Skip Rats

[Keeps 403]

Had an invitation out on a pest control job recently on a farm where rats had very recently moved in and seemed to be taking over.

When we arrived all the signs were there for a good day, but, as with all farms, there were a lot of obstacles along the way, farm machinery, rubbish, tyres and even an old skip.

First marks were on an open piece of land that allowed the rats to be dug out, it was a promising start. From there we moved around the farm, each place being very different, some amongst the farm buildings and some in a load of old tyres but rats kept bolting and dogs kept catching. They worked hard for their rats, in some difficult places, not least was an old skip with a family of rats of all sizes living underneath, this called for some smoke, and later the farmer, whose interest and enthusiasm grew as the day went on, helped out by moving it. This always calls for a lot of concentration when the dogs are working with machinery.. The dogs, being just three, were kept on their toes and made some good catches, none of which I really managed to capture, as is often the case with ratting, this was missed in the frenzy of rats running around and joining in with the action! By the end of the day the farmer wanted to know all about these little red & white terriers, that looked so alike; another convert. All being well, we will be back sometime very soon. A few photos:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 6, 2012 by Keeps

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Edited February 2, 2012 by Keeps

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[digging-deep 518]

nice one keeps, its nice to see plummers doing what there bred for

this is mine

[matthews 88 77]

good job lads love the plummers

[ftm 3,357]

them dogs look fit mate i dont see many plummers up here in north east well done on some cracking footage im not a terrierman but i do like most working dogs and have done a bit of ratting in my past

[Malt 379]

Great pictures as always Keeps!

[spazzy paddy 127]

nice keeps got finger cramp from scrolling down all them pics lol , some of my first rat where from out of skips can still remember standing knee high in shit and rubbish with my terrier lol . atb sp

[gravel 63]

Great pics, nice looking plummers.

[jetro 5,349]

great pics, and even better looking dogs.

they look fit and healthy.

good on the rats too.

atb,j.

[Mrquinn 106]

nice dogs mate plenty of pics whay was the tally for the day ?

[diggory 130]

thanks for sharing,cracking pictures ....

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Proper job there Keeps ,fit looking dogs all of em .

[runningdog15 1]

some nice dogs you got there. how many did get in the end