When I first brought Oscar home as a kit, my one dog, Chaos [a Jack Russell Terrier] behaved in exactly the same manner. She would sit right next to the cage all eager and attentive. I was worried that b/c of her natural instinct to hunt and go after small animals that she may do the same with Oscar [although she has always been good with cats.] Anyways, I believe it was that evening or at the latest the next day when I first took Oscar out and let both of my dogs sniff him and see him up close. They too enjoy chasing squirrels and rabbits and did in fact catch and kill a rabbit in out backyard a couple of years ago so I was nervous about how they'd react to Oscar. But....they were fine. Now, Oscar and Jo-Jo [my terrier mix] are best friends and they LOVE each other. They love to play although CLOSE supervision is required [Joey outweighs my brave little monster man by nearly 20lbs!]. Chaos is not so thrilled with him and when he gets close to her she runs away and growls. But she has NEVER tried to bite or attack him. All the same...I try not to let them near eachother and often get Chaos out of the room before I let Oscar out. I think that my girls realize that he is not an "enemy" but that he is a pet and therefore respect him as they do each other. Simply be patient and be SAFE [ie: hold onto the ferret and/or the dog] when exposing them to each other the first few times or so. Hope that this helps! Good luck! DiXiE & Oscar [a.k.a Mr. Monster-Man] [Posted in FML issue 3692]