The Last Day of Christmas, sort of!

Hi Woofers!

Us here, Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret.

Well, here it is, the last day of the holiday and we are making the most of it!

We have left Old Two Legs to finish of his paperwork before tomorrow.

This morning we were up at the proper time and managed to get down to the Sea Wall just as the sun was getting up.

Good Morning Sun Shine!

It was a bit windy which made it colder than yesterday but warmer than it is going to be tomorrow!

We have been watching the weather forecast and see that overnight the temperature is due to go down as low as five degrees below freezing!

I can see our fleece jackets will be worn tomorrow and if it's too cold the ferrets will stay in bed!

May and Eric didn't mind the cold this morning 'cos as soon as they hit the beach they are charging off towards the grass where they both enjoy a good 'Ferret Around' to see what is hiding under the grass!

It was different at lunch time. Fred and Wendy were a little sleepy after rampaging around the house and of course after a drink of Lactose Free Milk, some Chicken Strips, a few Nodules from the dog bowl and stuffing their chops full of Brambles Biscuits, all they wanted to do was sleep it all off!

OTL insisted they get some exercise and both spent most of the walk chasing OTL to get back in the bag again!

Holly and I had our normal sniff around the beach and of course we both had a good woof at a passing visitor who was on a lead!

Hey! Look a Bozo on a lead!

OTL said we were both hooligans!

We like being hooligans!

Izzy has sent some pictures of the pups and although the focus is a bit fuzzy, they still look gorgeous!

You know they have doubled their weight already!

 I said that they are doing what Holly does, double her weight after eating dinner!

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret.

Oh No! Not Another One!

Hi Woofers!

Here we are again, Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret right at the start of another year!

We didn't stay up until midnight to see the new year in 'cos The Missus was tired and fell asleep at eight, so we packed her off to bed!

The ferrets were fast asleep as soon as it got dark. Holly and I had mugged Old Two Legs for half his dinner, so, we had full tummies and just didn't have the energy to stay awake and finally, OTL had been chewing on some shortbread and a little 'Water of Life' to help wash it down!

He managed ten fifteen before deciding that bed would be a good option!

It was sunrise before we got up this morning!

Now, the man from the Premium Bond people hasn't knocked on our door today so it looks like OTL will have to go back to work tomorrow!

This morning he went to his clothes cupboard to find a shirt, switched the light on which immediately  went 'Pop' and refused to work any more!

That was it, OTL got the right hump, in the thirty years we have been in this house that is the second bulb to blow in his cupboard and what is worse, they don't make the bulbs any more!

It was still sort of foggy out to sea today and there was rain threatened but we didn't see any more than a couple of rain drops that didn't even register on the weather monitor thingy in OTL's office!

A poor sunrise and foggy as well, not the best start to the New Year!

The ferrets, May and Eric had some fun in the grass after getting off the beach and Eric asked for a carry. OTL picked him up and was rubbing the side of his neck when he felt a small lump!

OTL knows all about lumps and announced that it felt like a 'Tick'!

Eric doesn't know what a Tick is and he did a wriggle when OTL went back for another feel. By now the lump had moved and OTL found it again, just as Eric went into 'Wriggle Mode' again!

That was it, Eric got held by the scruff as OTL did a more detailed examination, only to find the lump had fallen off.

No Tick, just a bit of rubbish picked up from rummaging in the grass! Lucky Ferret!

Lunchtime the world and his wife were out walking along our Sea Wall, loads of woofers and Two Legs with Mini Two Legs.

Of course, almost everyone stopped and wanted to see the ferrets, have a stroke of the ferrets, talk about ferrets and ask Daddy if they can have as a pet!

Boring or wot!

Holly and I had a game of 'Chase' on the beach but no one asked about us, just the blooming ferrets!

Look, I've just buried a ferret!

Holly pretended she had buried another ferret but no one took any notice all they wanted to do is stroke the ferrets in OTL's arms!

When we got home the ferrets were straight into their cage and were asleep in three minutes!

So Holly and I joined them and crashed out on our day beds!

Tomorrow it's Back to Work, so OTL will be working away at the pile of paper on his desk.

Holly and I will be sleeping!

Who said it was a dogs life!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret.

Bye Bye 2016!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret here to say Bye Bye to this year.

January this year Miss April first went to the vet 'cos she wasn't as well as she could be and got diagnosed with Cardiomyopathy! That is a heart condition and she needed medicine to keep down the fluid that was building up in her body.

 She was a very brave ferret and tried to join in all the games but she often got tired and needed a carry or some rest.

Miss Wendy had an operation on her tummy to stop her having babies and the vet did a super job 'cos her scar was very small, not like the one that I had when I had my tummy done!

