Dogs have had a smell and the boy a stroke, they are harmless little sweeties atm, all hell will break loose in a few weeks tho haha... ive kept loadsa ferrets over the years they will be fine and wont ever bite him, people make em out to be wild animals, they are actually as domestic as dogs and cats. Little bit of training and all will be well. Dunno how people have em indoors though, have strong musky odor. My dogs would have em too evz, just another rat too them lol.