it started of for me when i asked for a dog, my nan begged me not to and said shed get me anything else, so i said a harris hawk(she stuck to her word 2 years later after i had read upon them), then i bought a ferret and mum felt sorry for it cos it was on it own so i got another 3, this year my friend had a litter of brittany spaniels so i bought one all seem ok together and hopefully will work together next year. so just stick at it. however you should read up on falconry though because weight can confuse yer.