Hi in my case the ferrets came first and by the time the dogs started to arrive I had 60 plus ferrets. My oldest dog, a stray kitten and a young ferret jill were all taken in hand by my very possessive older cat, if she was not training them to climb trees or stalk the poultry then they were all under the table in a basket. The old cat has long since gone but the dog cat and ferret are still mates. Out of them all the ferret is getting a little senile, the cat no longer wished to go out on cold dark night and the dog prefers my bed to his, at 13 what can you expect By the time the second pup arrived she was OK with the ferrets until she got old and grumpy, now aged 11 years she is only up to short walks or sleeping. When the third pub arrived she got quite frightened when one by one the ferret would lift her tail just to make sure she was one of the crowed, she came in very handy when she was having a false pregnancy as I had a litter of ferret brought into me, they were two weeks old and their mum had died, she took over the nursing and cleaning of the litter and I with the help of my partner did the feeding. This one has been a god send any young ferrets need looking after and she ready to do her part, even though she has been spayed. [Posted in FML issue 4037]