Sunday, April 1, 2012

Pet of the Month - April 2012 - Sookie and Tiri Gavin

In June 2009, the Gavin's picked up their ferrets from a breeder in Ohio and have loved them ever since.

Sookie ~ Born April 16th, 2009
Dad picked out and named Sookie after the character in the Trueblood series.
They say that ferrets pick a human they love the most and Sookie sure does love her daddy, who she shares the same birthday with. She rarely bites him, however uses mom as her personal chew toy. Sookie’s favorite toy (other than her mom) is a rainbow colored hacky sack. She loves fetching it and putting it away in her stash of other favorite things. Ferrets are normally quiet animals except for their little chattering when they play. Sookie is the talker of the two girls. She really gets chattering when she is playing and doing the war dance.

Tiramisu (Tiri) ~ Born April 17th, 2009
Mom named Tiri because she thought her colors looked like her favorite Italian desert, Tiramisu.
Tiri is a mommy’s girl. She loves it when mom cradles her like a baby and gives her kisses. She pretty much turns into a dollop of fluff when mom picks her up, however daddy doesn’t get the same response. Unlike her sister, Tiri rather have her head in the food bowl than to chase her toys around. Maybe that’s why she is so fluffy. And although she is a bit bigger in size, Tiri is actually not the dominate ferret. There are times Sookie will drag her across the floor by the back of her neck. The one furry sibling Tiri loves to chase and terrorize is her feline brother, Dapper Dan. They really have a good time chasing each other around the house.

Tiri and Sookie love being outside. They go camping, trips to the local pet stores and even get to visit Santa and the Easter Bunny! People always wonder what kind of animal are and were we got them. They have to be two of the most spoiled ferrets.