The Champions are here, Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Eric de Ferret and Monty de Ferret!
Well, what a day yesterday!
There we were, woken up early, washed, brushed and walked. The ferrets were given the last check over before climbing into their travelling cage and were loaded up into the car together with the hampers that the Allhallows Croppers had kindly donated. In the dark of the morning we set off towards Harrietsham Village Hall. You know, there were loads of ferrets there already, cages all festooned with Christmas decorations and lights.
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| So, where is Santa? |
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| Of course, I was made 'Chief Steward' while Holly provided the 'Weight'! |
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| Oi! You! Get back in line or I'll send Holly over to you! |
Those were the 'Serious' sections, of course there were other serious sections like Albino Hob & Jill and Polecat & Sandy Hob, then the Kits and Angora ferrets!
There was one section for 'Young Handlers' and OTL was the Judge on that one, mind you, he didn't get a badge like wot we did!
It took almost all day to get the judging done cos there were loads of ferrets, so, while we were all waiting to be called, there was a section called 'Fun Games' and this involved shoving a ferret in one end of a cloth tube and seeing wot ferret got out of the tube first!
Well, Eric was first and on the word 'Go' off he went, problem was, he got tired half way down the tube and decided to have a snooze!
Failed! No more racing for Eric!
Next Monty was into the tube and he came out second!
Onto the next round.
This time Monty started off well but sort of stopped half way down the tube. This allowed the ferret next door, a big , big ferret to get into Monty's tube and chase him back down the tube again!
This scared Monty, cos he's only a little ferret, until he grows up a bit!
OTL rescued little Monty, just in time, so after that the ferrets didn't bother with the Fun Games and instead took a tour of the ferret cages, blowing raspberries at the other ferrets and calling out 'Loser!' to them!
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| Hello Losers! |
OTL cleaned her finger and stuck a plaster on it!
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| But I don't like saying Cheeeese! |
The Fun Games went first and prizes were handed out to the winners and then the 'Christmas Cage'!
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| All very pretty but is is Poo Proof? |
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| A Table full of Dreams! |
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| It's May wot won the Veteran Section, not OTL! |
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| Miss Wendy's First Prize! |
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| This one is for Eric! |
We had nothing to do but to pack it all up and head off for home.
Monty said that he had been taking notice of all what was going on and next year he reckons he will be getting his own prize!
So, at home we have the rosettes pinned up on the cages and Holly and I were allowed to pin our rosettes up there as well!
Last night the ferrets were partying almost all night long, we could hear them singing and dancing and making a terrible racket! It was at least four in the morning before they packed up and headed for bed!
Today they have been tucked up in their beds snoozing the day away, well, looking good all the time can be so tiring, as Holly and I know so well!
See you tomorrow!
Luv,
Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Eric de Ferret and Monty de Ferret!
Yo maties. Well I was so pleased to hear about all the rosettes that you all brought home. Daisy, you and Holly chops did a very hard job, keeping everyone in line and deserved your rosettes, I hope you got paid in treats, cos it's the stewards who work harder than the judges you know. I can just imagine the songs the ferrets were singing last night. I'm not surprised you lot cleaned up on the rosettes, I mean, we know all the 4 paws at Godwin Towers have the best looks, manners and behaviour. I just hope that Mrs TM behaved herself there and didn't let you down. I saw some of the pictures Mike took and read wot Mrs TM wrote on faceache last night. I can see I'll have to keep my paws crossed more often. I don't reckon the other ferrets had a chance against your lot. So I take it the winners had a day off today and a really good snooze. I hope you got some really lovely scoff today for keeping everyone in check. I've had a lazy day cos it's been cold and drizzly here and me and my mum got up early for work, we'll be up early again tomorrow and I'll have to be on guarding duty again, a woofers work is never done. I'd better go and do a patrol and then remind my mum it's scoff time. Have a lovely evening all, hope you get plenty of snackettes and well done again. Love, licks, wags and sniffs from little Arch and the nippers xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ReplyDeleteHello champions, well that was a really, really, really good result and even you and Holly had rosettes plus OTL looks like he got three. It was a good day and you forgot to mention that great big sausages you both had, they were lovely even mine in half a large baguette accompanied with fried onions. Margaret had never seen a ferret before and was overwhelmed, we were given a voting sheet and had to vote for fluffiest ferret, cutest, one we would most like to take home (I never included the one that bit me!), best dressed cage, it was really difficult because they all were so cute. I did vote for Monty as cutest and also for the one I would most like to take home, he is such a sweetie. Lovely pictures, Michael has some to send, I didn’t expect you to have time to write your story what with all the celebrations going on and today Lewis won the last race of the season so that will please TM.
ReplyDeleteMonday tomorrow so bins out and an exciting day ahead, you keep warm, you looked great with your Steward rosettes, big hugs xxxxxx