He hadn't heard of Beaucerons and jokingly Jan said, 'they're big' a lot bigger than a ferret. 'Oh I love ferrets he said, I've got three. One of which is an albino. All my friends have ferrets.'
'Do they bite,' Jan asked?
'One does,' he said, but the others are fine. You have to get one, they're great pets.'
'You're the first person I've ever met who owns a ferret,' said Jan, and, before she could buy one, I got her out of the shop.
'Never joke about ferrets in Yorkshire,' I said, 'they won't understand and you might get hurt.'
The ticket for taking your pet across the channel is for "one dog, cat or ferret". I always think that's a bit wierd and in all the cross channel journeys we've done I have never seen a ferret being checked in.
ReplyDeleteThat's funny.How did they come up with a ferret?
DeleteIt should be for one dog, cat or illegal immigrant. We saw a lorry full being unloaded onto the side of the autoroute near Calais, presumably destined for the UK.
DeleteWe have seen them in use around us... V big ones to flush out the foxes... I used to ferret rabbits as a boy, coming from a long line of gamekeepers!!! Well my father and grandfather. C
ReplyDeleteThis would make you at least an honorary Yorkshireman.
DeleteI am a half-cast.. My dad from Yorkshire Mother from Lancashire. C
DeleteMe too. I was conceived in Yorkshire and born in Bristol to an Italian mother and English father.
DeleteGreat picture...
ReplyDeleteI trust you bought Jan a flat cap as compensation ....
ReplyDeleteI borrow hers!
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