Hi, Yakobi the dog here. I read this list sometimes because I hope it will give me some hints on how to suffer through life with those darn carpet sharks. I notice that you humans lose 'em sometimes (seems like a great idea to me, but apparently not to you). I just wanted to point out that we dogs are darn good at finding smelly little things out in the great outdoors. And we're trainable. If you put 2 + 2 together in dog math (forget ferret math...those furry snakes have got so many connections loose in their brains, I'm surprised they can count from 1 to 2), you get a dog who is trained to locate missing ferrets (although a *large* reward may be required for this service). -- Yakobi ("Grrrrowff! Leave my bone alone, you lousy weasels!") [It's worked for me. Your mileage may vary. -- Kim] [Posted in FML issue 1894]