Dog and Ferrets.

[Dowen Pest Control Solutions 0]

I have a lakeland cross Fell terrier i have a problem with her with the ferrets unfortunatly i had her a year before the ferrets and she goes mad when she sees them and trys to kill them . I use her for ratting but would like to take her rabbitting but dont want her to grab a ferret as it comes back up a rabbit hole any suggestions please Dowen.

[rickardo 76]

I have a lakeland cross Fell terrier i have a problem with her with the ferrets unfortunatly i had her a year before the ferrets and she goes mad when she sees them and trys to kill them . I use her for ratting but would like to take her rabbitting but dont want her to grab a ferret as it comes back up a rabbit hole any suggestions please Dowen.

let her see them all the time.. and try and handle them when your terrier is around they soon realise they cant kill them..

[woodchip 2]

not having any knowledge on this but common sense says if you have a rat killing dog he oviously sees the ferrets as the same thing so i would keep them apart and get yourself a ferret dog ...

[Dowen Pest Control Solutions 0]

not having any knowledge on this but common sense says if you have a rat killing dog he oviously sees the ferrets as the same thing so i would keep them apart and get yourself a ferret dog ...

 

I agree with you woodchip but i have quite a few friends who use there for ratting and then rabbitting and they dont touch the ferrets.

[Crow 1]

Dogs aren't stupid!

 

Allow the dog time to realise that a ferret isn't a rat and you'll be alright!

 

The best way is to build a run of some sort, made from mesh and that the dog can see into. Allow the ferret access into the run and the dog to see the ferret as and when it wants. I break all my dogs to ferrets in this way - they just wander up to the mesh and have a sniff when they want. Similarly the ferrets get used to the dog which is just as important (god knows how many ferreters fail to realise that the ferret must be broken to dogs too!!!).

 

I have a JRT x Lakeland/Fell that will happily kill rats but will drink from the same bowl as ferrets and he was broken in exactly the same way In fact, I also have two lurchers and a collie/retriever that are steady with ferrets so it may just work!

 

Good luck

 

Crow

Edited January 4, 2008 by Crow

[Dowen Pest Control Solutions 0]

Thanks for that crow i will have to build a pen i must admit i have tried this with the hutch but she trys pushing at the mesh wich is strong enough to hold ferrets but is not strong enough to stop my dog pushing in. So i will build a pen with stronger mesh cheers Dowen.

[Kay 3,709]

Well its worth a try