For some reason the ferrets have been very loving lately, and I do mean VERY. I also have 2 dogs, Sunny - 12yrs - Lab/brit x, and Sheena - 10 yrs - Weim/beagle/?. I had the ferrets before the dogs so the dogs did grow up with them. The dogs tolerate the ferrets, probably because they enjoy sneaking in the kitchen to scarf up leftover ferret food when I'm sleeping. Anyway.... Sunny has arthritis and can't move very quickly. He also knows, not matter what, snapping at ferrets is not acceptable. Lately, several of the ferrets have been walking around and on Sunny and staring into his face. Sometimes they will lay down nose to nose to him when he is sleeping and he awakes with a start as the ferret continues to look at him (adoringly???). Well, the ferrets would much rather inconvenience the dogs than go around them. Sunny was eating out of his bowl. Sunny won't let Sheena eat when he does, she has to wait till he is finished. One of the ferrets comes up, walks between Sunny's front feet and the bowl (maybe 2 inch space), stops in front of Sunny and looks up at him, then continues around to the other side. This little fur piece (I'm sure I heard Sunny call him that) had the nerve to lean his entire top portion of his body into the bowl to get a piece of dog food (Euk. Maint.)while Sunny was eating! Sunny turned his head to look away until the ferret got just the piece he wanted (several minutes of searching). Later, Sunny was sitting by the futon and Weezil kept tickling his hairs. Sunny would look at Weezie then slowly get up and move. This went on for some time. I'd wondered when the payback would come. A little later Sunny purposely LAID OVER the clear dryer tube and put a nice crimp right in the middle! Hugs to all. tle [Posted in FML issue 2083]