Available East Lothian - Beginner with JRT

[bermylizard 0]

I am completely new to this, and would love to give Jack a chance at ratting. Off lead Jack does not really leave our side except for small stints of bush whacking, i.e. he is very human orientated. We live in 3rd floor flat with a Jack Russell, he gets out for 3 x 1 hour walks a day and forest walks for longer periods on the weekends, he is fit and very well behaved, but I am feared that he loses some of his hard wired instincts, especially since when I take him back to Bermuda next year there will be rats, big rats!

 

Ideally a ratting experience for me would be to show up where there are other dogs to indicate the way forward to successful ratting. Maybe this is naive, I have no idea.

 

If anyone has a farm or other area where they want rats to be taken care of let me know, can I assume it that if I show up with a shovel and let the dog off the lead and his instinct will take over and he will hunt and kills rats on his own? The shovel is a precautionary measure to get him out if he gets stuck (hence why the collar comes off yes?)

 

I do not have an air rifle and do not plan to get one, is it correct to assume that I do not need one?

 

What are the 'permissions' all about? Can a dog kill a rat anywhere he catches one?

 

Thanks for your understanding that I am a newbie and do not know my arse from my elbow, but I would be grateful to join in and get involved and learn, but mostly give Jack the opportunity to be do what he was bred for.

 

Currently the only thing he kills is his monkey and that's after he has had his way with it!

 

Jeff

[dsullia 32]

Shame you so far i could have taken you out with us to give you a taste of it all the best of luck