Kymberlie, That was a great story about your ferret climbing the tree! My late Sally used to do that all of the time ... she loved it! My Paddington would probably do it (if I let him), too ... he LOVES to climb things, and is very lithe and agile. I doubt my Scooter would do it, since 1) he's scared of his own shadow INDOORS, doubly so OUTDOORS and 2) he's built like a pear, with a big, old heavy bottom that hinders his climbing agility. Just a word of caution: I used to let Sally run around without a leash on occasion, too .. but I had to quit because she was so good at discovering rabbit/gopher/snake holes and disappearing into them. I was terrified that she would one day disappear into a hole, and I would not only be unable to find and retrieve her, but she would run into a wild animal down there. Ugh. - Ela [Posted in FML issue 1951]