We are The Champions, We are The Champions, no time for Losers!

Hi Woofers!

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.

So, where is Santa?

We got settled down and Holly and I were given the job of 'Stewards' to make sure the ferrets stayed in line and didn't get mixed up when their names were called for judging!

Of course, I was made 'Chief Steward' while Holly provided the 'Weight'!

Oi! You! Get back in line or I'll send Holly over to you!

Old Two Legs had entered Eric and Monty into the Pastel Polecat Hob section, Miss May went in for the 'Silver Jill' and the 'Veteran' sections while Wendy was in the 'Coloured Jill' section.

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!

Hello Losers!

We had Missy Sue and Michael and Margaret visit us and check out the ferrets, it was good fun to see them and Michael took loads of pictures of us all! Missy Sue stuck her finger into a ferrets face and got a nip for her mistake! Still, you can't say you are a ferret person until you have got the scars to proove it!

OTL cleaned her finger and stuck a plaster on it!

But I don't like saying Cheeeese!

 Late in the afternoon the awards were announced.

The Fun Games went first and prizes were handed out to the winners and then the 'Christmas Cage'!

All very pretty but is is Poo Proof?

After that the 'Serious Stuff' got going!

A Table full of Dreams!

Miss May got second place in he Veteran section, she was dead chuffed about that one!

It's May wot won the Veteran Section, not OTL!

Next, Miss Wendy got First Place in the 'Coloured Jill Section'!   FIRST PLACE! She was jumping about all over the place cos that is the first prize she has ever won!

Miss Wendy's First Prize!

Next it was Eric, he was given First Place in the 'Pastel Polecat Hob' section. You should have seen him, he was strutting about doing his Ferret Dance stuff all over the cage!

This one is for Eric!

It was a super time we all had and like Michael said, 'This is the start of Christmas!

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!