We had a super time in May up in Scotland and Old Two Legs took us all over the place visiting new beaches and climbing all over the rocks!

The Ladies at the Allhallows Croppers kindly helped finance an operation on Rufus, a ferret that got handed into the Harrietsham Ferret Rescue and we were told he is now fully recovered and living life to the full!

A Super Big Licky Kiss to all the  Croppers for that.

It was a super summer with loads of sunshine and swimming!

I don't think I have had so much swimming in my life! I managed to get Holly Chops in for a paddle but as normal, she declined to go any further in than her paws!

Early in September we lost Miss April, she had a heart attack on her way back from a walk on the beach, a sad day for us all.

Towards the end of October Miss May went off to Harrietsham Ferret Rescue to be introduced to some ferrets and after a few scuffles, she came back home with a young ferret called Eric de Ferret!

Well, it took a little while before they settled down with each other but now they are inseparable and playing all the time!

We got news of Izzy and her three pups, a super Christmas present.

Young Archie Babe has kept us informed on the goings on in his kennel and how he sufferers at the hands of the Poodle Parlour and we reckon he has paid more to the vet this year than Holly, the ferrets and me all together!

Talking of vets.

Eric has got to go for an operation next early year to stop him chasing the ladies! We haven't told him yet 'cos OTL didn't want to spoil his Christmas!

OTL says he is going to 'Get a Quote' from our vet.

It has been amazing just how warm the Autumn has been and even Winter, so far, if this carries on like this we may cancel Winter all together!

Mind you, we still have January and February to get through yet!

So, as we finish 2016 everyone is in good health, the ferrets are all cuddly, Holly and I get and give cuddles every night.

The Missus is looking forward to a super holiday in Texas with her mates and OTL has booked holidays in Scotland and Dorset!

So far, next year looks like it's going to be a good one!

From all of us here to all of you out there.

A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Loads of Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret.

A Yukky End to The Year!

Hi Woofers!

We're here again, Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret!

We haven't seen any more pictures of Mr Bo Jingles and his sisters but I suppose 'No News is Good News'!

Izzy must be a busy mum with three new puppies to look after!

It has been a horrid Grey Day today, foggy morning followed by a foggy afternoon and I suppose a foggy night!

We were looking at the weather forecast and it seems there is some cold stuff heading down the North Sea towards us!

It's all blue and has arrows pointing down at us!

According to Holy Chops, that means it will be windy and cold and all together not very nice'

I can see that the ferrets will be staying in bed instead of rampaging along The Sea Wall.

Lucky ferrets!

Today we couldn't see across to Sheerness but we did hear the 'Fog Horn' blasting away.

You know that horn really gets on you nerves!

We didn't hear any of the ships blasting away with their fog horns, so that means they are all tucked up in harbour or moored in the Thames Estuary waiting for a breeze to clear the fog!

I see No Ships!

 It has been a little warmer than yesterday but not really warm enough and the ferrets didn't want to hang about on the beach and would you believe that they all ran most of the way back to the car!

Come on Freddy, get yer tail in gear!

Back home we had some 'Posh Scoff' waiting for us and of course Old Two Legs had to watch Holly to make sure she didn't eat my scoff as well as hers!

Tonight I'll be helping OTL to eat his dinner and Holly has already booked her seat!

It's a good job OTL doesn't get our scoff as well as his 'cos it will get very confusing!

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret.

Does it taste like....?

Yo Woofers!

Us again, Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret!

Minus One Degree it was this morning! Outside, not inside the house!

Loads of frost again and some misty bits across the fields. We got up late, so by the time we were ready to go it had warmed up a degree or so, but it was still cold!

The Missus insisted we put on our fleece lined coats which to be honest only fit Holly, not me. As I run along my left leg sort of gets trapped inside the leg holes and I end up like a three legged woofer!

Old Two Legs has made some adjustments and sewed up the front so it doesn't gape open but it still is just not right!

So, what is a girl to do?

That's right, rub it off!

Come on, gerroff!

Lunchtime was OK, back to our harnesses and most of the frost had disappeared and of course that brought out the Two Leg Families wandering along the Sea Wall and of course we got the 'Ooooo! What are They?'

The ferrets, not us!

That means we have to hang around for ages while OTL goes through the 'Wot R Ferrets?' bit and then Wendy and Freddy get cuddles and strokes and 'Ooo! Can I have One Daddy?'

Boring or Wot!

Mind you, Miss Wendy was still looking to get back in the bag!

I don't care, it's still cold down here"

After a while, OTL got so fed up with lifting the ferrets up when a woofer passed that he ended up carrying them all the way to the bench on the hill before putting them down again!

