Summer time

[darrren 414]

What do you blokes do over the warmer weather with the terriers? Obviously seasons over, the weather is hot. Do you do bits to keep them ticking over, bit of ratting for example? Now the weather is getting warmer, after the storm we had, just wondering best things to do over the summer with them as im still new to the terrier game. I was thinking maybe a bit of ratting on a cool morning and just the normal walks etc. Cheers lads. 

[david901 165]

I always exercise my dogs every day when out of season by walking them.

A bit of ratting is also good for terriers and helps them from getting bored.

[Yankeeterrier 95]

I walk my pup everyday as well. Plan on ratting if I can find some, the people I know dealing with them now are hippies against me using my pup to get rid of them...... anyway. I’ll do more walks this summer in fields near by where he can also get on some gophers, voles, mice, shrews and the like. 

[Shovel shy 4,033]

Sell them on dondeal. Buy guaranteed workers in September to get back into it. Its simple.too much hassle minding them during the summer

[Lenmcharristar 9,819]

always took mine fishing or to the lakes or beach as he loved swimming

[neil cooney 10,416]

JMHO but mental stimulation is as important to a terrier bred for work as some exercise is. Some terriers don't thrive on a walk around the block. For some a half hours running around a field would be more beneficial than a 2 hour road walk. It's well for those lads who have some ratting to do. They must have very happy terriers indeed. But exercising of a lead must be done in an area you know better than your own back garden and as terriers get older the less exercise means to them. They just want work, work and work. Nothing else compensates for it and the off season can make your best worker turn into the biggest pain in the ass you'll ever have.

Mind you, I really do feel for those terriers who are now put away and the next time they'll see a field is next Autumn. I f***ing hate that.

[Guest Navek]

This is why it’s always a good idea getting a bit of ratting permission..fair enough every terrier man would prefer to be out digging fox’s and not bothering with rats but through the summer the rats can keep some high  sprung terriers ticking over..

[TOPPER 1,809]

dog get walked /run  around the field everyday and some ratting is the bonus will get out on any problem s ie early morning dig etc  but keep the mutts entertained is the order of the day

[tinytiger 840]

1 hour ago, Navek said:

This is why it’s always a good idea getting a bit of ratting permission..fair enough every terrier man would prefer to be out digging fox’s and not bothering with rats but through the summer the rats can keep some high  sprung terriers ticking over..

More permissions often come with ratting-

[Guest Navek]

5 minutes ago, tinytiger said:

More permissions often come with ratting-

True that I whent did a bit of rating on a farm 10 minits from my house turned out one best I got