>Have any of you seen a ferret go running through your room with a baby >pacifier in his mouth? I have a pacifier... and Furlow loves to suck and >chew on it. I try to keep it out of his reach because I don't want him to >swallow any little pieces but he will go anywhere to get ahold of it. Over here we call them "dummies" and I have a 2 year old who still uses them when she goes to bed. Yes, I quite often find the ferrets or the pup running around with them in their mouths....panic time coz of the chewing and swallowing options! So far, so good.......but I have to keep my eyes skinned all the time! One of our ferrets goes completely ballsitic if he gets hold of one......I have to prise it out of his mouth while he growls at me. Re; dogs and ferrets................we've got a collie X greyhound lurcher, a JRT and a new pup, a Bedlington X greyhound lurcher. The collie X is scared to death of the ferrets coz they nip her legs (she's 24" and they're about 4" !), the JRT tried to eat their wooden hutch when we first got them but now he just ignores them unless they look like they're into an interesting rabbit hole when he joins in the digging and the new pup thinks either they're small pups or she's an over grown ferret coz they all play together. I think the important thing is to introduce them gradually and under supervision whatever the breed. But with something like a JRT you've got to bear in mind that they're ratters and you've got to try to persuade the pup that the ferrets aren't rats! Let the ferrets bite the pup to show it that they're not to be taken lightly and encourage them to play together. But be careful! Good luck. K. [Posted in FML issue 2404]