Thanks for your reply. I'm socializing them as much as i can in the garden (since the ferret has free roam in the garden) but holding him back when he's trying to bolt. The pup only tried to take a bite at him but I'm not sure it was for play or not. He tries to lick the ferret from between the cage bars though, and i stop him just in case the ferret bites his tongue or ear which i think will make diplomacy a bit trickier. I was just asking since i read on the internet and although i was brought up with dogs all my life I was a bit paranoid since at 10 weeks old he's already very heavy and he'