Holly and I were discussing what nibbles we were going to choose when we got home, Teeth Cleaning Chews we got from Archie Babe or some 'Meaty Sticks we got in our Christmas Stocking!

Then Holly asked if I could remember seeing any Hamsters at the Doggy Shop 'cos she wanted to know what 'Sparkle' looked like, even though she is a 'Miniature Hamster'.

Of course Holly just had to spoil it all by asking...........Do you think 'Sparkle' would taste like chicken?

Naughty Holly!

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret.

Cold, Misty and Eric gets wet!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret back with you again!

We have been having some great fun today. You see, we got some great prezzies from Santa Paws and one was a pair of squeaky toys. Now, the ferrets have their squeakies that they have pinched off Holly and me but these new ones are great 'cos they are too tough for the ferrets to squeak but Holly and I can make them squeak and they sound terrible!

I put one down behind Old Two Legs when he is cleaning the ferret cages and bite into it and the squeak makes OTL think he has trodden on a ferret, which makes him jump ten feet into the air!

Wot a Good Game!

Down on the beach this morning it was very frosty, cold and misty! You could hardly see your paw in front of your nose!

Wot Sea?

Holly and I ran along the beach and once we were out of sight, we had a good roll in the sand!

He can't see me now!

Young Eric was interested in the rocks on the shore and went off to investigate. He said there were loads of sniffs and muddy bits but the best was when he stepped into the rock pools!

My Paws are Wet!

It wasn't long before he got a carry by OTL to dry his paws and belly and of course to warm him up!

We headed back home with the ferrets all tucked up in the blanket in their travelling cage and we left the mist and frost for the other woofers!

Wot Sea?

 Lunchtime we went out but by then the mist had gone and the sun had come out!

I see the Ships!

 Mind you, being Christmas Holidays, it brought out the Two Legs and their funny ways!

I mean, just look at this TL, walking in the mud to watch some birds on the mud flat feeding.

With their binoculars they must have gained all of twenty feet and the birds are all a good hundred yards away!

I think it's a Mud Bird!

 Miss Wendy wasn't impressed and insisted on getting back into the bag!

It is too wet, damp and cold to be out on the beach!

 Mind you, once she got past the Sea Wall and onto the grass it sort of got better, loads of sniffs and Woofers every fifty feet, so OTL had to pick them both up!

That means they only really walked half way back to the car!

I'll be glad when the strangers, TL's and Woofers all go back to work again!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret.

We're Back Again!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret back again!

Sorry we missed out on the Boxing Day Blog but Old Two Legs and The Missus insisted we got visiting up in Birmingham!

Mind you, it was fun seeing all the children again and I will admit, I got a little wound up because they were chasing Holly and me around the house, so we jumped up onto OTL's lap and stayed cuddled up until it was time to do some food mugging!

The ferrets all elected to stay at home and guard the house against Nargles and Monsters like that!

In the past when we have been up in Birmingham we found a park where there were loads of new sniffs! Of course, we just had to revisit the park, three times!

There was Thomas and Matthew who Holly lived with before coming to stay with us and it was always good to see them again!

By the time we got back home it was just too late to do the blog and in fact, we went straight off to bed!

This morning it was rather chilly but at least there was no wind and we were all investigating all the Boxing Day sniffs we missed yesterday!

On Christmas Day Holly and I put on our Christmas Outfits, as OTL describes them and although we made this terrible tinkling sound, it did keep out necks warm!

Sorry, I can't hear you, it's these blooming bells!

 The bells made such a noise that Miss May even asked if we wanted her to chew the bells off but we couldn't understand what she was saying 'cos the bells made so much noise!

All I get is a ringing sound in my ears!

This morning we were up good and early and caught the sun climbing up over Sheerness, so, OTL just had to take a picture and get all 'Arty'!

Yep! He's been playing again!

May and Eric managed to dig an enormous sand hole to hide in and May had great fun rolling in the sand!

If I keep rubbing like this I'll wear away the harness!

Being it is the Christmas Holidays we got to meet loads of Two Legs and Woofers we don't normally meet. Like young Ethan who had never seen a ferret before!

Well, OTL agreed that Wendy could have a cuddle and she was into his arms in a flash! She said he was 'Warm and Cuddly', just like her!

Ethan giving Miss Wendy a cuddle!

We ended up stopping and talking to five groups of TL's who had never seen a ferret before!

Miss Wendy is dead impressed with our harnesses and asked if they did them in 'Ferret Sizes'!

I had to explain that these are special Woofer Harnesses but the next time we are shopping we'll get OTL to look for 'Comfortable Ferret Harnesses'!

I like that harness, it's got padding under your legs!

