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Thanks for the link. Scary for sure. I had to undergo Rabies Shots. Not as bad as all the hype but certainly not fun. 
Oh my goodness! Is his name Waldo? :crackup:
I emailed Cathy with this post. I'm sure she will be helpful. She is a Featherweight expert owning over 80 machines! 
Oh I hope I don't get that addicted!! 
Cathy Forcino would be a good person to ask. She sews all her bears on the Featherweights. I have bought 5 from her but I as of right now do not make teddy bears. You might want to PM her for some advise. 
I'd say at least a 20 pound loaf!
Yes you should Sue! And call the FBI! I know. Silly thought but such a terrible thing! 
This is so upsetting! Some people. I do hope you get your little mouse back. You never know. Someone just might read this post and have a heart............
Adorable!! I love the fur on Monte! Too cute!
Nice start Jaina!!
Hope you control your addiction better than I!! 
I have over 300 artist bears, :redface: I won't tell you how much that translates into dollars. My husband already wants to have me committed!
Too Funny!!! :crackup: I could see my cat doing that!
Absolutely stunning!!
When we first moved here (20 years ago) the farm house which now is a school had peacocks. The owner had a beautiful white one that would eat out of my hand. Very tame however she told me the white ones are only females. I knew all peacocks with the big beautiful tails, be it white or colored are males. The females are called Peahens and do not possess the beautiful tails. I never could figure out why she told me that. 
A bit of trivia; The white ones do not seem to thrive in the wild. Most only being found in captivity. I guess the white tails make them an easy target for predators. 
Same here. If you were to fire a rifle or gun even if it had your beloved pet in is jaws you would go to jail!
Sounds like a hybrid or interbred animal that has become quite brazen!
Please be careful. I wish there was some fool proof answer. This is truly frightening. Best of luck.
Oh Sarah I could never do that. I in no way am trying to put anyone down. Different strokes for different folks but to point out that it's been up for awhile is just sad. Everyone knows the hard times we all have fallen on and I can name at least 7 bear artist who's sole income are their bears. When times were good and they were making lots of money and I would purchase they would out of the goodness of their heart give me a discount or free shipping. Lets face it a bear is not a necessity so if I can afford to buy one why try to take advantage.
I won't harp on it and I'm certainly not trying to be the righteous one here but bear ladies are some of the nicest people you would want to meet. Lets be nice and not point out that a bear or rabbit hasn't sold.
OMG!!
As a collector I am embarrassed! :redface:
Other cultures aside I would never ask for a discount on a one of a kind artist bear!! This isn't a garage sale for goodness sake! Respectfully!! I have even felt bad at the winning price of an eBay bear and have offered to pay the shipping myself as I knew the price was way too low! I'm no saint 
but I could not live with myself asking for less especially since we as collectors were paying hundreds if not thousands for bears just a couple of years ago. Artist friends such as Cathy Forcino all to often offer me free shipping, discounts, take a hundred off, make payments when you can and so on. Because they are good people and a friend and want to help me out in these times of troubles. I never ask. You say what can it hurt to ask? My face turns red with embarrsment ! :redface: Knowing what they put into their creations I can't ask. I'll save the "asking for a discount" for the garage sales and lately even then I'm having trouble. I have 2 friends that are having garage sales every weekend selling off their most priced possessions, daily necessities to make the mortgage. Because of this when I hit the garage sales on the weekend I look into the owners face and all too often see despair. I won't ask.
Can you believe his timing?! Such rhythm!
Was your Freddie a Cockatoo?
He should make a work out video!!
My GOODNESS! Christine !, lucky you! What a great story and a great husband!
You can find a lot of videos of Snowball dancing to different songs on Youtube. He is quite the celeb! He belonged to a teenage girl and when she went off to college he became upset. She came home for a visit and I guess he bit her so her parents packed him up and gave him to a bird rescue. Sad story really. A few days later the Dad returned with a Back Street Boys CD and told the owner that he likes to dance. So she put in the CD, turned up the sound and away he went!!! She put the video on Youtube and their site went from around 800 hundred hits a day to over 80 thousand a day! Snowball has been on many shows including Animal Plant.
Sue Ann I couldn't get your video post to work. When my husband gets home tonight I'm going to see if he can get it to open for me. :)
I love birds. I use to own a Moluccan Cockatoo. Moluccan are one of the bigger Cockatoos. Great bird!
Leave it to a Jack!
You gotta see this! It's a bit long but please try to watch the last minute! He's a riot!
Snowball is a medium Sulphur Crested Eleanora Cockatoo. He is 11 years old and is a sanctuary bird at Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc. which is a 501c3 not for profit parrot rescue and sanctuary. Enjoy!
Christine the best time according to Universal Studios is May. Now with that being said they also say Christmas time is slow as well but they say it's hit and miss. One year they can be really busy during Christmas time then slow slow the next year but my friend who has worked there for 15 years says usually Chritmas time is slow. The weather can be unpredictable and many don't want to spend the extra money during the holiday.
Hope this helps.
Have fun!!Take lots of pictures.
Right back at you Sue Ann! :hug:
Thanks Cathy for such a GREAT deal! :)
And thanks again for shipping my 2 beauties out so quickly. I know they were packed to the 9's and will arrive in great condition!
I'm soooooo excited!!! :clap:
I'll let you know when they get here.
Krista,
If she doesn't (I can't image!) Please let me know. If you don't already have a buyer Melodee just might want him.
Love those meeces to pieces!!
Pandas are my passion! and Polars! :redface:
Wonderful bear.
