I have had maybe three what you would call noted dogs, all related, the first, Scout was probably the best all-round terrier I've had who didn't have a good start. As a pup as most of you do I started her on rats and we were getting plenty at the time but by the time she was seven months, she was dropping them (jibbing is the term I think) and so I lifted from ratting. At the time we had gained a few farms for ferreting so I took her with us and she proved a worthwhile member of the team and her best catch of any outing was seven rabbits, caught in either cover or out of the stone walls. She l