Fluffy Ferret Forum
General Category => Events => Topic started by: missymo on July 22, 2011, 01:00:26 PM
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Harrietsham ferret show 17th sept open at 10.30 booking in by 12
Edited to add the date and times x
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Woooooo hooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!! :Yippee: :Yippee: :dance1:
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oo yay another place to go snuggle other fuzzies :Yippee: :laugh:
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oo yay another place to go snuggle other fuzzies :Yippee: :laugh:
and another place for clive to go smuggle other fuzzies !!1 :laugh: :laugh:
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do you have anymore details? like where it will be held and what time?? i'd really like to go
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Its usually held at the rescue, if its like other years then booking in has to be done by 12pm as that when the judging is supposed to start
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Harrietsham ferret show 31st sept
Theres only 30 days in sept ..... :wink3:
Im guessing it must be on 30th? Will try find out later :laugh:
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ROFL I never thought of that
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roy sent me the invit on facebook so i will check it again.
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Me too, I spoke to Chris yesterday and she is unsure if a show is going ahead, Im seeing them both on Saturday and she will confirm then whats happening , fingers crossed they are having one :rockon:
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changed the date and time at the top to 17th so we can see at a glance xx
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changed the date and time at the top to 17th so we can see at a glance xx
Cheers, I have amended the calendar as well. :laugh:
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Do you have to actually show a ferret to come or can you just bring some so they can play with others? It sounds fun but I don't really want to show mine x
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No, you don't have to enter them, but most of do as it's how the rescue raises their funds. We pay a pound a class (I think).
99% of us don't take it seriously, it's all for fun, and a bonus if you do get a rosette :wink3:
We take the racing events more seriously, we are worse than a bunch of screaming parents on their kid's sports day :laugh:
It's really laid back and easy going, so no worries if you enter or not.
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As Jan said, you don't have to enter, but it is half the fun.
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I take mine but only enter a few, have a couple of occasional nippers so I have to see what mood they are in on the day lol
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Is there a good link about showing ferrets? I have never shown anything before but it could be a laugh :) would mean finding a new carrier for them though because I use a cat basket at the moment and they have only ever been driven 2 or 3 times each. Is there a recommended carrier or portable house?
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There is a good link for ideas here
http://www.kentferretclub.co.uk/shows.html
Most of us use indoor rabbit cages as show cages and I believe Roy and Chris (who run Harrietsham rescue) sometimes have one spare you could borrow for the day, maybe a quick phone call to see?
Would be great to see you there :Yippee:
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Cat baskets are good for transporting them.
It's when you get there that the fun starts.
I use fabric dog crates, but ferrets can undo zips but not padlocks!
Fire guards can make a good crate.
Dog crates, but they have to have bars that are no more than about an inch apart, otherwise Houdini-ism can stike!
You can get indoor rabbit/guinea cages. Basically something for them to spend the day (or however long) in.
First show my lot went to they were in a cat basket. They didn't mind, but I felt guilty.
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This is the link to a thread about last year's show. I asked lots of questions as we'd never been to a show before.
http://www.fluffyferretforum.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=571.0
LOL, you'll have to wade through the usual banter to get to the useful info :wink3:
Basically, it all takes place in a field, parking one end, gazebos and tables etc the other .There is hot food and drinks available and a there was a tombola last year too where you can win ferrety goodies.
The ferrets cages go on the tables under the gazebos. You have to decide by a certain time which classes you are entering ferrets in and book them all in and pay, so you will need a pound for each ferret per class.
After that bit is out of the way everyone spends the day chatting about ferrets, admiring each other's ferrets, eating (not the ferrets!) and generally having a laugh. The classes will be called out during the day, and a 'runner' will take your ferret to the judges after your number is called out. The trouble is we are so busy gassing we don't hear them half the time. You can see how seriously we take it, lol.
At the end of the day results are announced and Caroline wins everything :laugh: Then we all go home and our faces ache from laughing so much all day.
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And that just about sums it up perfectly... :laugh: :laugh:
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:laugh: perfect
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just over a week to go, getting excited :ovation:
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Harrietsham Ferret Rescue's address is.
Harrietsham Ferret Rescue
Lenwood
Polhill Lane
Harrietsham
ME17 1LG
From A20 in Harrietsham, turn into Fairboune Lane (Right, if coming from Maidstone Direction, Left from Ashford)
Cross over motorway and Eurostar line, and turn first Right into Polhill Lane.
Polhill lane turns to right, and then sharp Left. The Rescue is straight on at the Sharp Left, through the gate.
Follow Track, which turns sharp Right, and carries on parallel to the motorway to the Rescue. Parking is through the rescue in a field behind.
I have put it onto Google maps
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=212500463396585115467.0004ab1f76187f6acf92d&msa=0 (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=212500463396585115467.0004ab1f76187f6acf92d&msa=0)
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Cannot wait to see you all, seems like forever! :Yippee:
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Woo hoo, looking forward to tomorrow!!!!