Hi TLE! Last year my ferrets Gracie and Fearrless Shakespeare indicated to mew it was time to get them a pet. So, I learned that a bowling friend of mine was breedineg Chihuahuas. My family had a 100lb Germ. Shep/Lab mix for 15+ years till two yrs ago, so this was quite a change for us. Plus, we always had mutts from shelters or someone didn't want. We fell in love with the tiny pet Chi and bought her. When Bella Mia came home she was 1/2 the size of the 2 ferrets, so she got picked on a lot, especially by Shakespeare. Shakespeare treated Bella like a ferret and insisted on dragging her by the neck all over the place and poor Bella was a chubby,square puppy and most the time she couldn't get upright fast enough to get away. We had to watch them a lot and save Bella quite a few times. Well, as time went by Gracie and Shakespeare and Bella became very good friends and played well together. Now Bella is 6 lbs and bigger than Gracie Girl (Shakespeare had passed in the interim) and got a little control in their play fighting. Bella and Gracie Girl are now the best of friends and play wrestle together all the time. I have some great pics but I don't know how to post them here. They love getting on my waterbed and tease each other. If Gracie girl gets fed up, she gives a loud and hiss and a little nip on bella leg or back and straightens Bella out fast. I think putting Bella with them as a baby and having her grow with them has made a big difference. Now, not all Chi's are great for ferrets but i think with any breed it depends on the dog (and the ferret).the only problem now is Bella thinks she's a ferret. She sleeps in dark spots and inside blankets and stuff. She only likes ferrets kibble, no matter what brand dog food I buy (dry or moist) and she only likes totally ferret treats, no dog bisquits!!! The ferrets trained her too well! I just love to watch her and Gracie together, they are sisters forever! Oh, and that was a terrible story about those elderly animal hoarders. I'm trying to see if any of them will get transferred up to New York so I can possibly adopt one! [Posted in FML 5913]