Entering older dogs to rats???

[Monkeyjax 0]

Have a 5 year old Border no experience would it be possible to enter him to rats??? If so whats the best way to do so???

[stripes 401]

youre best way monkeyjax would be to go out with a group in your area that hunt rats,, theres bound to be a pack in or near yorkshire. Try a live rat cage if you see any signs of rats,, bait with dog food, hope this helps.

[hedz31 1,308]

Just keep taking him where there is rat's running round he either will or he wont,i wouldnt say theres anything special ye need to do but that, but i am no ratter mate am sure there's lad's on here that are bang at it all the timethat will tell ye better

[Rik 49]

just let him see one,instinct will do the rest hopefully

good luck

[buster gonads 862]

In the right place i would think you,ll have more trouble stopping him than starting him .

[the_stig 6,614]

get yourself out whr thrs rats .. if you can find rat holes close some of the bolt holes and dig a trench from the hole you`ve left open -- just keep turning the soil you`ll find em just from the smell and you digging the dog should be interested -- its sometimes better to enter a dog to dug rats than any thats running about i`ve introduced loads of dogs this way if the dogs keen it`ll be waiting every turn of your spade ... once you`ve got him keen it should`nt be a problem .. the best way to find out is get out and try ..

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

A work mates border self entered at about 4 he used to take the dog out with him jogging along the canal towpath

[BLACKHEART 61]

Most dogs will kill rats-missis had englishbullxcollie i would take out when i walked the terriers-she caught her first rat at neally 12yr old-she f****n loved it-poor f****r died of stomach tumor last august-just get out where theres rats and the dog will wig on.when i was a kid i would go to local allotments and lift up all old sheeting/bags and fill my boots-my mate had a plummer-3yr old spayed family pet-gave her a rat and she never looked back-this little bitch could be dug 50+ a year on whatever and he had 3 good seasons out of her before she expired doing the job SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN BRED FOR-R.I.P Pip-get him out there and give him abit.atb mukka

[hugo1 31]

try takeing him out with another dog that works they normaly pick it up on there own

[j1985 1,984]

I was once biking my 90lb American bulldog bitch down a alley way when a rat ran across the path!! I ended up being pretty much torn from my bike and flying into a bramble bush...I no longer hold dog leads so tight lol