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Breedable Adult all ferrets of both sexes capable of reproducing, including vasectomized hobs over 12 months and under 5 years of age.

Altered Adult all ferrets neutered or spayed over 12 months and under 5 years of age.

Kit all kits breedable, neutered and spayed under 12 months of age.

Judges Cup all ferrets of the LOS National Judging team will compete with each other in this ring only with Handicap and Senior as exceptions. Handicap and Senior will be shown in those rings with all others.

Handicap any ferret missing a limb, deaf or blind.

Senior all ferrets 5 years of age and older.

About Perfect - is open to all ferrets that have slight blemishes that are not considered a handicap but may cause the ferret to lose points.  Example – missing ears, no tail, kink in tail, missing teeth, etc.

Royalty is open to all ferrets that have won a first place trophy in any LOS category. This means that if your ferret won first place 1, 2, 3, or more years ago they are still qualified as long as they won 1^st place at an LOS show.

Nobility is open to all ferrets that have won a second or third place in any LOS category. This means that if your ferret won second or third place 1, 2, 3, or more years ago they are still qualified as long as they won 2^nd or 3^rd place at an LOS show.

Breeder Showcase – Each Set consists of a group of three ferrets either consecutive generations (grand parent, parent and child) or parent and two of it’s offspring or two parents and one offspring.  Each set is judged on how the following generation has improved compared to the first generation. 

Supreme Champ – all ferrets who have reached supreme point status may enter.

Color & Pattern Championship rings:

Best Bud – for altered companion ferrets.  This would include ferrets of all ages. 

Albino is ferrets with red or ruby eyes and all white coat.

Black Sable is ferrets with black eyes, black nose, and predominately black from nose to tip of tail.

Blaze is ferrets with a white stripe running up face from nose over top of head and must have white mitts, white bib and white knee patches.

Chocolate is ferrets with brown with cream to wheaten undercoat.  Legs, tail and banded mask darker than body.

Cinnamon is ferrets with red, ruby or dark eyes with coat color from deep reddish brown to light reddish tint; with or without a mask.

Fine Point is ferrets with eye smudges or v-mask, dark line down underside, dark legs and tail with body color at least 4-5 shad lighter.  Any color nose or eyes.

Green Card is open to all foreign background ferrets.

Mitts is ferrets with 4 white feet extending from toe tip to not more than two-thirds of leg and a white bib body any color.

Mutt is ferrets non-conforming to at least two standard color(s) or pattern(s) of any combination.

Panda is ferrets with all white head to shoulders, white bib and usually mitts.  Nose is generally pink, eyes deep ruby to black. Any color other than white covering the back from shoulders to at least the rump.

Tuxedo – ferrets with a defined white bib, white toe tips (should not be full mitts. The white on the feet should be no further than the toes and not to the ankle) on all four feet and white knee patches. Any nose and body color.

Sable is ferrets with dark brown to black points and dark guard hairs.  Must have a bar mask.

Silver pattern is open to all ferrets of all shades of silver.

Petstore/Shelter open to any shelter or pet store ferrets.

Siamese is ferrets with a V mask, dark line down underside, dark legs and tail with body color at least 3 shades lighter. Any color nose.

White With Dark Eyes and Pattern  is open to all ferrets with white coats and dark eyes.  May have 5 % or less color on body.  May have color in tail alone.