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About Us - The People and Ferrets
The Ferret Trading Post is brought to you by Eric and Mary Shefferman
(creators of Modern Ferret Magazine) and their ferrets. Here are Eric and
Mary with Balthazar & Bosco da Gama (standing), Knuks (held by Eric), Trixie (held by Mary), Gabrielle (looking
down), and Koosh (at the bowl). Cauliflower is absent from
the photo.
The Story of Modern Ferret
In 1992, Mary and Eric Shefferman brought home their first ferret, Sabrina.
Sabrina was shortly followed by Ralph, then Marshmallow -- "Ferret Math" had
struck.
In 1994, the lack of educational materials for ferret owners compelled them
to create their own resource -- Modern Ferret Magazine. The goal was to help
educate ferret owners and to encourage manufacturers to make products specifically designed for
ferrets. Mary and Eric self-published the highly acclaimed, award-winning
Modern Ferret Magazine from their home with the help of their ferrets Sabrina, Ralph, Marshmallow, Knuks, Trixie, Bosco da Gama,
Balthazar, Cauliflower, Koosh and
Gabrielle.
And Now: The Ferret Trading Post
Back in 1992, it was very difficult to find any ferret products anywhere.
The world has changed dramatically since then. Now there are a lot more
ferret products available -- but it is harder for a ferret owner to
determine which are really good products.
We've always been strongly committed to ferret owner education, and we knew
that the kind of web site you are looking at -- one that educates and
explains -- would be a valuable means of getting good products into the
hands of good ferret owners.
Mary and Eric
Mary R.
Shefferman / Mary R. Drews is the author of
The Ferret: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet ,
The Wit and Wisdom of the Modern Ferrets: A Ferret's Perspective on Ferret
Care and
500 Things My Ferret Told Me,
as well as the Editor of Modern Ferret Magazine. Before turning her talents
towards ferrets, Mary was a managing editor for a medical education project
house and a copy editor for a law and human resources publisher, both in New York City. She has more than 20 years of professional experience in
various aspects of writing, editing, and publishing. She holds a BA in
English/Writing from Southampton College/Long Island University.
Eric Shefferman has worked in the publishing and computer programming
fields. His keen ability for self-teaching has allowed him to learn juggling
(he's even been known to juggle fire every few years), the guitar,
photography, web programming, desktop publishing (layout and design), pretty
much any computer program around, and anything else he puts his mind to.
Read our
FREE Ferret News Online Newsletter at www.ferretnews.com
Get ferret care tips, sales & specials,
useful ferret information, training
tips, and more right online!
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The Ferret Trading Post * PO Box 65
* Smithtown NY
11787
   
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- 2009 Ferret Trading Post. All rights reserved.
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SHOP WITH CONFIDENCE:
We only offer the products that we
have used for our
own pet ferrets.
More great ferret shopping:
www.modernferretstore.com/ | www.ferretdesigns.com/
www.ferretnews.com/ferret_gift.html | www.amysdesigns.com |
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