Your Thourgts On Ratter\ Family Pet

[mroak 130]

I have never done any ratting so any advice is helpful what are your thoughts of having a family pet that also dose ratting and have any of you done that or is it a really bad idea and workers should not be also pets my only thought was about the risk of disease if you have had a ratter / pet what methods did you take to minimise risk of family members getting sick thanks

[morton 5,368]

Some call their dogs pets,others don,t class them as pets,it makes little difference to the dog,if its allowed to work it will work whatever its called.Id not be to concerned with a family member catching anything from a working terrier,more chance of getting run over by a blind Pakistani nun.

[leethedog 3,071]

Get a nice Russell mate it'll do the job and be a good pet

[mud 2,044]

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Edited March 23, 2016 by mud

[Chicken_man 1,651]

Go for it

Atb

[morton 5,368]

 

Get a nice Russell mate it'll do the job and be a good pet

or a bedlington terrier ☺️

 

Good man.

[fireman 10,994]

I have a 9 year old plummer who's caught and killed thousands of rats in her life and she's lived in the house all her life with between 3-5 kids of various ages and all i've ever done is after ratting is bath her down and wash and treat any bites or cuts and let her have some peace in her bed away from the kids as a sore dog can act a tad grumpy..

[Haiddheliwr 1,911]

No problem mate. Got a 10 year old russell lying flat out on the setee next to me now, earlier on she was out with me on the rats.

[gnipper 6,543]

Each to their own but I wouldn't have a dog that's just been ratting in the house round my kids.

[leethedog 3,071]

My little russell will smash rats Mark rat earths Mark rabbit earths for ferreting go through ramble nearly as quick as a rabbit and like has been said you only need to bath your dog to kill lepto so no danger to any one I've seen my little mutt sit at the foot of a baby bouncy chair and go pester the Mrs if the occupant cried as if the Mrs couldn't hear it

Edited March 18, 2016 by leethedog

[Haiddheliwr 1,911]

Likewise lee, should have said terrier did have a bath first lol

[fireman 10,994]

Each to their own but I wouldn't have a dog that's just been ratting in the house round my kids.

That's why there washed down and bathed as soon as i get back home ..

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

If chicken farms are your thing you won't want the dog inside no matter how well you bath it lol

[Rory4 267]

Amen to that Fd. My vans been emptied and still stinks

[Haiddheliwr 1,911]

My missus does the sniff test but you are right FD there is alwaye a slight "FOWL" odour.