Pig boy 29 Posted December 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Cheers Matthew, i think i will start off just ratting then when i get more confident i will try foxes. Quote Link to post
pat loan 11 Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 ive got a big patterdale lakeland terrier pup 4 and a half months old guna get him on rats as soon as his propa teeth come through and +hes been the best dog ive had so far he is house trained he goes to ground he chases enythink good with other dogs so i would recomend a patterdale cros lakeland mate Quote Link to post
Pig boy 29 Posted December 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Well thanks for that pat, he sure does look a handsome fella i'll give you that! Now i just gotta find someone with some pups for sale. Quote Link to post
pat loan 11 Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 cheers mate and thers uselly plenty on the internet Quote Link to post
vduben 55 Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Never seen a terrier [bANNED TEXT] wouldn't kill a rat yet any way even the little lap type dogs still turn [bANNED TEXT] out ratting my local keepers got one, its crazy raggs everything, then we took it ratting and it seen a rat and ran off lmao Quote Link to post
deck 35 Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 all the working type terriers make good ratters the russells,patterdales,fells etc just make sure its had its jabs,and no its not wasting a good terrier ratting is good honest work for a terrier. Quote Link to post
Pig boy 29 Posted December 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 well my grandad said i could give his russell a go so im not gunna buy one, hopefully he'll be alright thanks for all the replies Quote Link to post
buster gonads 862 Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 (edited) Any working type terrier should kill rats, and even alot of the show types too, if your only going to use it for ratting some kind soul might gift you a so called failed digging dog or maybe try to get a phone number for somone in your local Rat Pack and ask thier addvice regarding pups, alot of folk seem to sell 6 month old pups for what ever reason, maybe growing too big for earth dogs, one of them would be ideal, you could start as soon as youv got the basic training done then, nice to see a young un interested in ratting though . Edited December 30, 2011 by buster gonads 1 Quote Link to post
paulk73 151 Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 your also gonna need a spade and a smoker. i recomend you get an old chainsaw, get someone to take the chain and bar off for you. then weld some steel pipe into the exhaust, then attatch some radiator hose. also always wear gloves. take some salt water in a sports bottle for rinsing out any bites the dog gets, and a solution of water and tcp. 50/50 mix. then once you have fushed any bites with the salt water get some kitchen paper and get some of the tcp in and around the bites. also dont forget yourself, get some of the alcohol anti bacterial gel. its only about a quid, but better safe than sorry. good luck pal. hope you have many happy hours ratting. theres a lot worse things that 14 yr old lads get up to. good on ya Quote Link to post
Cleanspade 3,322 Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 these posts anything will kill a rat. make me laugh. to some extent they are right, but lets be honest. anyone seriously wanting to kill rats shouldnt go and get a westy they should go and get a dog bred for the job. a terrier with a bit of speed a good nose and to consistantly kill numbers it will need a little bit of bottle. if you want a good ratter go to someone that works and breeds terriers that EXELL. at this form of pest control. most working terriers will do the job. and it sounds to me that your little ten month old russell would be an ideal dog to start out with. there is no point going to get another dog when you have a young terrier ready to start. be good to see how you get on. so dont forget to let us know. and good luck. Quote Link to post
Pig boy 29 Posted December 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Hi guys thanks for all the advice and positive comments . Unfortunatley we couldnt take the russel out to day as only a week ago he had his nuts done and they have gone a bit swollen and red. But once they have got better let the ratting begin ! I will put some pics of him up soon. Quote Link to post
Big bald beautiful 1,231 Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Dont like using smokers,let the dog mark and then dig them out.seen smokers kill more rats underground then bolt.seen lads dig to dead rats and then add them to the days total Quote Link to post
HGN 150 Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) . Edited December 31, 2011 by HGN Quote Link to post
Blainy88 25 Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Dont like using smokers,let the dog mark and then dig them out.seen smokers kill more rats underground then bolt.seen lads dig to dead rats and then add them to the days total what about the propane smokers? apparently they dont kill any rats below, and bolt them just as good as a two stroke would. Quote Link to post
Big bald beautiful 1,231 Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 yet to see one used, heard some bad reports Quote Link to post
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