I am a dog lover as well as a ferret lover. Currently we have 7 ferrets and I left my two childhood dogs with my mom when I left home to move in with my fiance. Someday I would like to have a dog again. My question is- what kind of dog or dogs do you think would be better suited for life with ferrets? I thought maybe some of you out there have experience with this?? Should I choose a small breed? Would a puppy be easier to introduce and also will the ferrets do the dreaded initiation ritual with the puppy where they all take turns dragging it around by the neck? And if so, is that O.K.? Any help would be appreciated! Also, my fiance and I saw a cute skunk in the pet store recently and were tempted to buy it. Can they be kept with ferrets, we have a seperate enclosure for our ferrets, they don't have free run of the house? They are mustelids also aren't they? Just a thought. Thanks! Kimberly Richards and the "Heavenly Seven": Bear, Boots, Gitta, Paleface, Yuki, Weasie, and Casper. [Posted in FML issue 2550]