ðə pˈæstaɪm ɡˈeɪnd ɐtˈɛnʃən ɪn ɐ hjˈuːmɚɹəs ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl ɹˈɪʔn̩ baɪ dˈɑːn kˈæts, ɛntˈaɪɾəld "kˈɪŋ ʌvðə fˈɛɹɪt lˈɛɡɚz," ɪnðɪ ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən ˈɪʃuː ʌv aʊtsˈaɪd mˌæɡɐzˈiːn.
The pastime gained attention in a humorous article written by Don Katz, entitled "King of the Ferret Leggers," in the October 1987 issue of Outside magazine.