Unusual Pet

Tame Polecat

I often see people walking dogs of various shapes and sizes through the park...but today I just had to stop and get my camera out.
Coming towards me was a gentleman holding a long lead attached to a  very small harness,which contained a polecat! He visits Ellesmere often and brings his unusual pet along to walk by the mere, something it was obviously enjoying.
Whilst polecats are not rare on the Welsh borders, I have only ever seen one other (and that was dead on the roadside).
There's never a dull day at The Mere!