Hi Krista, Here is an extract from the following site: http://www.yourpurebredpuppy.com/reviews/americanstaffordshireterriers.html "The American Staffordshire Terrier is FAR "too much dog" for the normal household. Most American Staffordshires have strong territorial instincts toward other dogs, and strong prey instincts toward smaller animals." I would certainly be chary of introducing such a dog to my ferrets. I have a lurcher (I believe they are called staghounds in the US) and a lakeland terrier. The lurcher will run away from the ferrets if they are loose and jump onto furniture to get out of their reach. The terrier would play with the ferrets but I'm afraid he might get carried away with himself and become a bit rough with them. I certainly would not trust him on his own with my ferrets. George [Posted in FML issue 4037]