early morning

[Guest jrt]

jim

Edited January 30, 2008 by jrt

[sambo123 660]

got up at 5 and left the house with the terrier at 6 am this morning, been checking out alittle spot that looked a good chance of getting ben his first kill, well on the mooch, found a few holes on the side of an inbankment, i only had a stick so was poking them trying to get something to bolt, but no luck atall.. ben kept going back to this one hole.. i jammed the stick down it but the was no movement what i could feel, came to a few large wooden planks lied down and lifted them hoping for a bolter but sweet FA.. my question is, if my terrier has never met a wild rat before would he still know that there was something down the hole?

 

was out for arround 3 hours and covered a fare bit of distance by foot, twas shite that we never got anything but still enjoy being out with him and the exercise was good aswell..

has he ever seen a rat? if not he wont mark holes untill he knows whats down them and what it smells like? sambo

[gnipper 6,565]

Theres plenty of lads round your way who go out with the terriers mate see if you can get an invite, he probably will mark in a way without having caught one but not as keen as if he'd had a few. Find your nearest tip or mcdonalds drive through and have a walk about dusk time there should be some knocking about.

[mussells 0]

terriers seem to the smell of rat and fox in them from birth,i guess its genetic mine was marking before he had seen quarry when he was very young mooching about in the yard.

[Guest jrt]

Ok niceone for the advice. will do that .

[Guest jrt]

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Edited January 8, 2009 by jrt