Selina, I'm sure lots of people will remind you to never leave dogs & ferrets together without close supervision. That said, I think you will not have problems since the dog is still a puppy. I had a "rescued" ferret for a couple of years when I brought home my German Shepherd puppy. She was 18 pounds at 6 weeks old, & my biggest concern was always that she would step on my dear little fuzzy (the pup was a bit of a klutz). I noted the same kind of behavior you describe, & everyone seemed to be "having fun". My wonderful dog grew to be 92 pounds, & the only bad behaviour I ever witnessed was always perpetrated by the ferret. The poor dog would lie down to rest & would become the victim of a "drive-by pouncing". My dog never snapped or growled at this or any other "ferret harassment"! Even so, I still never left them alone together (just in case). I think that being acclaimated at a young age to a critter that was already a member of the household made quite a difference. Sounds like you are on the right track. Allowing this introduction while the dog is still young is probably the biggest help to having everyone "get along". Ferrets never outgrow "playful", so getting the dog to bond at this age will no doubt increase the tolerance for ferrety annoyances in the future. Best wishes, Lisa [Posted in FML 6684]