Hamster Roller Derby

When we adopted/purchased our first hamster, Chewy, we were asked by the seller to PLEASE take Chewy to the PetCo Annual Hamster Roller Derby.  We had not heard of it - but we were game.  Chewy was a natural at rolling around in his ball!!  Well, since Chewy did not make it to that special event, we took Cookie.  The boys were super excited about it and kept saying that Cookie was going to win.  I would gently remind them that Cookie likes to SIT in the ball and go into corners.... so, she was not so likely to do well in this event.  

The store had a few people in charge of the event.  They had a track set up for the balls to "race" down.  Cookie was the only regular hamster - there were several dwarf hamsters and one girl even brought 2 rats - DISGUSTING.  The little dwarf hamsters were SPEED DEMONS and the boys quickly figured out that Cookie was in for a tough competition.  But, there's something about peer pressure - Cookie caught fire and we had a fabulous afternoon watching her roll her way down the track.  Some races she won, others she lost, and in the end, we were surprised that she WON THE ENTIRE EVENT!  She won herself a blue ribbon and a new home.  She's loving life, and she still rolls like crazy at home now.  

I had to include this picture of before the races.  I asked the boys to smile - look at the response!!  LOL

Here's Cookie.

Cookie's prize! Go Cookie!!