Best terrier for ratting

[kristofer 1]

hello lads ino people in my area staffordshire who have bred and worked staffys on the rats with great efect,am not talking about these fat useless kc crap,i mean proper staffys nice lean and cut ones with a bit of leg.not the crap you see woddling round the.

[Hunter of T-N-G 1]

I read that plummer terriers have Beagle Fell and Pitbull added to Jack Russel if the have pit bull would that make them ilegal under the DDA. I cant see the sense in it myself appart from the beagle blood for improving good nose as I owned a wee 3/4 russel 1/4 beagle and he was a cracker that said I seen plenty of russel with good nose strength and toughness. Any terrier I ever seen done rats.

[stevethefish 80]

Hi,

I got a patterdale,dream of a dog,brilliant in the house quiet as a mouse,but a great ratter,am not too convinced about dogs from proven stock,i think they do it naturally you just got to bring them a long a bit,but a patterdale definately recommended

Got to agree mine comes from good stock not had to train him it came natural, patterdale all the way but plummers fantastic.

[jesus 1]

Would a lurcher do for ratting cant see why not like. There fast to catch the rat and they can kill.

i got whipet x greyhound bitch kills rats for fun

[Guest flapper]

i used to have a jrt x chihuahua one of the best little ratting on earth dogs ive ever owned. you all may take the p*~# but i have the footage to prove how good she was. Her pup nearly 12 months is turning out just as good

[Keeps 403]

Its true that any terrier/dog can catch rats, but not every terrier can find them and follow the tubes underground to dig them out. Plummers for me make the best rat dogs, due to their nose and agility.

 

 

 

 

 

[wippydoo 12]

manchester terrier (the old black and tan.)best ratting dog ever.quick ,can turn mid air and hard as nails.the world record for killing rats is held by an old black and tan called billy 100 rats in 7 and a half mins,when they used to put them in a pit and bet how long it took for an individual dog to kill a measured amount of rats.friend of mine was a professional verminator years ago and she swore by them

[Mossdog 27]

Ormskirk Heeler

[byrney 2]

Hi,

I got a patterdale,dream of a dog,brilliant in the house quiet as a mouse,but a great ratter,am not too convinced about dogs from proven stock,i think they do it naturally you just got to bring them a long a bit,but a patterdale definately recommended

Would totaly agree mate, had my Pat bich out last weekend working alongside Jacks and she was a cracker, finding them, flushing them and had them dead in a second then sraight on to the next one. Well impressed.

[roady 0]

good ratting terriers are made by constant work,no matter how well bred they are if you dont put them in the situation for them to develope there noses you aint never gonna have a good ratting dog,a pup from a well bred parents is obvioslley a good starting point

[lacey1 71]

good ratting terriers are made by constant work,no matter how well bred they are if you dont put them in the situation for them to develope there noses you aint never gonna have a good ratting dog,a pup from a well bred parents is obvioslley a good starting point

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[gnipper 6,467]

Ormskirk Heeler

 

The only thing they are any good at is biting and yapping, when I was a kid every old woman round here had one or two that were like footballs with legs and teeth.

 

My russel pup is shaping into a good little ratter at only 8 month old and with a bit more experience he may turn out very good , he's got a good nose and is very keen but he'll never beat my lurcher to a rat (digs like a JCB and will plough through anything to catch one).

[bluedogge 1]

i hade a red lakie that was shit hot on rats so its a case of what ever takes your fancy surely?

[Guest flapper]

if your local to hereford and you want to come ratting mate pm me. (penceod hunter)

[fielder 18]

manchester terrier (the old black and tan.)best ratting dog ever.quick ,can turn mid air and hard as nails.the world record for killing rats is held by an old black and tan called billy 100 rats in 7 and a half mins,when they used to put them in a pit and bet how long it took for an individual dog to kill a measured amount of rats.friend of mine was a professional verminator years ago and she swore by them

 

Could well be a useful dog, I have spoken to some people at game fairs who say their Manchesters are good at ratting. Finding the right sort at the right price could be a problem.