frank,i know what you mean about your corcerns about bolting rabbits,but when the ferrets are down get her leashed or restrained,better taking her on short trips at first,as she gets older and settles more take her on the longer days aswell,a good ferreting dog is worth its weight in gold,but to get to this standard its got a lot to learn.its not just a point and slip dog bud,respect for nets,marking occupied burries but to name a few skills she will need to have,her breeding will look after catching abilites,but she needs more strings to her bow than that to make a decent ferreting dog.say a