Well! I spent Sunday at the Chicagoland Family Pet Show at Arlington International Race Course in Illinois. There was no judging of ferrets (other than some fun matches on Saturday). Both GCFA and FAIR had booths at the show...both had members who brought ferrets to help educate the public about our favorite fur kids. It was a great time! I took White Russian with me to help educate people about ferrets. I knew Russian would be a hit, but I was not at all prepared for all the attention and "adoration" he received...each and every person who got near him fell *head over heels* in love. Most common comments were "Wow! That is the most gorgeous ferret I've ever seen!" and "Oh, my! Will you look at that face!" When I walked around with him, we literally "stopped traffic" in the aisles! (BTW, if anyone would like to see a picture of me and Russian, please e-mail me in private...I have a really cute one scanned - *I* look silly, but it's a good picture of him!). Several other members of the shelter also had ferrets there. Each and every one was just as cute, sweet and docile as we could hope for. Some of those little girls were just beautiful! It was very obvious that many, many people's opinions were changed in regards to just what ferrets are! GOOD JOB to all of the volunteers! And a particular THANK YOU to Deb Vittaco, President of GCFA, who put hours and hours of work into this show. Poor lady was literally ready to *collapse* long before it was over, but it wouldn't have been the success it was without her Anyway, I also met a few people from online that I've spoken with (Hi, Lisette!...it was so nice to meet you in person!) Derrick and Amy Flemming...THANK YOU, THANK YOU! I am eternally grateful to you for your trust in placing this wonderful, sweet boy in my care. There were a lot of children at the show who asked to pet him, as well as adults...he was just as sweet as he could possibly be. White Russian is extremely good at dispelling some of the more common, and damaging, myths about ferrets, i.e. they're vicious, mean, biters, hyper, rodents, etc. Hundreds of people saw him and not one had anything negative to say. What was White Russian's response to all this attention? After a few hours, he yawned, stretched and fell asleep in my arms. :) Judy [Posted in FML issue 2623]