Sharin asked; >Outside: I've read tantalizing bits from some of you who take your ferrets >into the garden with you or hiking or out to the park. Please tell more! >Leashed? Free? They don't run off? What about dogs? Etc. It was a lovley sunny spring day on Tuesday, so I decided to take the dogs and our 2 fuzzies for a walk down to the river. Woody doesn't like walking on tarmac, so I put the ferrets in their carrying bag while the dogs and I walked over the road and down to the bottom football field near us. I let the ferrets out as soon as we hit grass, they were on their harnesses and immediately began the *flat ferret* routine and rolled around in the grass. You can tell they enjoy it so much, even more than in the garden coz of the different smells I suppose. It took us nearly an hour to do a fifteen minute circuit of the football pitch and tour of the gravel river bank beach! Then we came back ( much to everyone's disgust) and, as we have to cross a main road to get back, I picked the ferrets up ready to return them in their bag, but they had other thoughts. You ever tried wrestling two ferrets who don't want to get into a canvas bag whilst holding three dogs on leads? It's not much fun , well, maybe it is for the onlookers.:-) Anyway the upshot of it was the ferrets crossed the road riding on my shoulders like they do in the house. I made damn sure there were no cars coming and had them on tight leads though......just in case! Then we walked up the hill to our house and Buzz wanted to get down so he walked next to the JRT on the lead on one side while the lurchers walked on the other side and Woody supervised from next to my right ear. It certainly gave the neighbours something to talk about.............I think one old lady really believed Buzz was a minature terrier! :-)) K. First rule of walking ferrets outside.............make sure you're not in a rush to be anywhere!:-) [Posted in FML issue 2626]