Older ferrets and dogs

[staffyspen 43]

Hi all,

 

Just looking for your views on how you get older ferrets, not kits, used to dogs?

I'm hopefully getting my first ferreting dog, beddy x whippet in the next months, I've got 2 ferrets at the moment with 1 or 2 more in mind. Some of these ferrets are rescue, I'm not a serious, money making ferreter so I rescued some, to hopefully compliment my dog. The ones I have now have/do bite my dogs now so how do I accustom them to a pup? I don't want him shy of them or retaliate.

 

Thabks

[terryd 8,955]

Shy and wary is a good thing in my opinion with in reason you obviously don't want the dog running a mile when it sees the ferret. But a healthy respect is good you can never really trust the ferret not too give the dog a nip if it feels like it.

[staffyspen 43]

I do want a bit of respect on both parts!

My Stafford bitch is now scared as f*#k of my little Jill!!

 

[Ideation 8,217]

Time and exposure mate.

[fitchet 788]

If your ferrets are well handled and well accustomed to dogs there should be no problems. My ferret court is right oposite my dog kennels so the dogs and ferrets are well used to each other.

[malc1 544]

as you know bud my cage is the hight of the dogs so they get to see the dogs all the time ruppert has a right old go at the dogs some times it will all come as you go along when you have the pup you can always bring it to mine and get the pup use to some of mine that dont nip atb malc

[malc1 544]

as you know bud my cage is the hight of the dogs so they get to see the dogs all the time ruppert has a right old go at the dogs some times it will all come as you go along when you have the pup you can always bring it to mine and get the pup use to some of mine that dont nip atb malc

[staffyspen 43]

Cheers peeps!!

Just looking for some ideas on the situation really. Cheers Malc, probably spend a lot of time with you when this pup comes mate!!!

Don't want the pup reacting or shying away from then when the enevitable happens!

[tsteve9999 456]

I was cleaning mine out today and gave them a little run in the garden. The dog came over for a look see and my hob snuck up and nipped him on the back leg, which resulted in 70 lb of lurcher going about 5 foot in the air squealing like an old woman. The pup will soon learn mate.