breaking ferrets to the dogs

[chilly 59]

hi all , ive been a little foolish and haven't had the ferrets and dog together for a while , the lurcher is still quite young she is about 18 months old and was doing well with the ferrets , but i have been silly and let it slip , so been getting them back together a bit now ,

 

only problem is the ferrets are fearless lol and start jumping around playing and thus the dog thinks its a game and wants to play , but the biggest problem is trying to stop the ferret attacking the dog lol she jumps at her and tries to bite all the time lol she bit the lurcher today and in all fairness she just yelped and jumped away thank god . im thinking now tho if they keep biting her she wount want to go near them lol

 

persistence is the key im sure

 

gona start putting this years hob kit out with the dog i think as he is still a little timid when out , but vary tame and well behaved , loves to play and has good control bites in play all the time but has never hurt me once , best little ferret i have ever had , got a little vid of him ill post a link now

[terryd 8,537]

Having her a bit wary and keeping out the way of the ferrets is a good thing. Less chance of her being nipped and one day retaliating. My little Russell would cover a hole in the hedge and when the ferret came out he would be out the hedge in a jiffy rather than be in a confined space with a ferret which was fine.

He had a nice healthy respect for them but wouldnt think twice going toe to toe with a fox in the old days of course