know my husband and I really had a good time. It was nice to see other ferret people and talk to other show attendees who were very curious about ferrets. I know several people left with more positive attitudes about ferrets because they saw Babe, touched her, asked questions, etc. I encourage everyone to participate in these types of events or join your local ferret club. We just had such a terrific time I wanted to pass it on. I realized after we left that I never asked anyone if they were on this list and there must have been someone else there who reads this list. Happy dooking, Ellen [log in to unmask] & Antony & Lexie & Babe the ferrets [Posted in FML issue 1882]