Keeps 403 Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Had another look out with Floyd at the weekend, in a bid to mop up the remaining rats around the estate. We got off to a good start with the dogs marking at the first place we stopped and a couple of rats in the bag after just a few minutes We were soon joined by the keepers son and his friend, both good company for young Floyd. Then the smoker went and broke, just at a time the dogs had started marking bits that were not possible to dig - wood piles, stone piles, holly bushes, plastic wrapped bales in the middle of a pile of brambles, you name it, the dogs were marking but we had no smoker so what was possible to dig was done a bit help from the keeper Tackling the brambles that were all over the bales, there were rats in here but it wasnt easy even when they bolted, compounded by the fact that the brambles were surrounded by dense hawthorn saplings, very prickly indeed! we moved on to another bit, with quite a few of us squashed in the back, and for the very first time ever, Floyd's landy got stuck in the mud the area we got stuck in was very boggy, following the previous days stormy/day night (loads of trees down too) the lads soon got it dug and pushed out a bit of teamwork - I had to stop in the landy to keep an eye on all the loose dogs so grabbed the chance of a piccie of them pushing us out. with the smoker broken and the dogs marking the most difficult of places, the last of which was a large hollow tree where we had previously had some good sport we had to call it a day a bit earlier than we'd planned to last mark and catch of the day was down to Floyd's Fenn, who got a nasty bite on her nose for her trouble Hopefully the rats will be there for next time Quote Link to post
dogs-n-natives 1,182 Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Excellent pics and a crackin bit of pest control!!! Good stuff Quote Link to post
J Darcy 5,871 Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Great pics Keeps....as per usual..... Quote Link to post
bullet 131 Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 always good posts, great pictures too Quote Link to post
Guest bullterrier Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 (edited) well done mate some great pictures there we do abit of ratting on the allotments around me .. ..john Edited March 3, 2008 by bullterrier Quote Link to post
Kate28 22 Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 wel done keeps keep at um Quote Link to post
IanB 0 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Quality pics keeps, looked a good day... Quote Link to post
Guest ROOSTER Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 stuck on a flat field with a little bit of soft ground. Quote Link to post
Keeps 403 Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 stuck on a flat field with a little bit of soft ground. Rooster it was a very very boggy field, at the bottom of a bank, doesnt look to be on the pics but it was Was a bit weighed down in the back of the landy too Quote Link to post
Guest ROOSTER Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 only joking keeps, and i dont believeyour a heavy weight all that running after rats and rabbits will keep you as thin as kate moss Quote Link to post
Keeps 403 Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 only joking keeps, and i dont believeyour a heavy weight all that running after rats and rabbits will keep you as thin as kate moss as thin as kate moss not since I was about 12 Rooster Quote Link to post
bagforthebadgers 0 Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Looks like good fun there. The rats look quite big aswell, and good looking dogs. Nice one mate Quote Link to post
macster 1 Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 is tat an ortodox color on the black dog ? nice pac terriers to mate looks a fun day Quote Link to post
Keeps 403 Posted March 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 is tat an ortodox color on the black dog ?nice pac terriers to mate looks a fun day No its an electric collar macster. Quote Link to post
Ragley 10 Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Excellent pics. When you kill all the rats and other vermin, you should take up photography. What camera were you using? Quote Link to post
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