As it was a bit chilly Miss Wendy managed to blag a lift in the ferret bag, much to the disgust of Eric who missed out on getting picked up 'cos he was busy investigating some Weasel Wee!

I love it when I get the bag all to myself!

So, OTL has got a curry tonight so it looks like we are stuck with our 'Doggy Scoff', I mean, It's Christmas and we should be getting Turkey and Chicken and Beef and stuff like that, not Doggy Scoff!

Mind you, it is that 'Posh Scoff' so after mugging OTL for some Naan dipped in the gravy I suppose we will eat it before bed time!

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret.

Merry Christmas Woofers!

Hi Woofers!

Merry Christmas from Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret!

We hope you all have a super Christmas and get all the nibbles you can eat!

A Christmas Wish for you all from all of us here!

Little Miss Izzy has been Busy!

Yo Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret here!

We have some super news for you, Miss Izzy gave birth to three puppies last night!

Mummy and children are all well!

Today they are off to the vet for a check up, just to make sure everything is OK!

A Proud Mum!

We have been suggesting names and so far we have come up with Mr Bo Jingles, Miss Misty & Miss Holly but of course there may be changes when their characters shine through!

Mr Bo Jingles, Miss Misty & Miss Holly!

What a wonderful Christmas present to the world!

More news when we get it!

Down on the beach it was rather windy, seems we got the back end of that storm. Mind you Miss May and Eric had fun diving into the grass and playing 'Boo' whenever Holly and I passed by!

This morning we all got our 'Anti Flea and Everything Else' stuff Old Two Legs puts between our shoulder blades. He reckons that it will kill everything except the woofer and there is a special one for ferrets, so that will kill everything except ferrets.

Holly and I have decided to stay away from the ferrets until the stuff dries off!

Mind you, the ferrets have never had this before so as soon as OTL put it on their necks they were squirming about wondering what the devil he was doing, mind you, he had left it until they were half asleep so they quickly went back to snoozing while it all dries off!

I had to visit the vets last night, butt trouble, got some medicine to sort it out, ProKolin to bung me up and some antibiotic to help mend the insides!

Well, normally I have to have the ProKolin squirted down my throat 'cos it tastes horrid but when OTL started to put the tube into my mouth, I went into 'Wobble Mode' which means 'There ain't No Way You Are Stuffin' That Down My Chops'!

I could see that OTL wasn't going to be beaten so in the end I just licked the stuff off his paw, just like Holly does!

Now, the pills are something else. They taste like poo, smell like poo and are the size of dustbin lids!

Last night OTL mixed the pill in with the ProKolin and we got them down like that. Today I was offered small chunks of Lambs Heart, with a bit of pill inside.

I ate the heart and spat out the pill!

Finally, OTL, being a sneaky Two Legs, got some creamy Blue Cheese, (Which Holly and I just LOVE) and put the pill in that.

The idea was, the cheese sniffed stronger than the pill.

I ate it all, no problem!

Let's see what tomorrow brings, mind you, I've got to have another dose of the ProKolin stuff tonight, so there is more chance of some fun before bed!

Bye for now!

Luv to the Pups and Luv to you all.

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret.

A Whole 2 Seconds!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret here!

Well, what a good thing to happen, the night last night was two seconds shorter!

Bet you didn't know that!

It's a good job you have us to let you know these important facts!

Another thing that puzzles everyone is.........do Brant Geese taste like Chicken?

Well, Holly Chops has been doing some research on this and has been sniffing the sniffs that come from them when they have been up wind of us.

Results are now in and Holly says that they taste 'Muddy with a little fishy sniff' this is due to amount of shrimps they eat!

Nah! Shrimpy and muddy!

 It was still hard not to chase them but the water looked cold and you could see we were not going to catch them!

We'd rather have Turkey or Chicken or Fillet Steak!

We were late going for our lunchtime walk and I got a little desperate so Old Two Legs let me loose in the field behind the house, which was a relief!

Then we went down the beach in the big car 'cos The Missus had pinched it to do some last minute shopping at the Co-Op!

OTL wouldn't let us sit on the seats and we had to stay in the back 'cos he said we had 'Muddy Paws'!

Cheek!

We had fun on the beach doing a high speed 'Dig & Whizz' and we both ended up with sand all over us!

Dig an Whizz!

Being 'Sandy Woofers' does have a down side. Like, we got tied up to the cargo section of the Big Car which stopped us sitting on the seats!

Mind you, Fred and Wendy had to stay in their travelling cage but that is normal for them!

Now, what is all this showing off just 'cos Izzy visits? Sitting on Mummy's lap? Archie Babe, you're being a big woose!

Little Izzy is a lovely woofer!

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, so we're looking forward to doing some serious mugging over the next few days!

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret.