terrierman5432 0 Posted May 8 Report Share Posted May 8 Getting a patterdale pup very soon. I'm going to be working it around the area, but there is a very busy highway right behind my house. There is a little fence behind it, and a fair bit of thick woods. I'm worried that if I set the Patt loose in my backyard to run the rabbits, it'll end up on the highway, unlike my bigger dogs. How do I go about that? Shock the dog to shit when it gets near the fence or? A rabbit running through there would completely nullify that method. Quote Link to post
BEARINATOR 2,867 Posted May 8 Report Share Posted May 8 You won’t be able to stop it going under and trying to chase them and risk getting hit. My patt dog pup got ran over last August running hot on a scent on a country road so not worth it Quote Link to post
Neal 1,854 Posted May 9 Report Share Posted May 9 My brother once had a patterdale which was a grandson of "Jack." It jumped out of a second floor window to pick a fight with two German Shepherds. I can't see a breed which does that giving up at a fence. 2 Quote Link to post
lurchers 2,747 Posted May 9 Report Share Posted May 9 Ya won’t get a terrier to stop when it’s on a scent they go into f**k you moad. 3 Quote Link to post
Daniel cain 44,916 Posted May 10 Report Share Posted May 10 Get a ferret if you want to catch rabbits...terriers,scent,roads= 2 Quote Link to post
terryd 8,363 Posted May 10 Report Share Posted May 10 Won’t work and don’t even consider shocking it. Be shame to turn a confident little terrier into a nervous wreck or just loopy 1 1 Quote Link to post
Busher100 739 Posted May 10 Report Share Posted May 10 I tend to keep any digging type terrier on a lead unless at the beach or somewhere as pups not worth the risk losing them chasing rabbits if you want a small dog for bushing rabbits get a cocker makes it easy for you. 2 Quote Link to post
oxo 441 Posted May 10 Report Share Posted May 10 Get a jagd, you'll be glad when it fucks off 3 Quote Link to post
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