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With so many pet stories around the web each week it’s hard to keep up. Table Scraps is our weekly roundup of memorable pet news around the internet.

• Uggie can act the pants off a film, but what everyone really wants to know:  Can he tell a good joke? (The Hollywood Reporter)
•  Well now this poor kitty is going to have a hell of a time getting through security at the airport. (Daily Mail)
•  The cat above is getting a prosthetic limb, these dogs are getting infrared cameras…this is all feeling very Transformers. (NY Times)
• With representation like a bengal, a jaguar and a panther in the mix of teams it comes as no surprise that cats have the inside track on the Superbowl. (Oregon Live)
• Hoping to hop to a victory, these bunnies mean business.  (BBC)

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Living in New York  I see at least one of these proper-looking pooches at least once a day.  Boston Terriers might carry the name of a more Northeastern city but are truly a popular staple in an around the five boroughs, most likely for their small size and their easy adjustment to apartment living.  Pretty much always up for the company of others and always ready to be part of the family, they were easy to fetch for this week’s The Etsy Herd.

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With so many pet stories around the web each week it’s hard to keep up. Table Scraps is our weekly roundup of memorable pet news around the internet.

• A smart hound knows sometimes it’s best to go out on top.  (Reuters)
• There is a mofo snake on this mofo plane.  (Catster)
• If dogs are 30,000 years old in dog years that makes them… (USA Today)
• They were awesome but could the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fight back against climate change?  Turtle Power!  (Phys)
• So much celebs!  So much animal charities!  (USA Today)

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Are any of you familiar with a little something known as, “The Ferret Dance Of Joy?”  Well, hells bells I wasn’t either. Since I do love ferrets and I do love to dance so it only seemed natural that the two come together and launch this week’s Raise A Paw investigation.

Ferrets are generally quiet creatures with the occasional cluck, scream or hiss used to communicate. Otherwise, learning your ferret’s body language is the best indicator if its moods and able to give you some insight as to what’s going on with it. To let you know what’s up they might roll over, lift and wag their tails, tip their food or water, wrestle or nip but when they are feeling great and want you to know it they will choreograph a spectacular number known as The Ferret Dance Of Joy.

Not to be confused with that boogie Ren & Stimpy do, The Ferret Dance Of Joy use these moves to show you how excited and happy they are. Indicators that your ferret just has to dance would be:  hopping on your leg, bouncing off and hopping backwards repeatedly; running up and off the walls, quickly jumping from up, off and over your furniture;  hopping, bopping and getting frisky all around the house.  This is a clear sign that your ferret is so damn happy it just can’t keep it inside anymore.  Even better, your typically quiet ferret will probably accompany this dance with a cluck – a noise that ferrets make that sounds almost like a human laugh.   The very hyper movement is often accompanied by vocalizations that sound a lot like a human laugh.

Essentially, this is the ferret’s version of when a dog gets on the ground, bows down and wants to play.  Sometimes, your ferret is excited to actually tell you something so if The Dance of Joy starts to break out pay attention to your weasel and follow it to see what it might be trying to tell you. Probably not that Timmy is in the well, but maybe a toy is stuck somewhere or one of its buddies needs your help. Otherwise, if you see your ferret putting on its dancing shoes, get down on the floor and play with it! Sometimes there is no better way to have a quality interaction with a pet then when you know for certain its happy. I guarantee it will only serve to inspire your very own Dance Of Joy.

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