breaking terrier to ferrets

[john20465 0]

just got a lakey cross pup 8months old to work with my other terrier the pup is not broke to ferrets like the other one wishing advice how to get it broke to them tried introducing them the pup wants to eat ferret ( not good idea me thinks lol)

[stubby 175]

Id say.... slowly

 

think some dogs do, and some dont

we had a 2yr old plummer, wanted to eat them, but was scared of rats

yet our 11yr old JRT that had never seen a fert till 3yrs ago, treats them with respect,plays with them, but is a killer on the rats

 

go figure

[Jamie m 668]

IT COULD BE A LONG ROAD from my experience which isnt much the easiest way is from a very young pup my terrier is 17 months old and only just introduced to ferrets he to wants to snap there necks, yet we have a tortoise he has been with all his life , hes hibernating at the moment my dog even tolerates it biting him on his feet. patience i take my dog down the shed every day to see the ferrets it can be done i know a bloke with two plummers which were not broke to ferrets they are now even share food together but a long road he said

Edited January 19, 2010 by Jamie m

[stones 23]

just got a lakey cross pup 8months old to work with my other terrier the pup is not broke to ferrets like the other one wishing advice how to get it broke to them tried introducing them the pup wants to eat ferret ( not good idea me thinks lol)

[stevethefish 80]

Leave your ferret in the box on the lawn and when your terrier sticks its tongue through the ventilation holes and gets grabbed by the ferret and drags the box around the garden thats the time they get broke into ferrets.

It happened to my 9 month old patt and she keeps well clear of the ferrets now. Having a few holes and a rip in her tongue for a week or so sure does the trick.