Ferrets on steriods do not equal poodles

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news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/ferret-poodle-argentina-125901615.html

An Argentinian man who thought he
bought a pair of poodles at an outdoor market in Buenos Aires brought
them home to the vet only to be told they were actually ferrets on
steroids, reports the Daily Mail.

The man, a retiree from Catamarca, purchased the animals at La Salada, Argentina's largest bazaar.

The veterinarian informed him the ferrets "had been given steroids at
birth to increase their size and then had some extra grooming to make
their coats resemble a fluffy toy poodle," the paper says, translating a
report from a local Argentinian TV station. He paid $150 per poodle.

Another woman interviewed by the station said she was tricked into thinking she had purchased a chihuahua at the same market.

It's unclear what the duped pet owners did with their faux poodles.
But if you're thinking about buying a poodle at an Argentinian market, the Daily Mail has a handy guide on how to tell whether the pooch you're purchasing is actually a ferret:

• Ferrets typically have brown, white or mixed fur and are around 51 cm in length—which includes a 13 cm tail.

• They weigh around three pounds and have a lifespan of 7 to 10 years.

• When happy, ferrets may perform a routine known as the weasel war
dance—which is characterized by a series of hops and frenzied attempts
to bump into things.

• This is often accompanied by a soft clucking noise called dooking. When upset, ferrets make a hissing noise.

• Toy poodles are known for their intelligence and are around 25 cm tall and weigh around nine pounds.

• If a toy poodle exceeds 25 cm height, it cannot compete in any dog show as a toy poodle.

• Toy poodles have been known to live as long as 20 years.

• Toy poodles are described as sweet, cheerful, perky and lively, and they love to be around people.

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[OrangePixyStix]

LOL, I saw this over the weekend. People can be so dumb!!

[pilife]

^o)

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I laughed so hard at this article. How do you not think "hmm...this isn't right".

[codenameduchess]

I don't care how fluffy the ferret's fur is, there is no way it can be mistaken for a freakin poodle! People are really clueless!

[shorty20]

Haha, I just saw that. That thing does not look like a poodle!

[OrangePixyStix]

haha, so funny story...
I have some items for sale on poshmark and someone made a comment to me on an item, and her picture was this:





Only it looks really tiny on the screen next to her name, and I totally thought she bought a steroid-ferret.  I had to pull up her profile on my computer screen to see it big enough to verify that it is actually a dog, or so it appears, but this story immediately came to mind when I saw her post to me. 

[pilife]

::boops nose::

[glw]

Apr 19, 2013 10:31:39 GMT -5 OrangePixyStix said:

haha, so funny story...
I have some items for sale on poshmark and someone made a comment to me on an item, and her picture was this:





Only it looks really tiny on the screen next to her name, and I totally thought she bought a steroid-ferret.  I had to pull up her profile on my computer screen to see it big enough to verify that it is actually a dog, or so it appears, but this story immediately came to mind when I saw her post to me. 

Bahahaha!
It looks like an albino Pomeranian.  (huh)