Genetics to knowledge: aa rbrb dudu Mm (possibly carrying blue)

Where to begin...

Moon was a wonderful little girl... from the day we picked her up at Cardiff Show 2006 - where she squeaked loudly whenever we stroked her... out of sheer pleasure, and made everyone turn to stare right up until the evening we had her put to sleep - when she licked me just before we took her into the consulting room.

She was very special, and is the subject of one of my favourite photos - and the one photo I've had more people smile at and comment on than any other:

 

She was a funny little spark, always so gentle with everyone, yet so lively. She went through a phase at about 9 months old of not wanting to be bothered, and when you went to pick her up she would squeal and shoot off, and stare at you from the back corners of the cage, scowling... as if to say "I was busy - GO AWAY!" But she would always eventually decide that perhaps a cuddle would be nice after all :*)

She used to love having stories read to her too... it may sound mad, but when we still had a rat room with a sofa etc, we would sit up there and read aloud to them, and Moon was always in the same spot, on a shelf in the corner of her cage, waiting, and as we read, she would boggle and brux away. She got quite upset if we didn't go up of an evening :*)

Everyone who met Moon loved her, I got regular e-mails from my website, with people saying how much they loved her and how pretty she was. I do remember though, that her babies put me off dumbos!   They were cute, in a pathetic sort of way, but not 'attractive' 

She was the mother of our first litter, and has outlived a fair few of them :*( So hopefully, they'll be there to comfort her the other side. Sergeant Pepper - her Russian Blue Blazed Berkshire son, Drumbo, her Russian Blue Dumbo daughter, Onyx - her Russian Blue Dumbo daughter, Stardust - her Russian Blue Berkshire daughter, and Moonchild - her Rusian Blue daughter. Run free with them Moon... you've done so well. And find your missing siblings too... expecially Princess, you've not been the same without her.

and for her... this song... what else?

The Whole of the Moon - Waterboys:

I pictured a rainbow
You held in your hands
I had flashes
But you saw then plan
I wondered out in the world for years
While you just stayed in your room
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon!
The whole of the moon!

You were there at the turnstiles
With the wind at your heels
You stretched for the stars
And you know how it feels
To reach too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon!

I was grounded
While you filled the skies
I was dumbfounded by truths
You cut through lies
I saw the rain-dirty valley
You saw brigadoon
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon!

I spoke about wings
You just flew
I wondered, I guessed, and I tried
You just knew
I sighed
But you swooned
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon!
The whole of the moon!

With a torch in your pocket
And the wind at your heels
You climbed on the ladder
And you know how it feels
To reach too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon!
The whole of the moon!

Unicorns and cannonballs,
Palaces and piers,
Trumpets, towers, and tenemets,
Wide oceans full of tears,
Flag, rags, ferry boats,
Scimitars and scarves,
Every precious dream and vision
Underneath the stars

You climbed on the ladder
With the wind in your sails
You came like a comet
Blazing your trail
Too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsNTmjlf1vI&feature=related

I'll miss you little lady :*(

Had a gorgeous litter of 14 in 2006

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