Fast but dim 1 Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 i've not posted on here for a year: yesterday i took my 3/4 whippet 1/4 beddy out coursing, and noticed how full all the ditches were, and how close the water was to all the rat holes. i went back today with a spade, and had the best laugh i have ever had with my bitch! I've not been ratting for 15 years, having got into lurcherwork, and had forgotten how much fun it is, and how tough rats are. got my first rat after 20 mins, blue, a normally timid bitch, got badly bitten by the rat below the eye, but an hour later we had killed seven in total: i had to put her on her lead to get her back to the van! Normally she won't go near water but she was swimming after the scabrous little beasts with me howling with laughter on the bank. quick question: she was bitten a couple of times, and the bites are a bit swollen: i cleaned them with tcp when i got back, was that the right thing to do? Quote Link to post
johnnyboy28 1 Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 i've not posted on here for a year: yesterday i took my 3/4 whippet 1/4 beddy out coursing, and noticed how full all the ditches were, and how close the water was to all the rat holes. i went back today with a spade, and had the best laugh i have ever had with my bitch! I've not been ratting for 15 years, having got into lurcherwork, and had forgotten how much fun it is, and how tough rats are. got my first rat after 20 mins, blue, a normally timid bitch, got badly bitten by the rat below the eye, but an hour later we had killed seven in total: i had to put her on her lead to get her back to the van! Normally she won't go near water but she was swimming after the scabrous little beasts with me howling with laughter on the bank. quick question: she was bitten a couple of times, and the bites are a bit swollen: i cleaned them with tcp when i got back, was that the right thing to do? Yes mate thats all i do i had a border terrier bitch who never had any reaction to bites but i always cleaned them up with tcp or similar Quote Link to post
marko 30 Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 we tend to take a diluted version of dettol in the field and clean them up in the back of the van because sometimes it can be a long day and then they get swollen it works for us. Quote Link to post
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