The Earthdog team hit Lincolnshire to rid it of some vermin

[COMPO 54]

a good job well done.

 

and well done on taking pics, its hard when the actions fast!

[kash 1]

nice dogs,brill pics and all enjoyed it good sport

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

Good going Shell.Good to see a mix of dogs too .One for every occasion .Well done you and the team .

[Simoman 110]

A good read and some excellent photos, wish mine came out like that rather than a blurred mess

[dytkos 17,976]

A good read and some excellent photos, wish mine came out like that rather than a blurred mess

 

I agree! Fantastic pics, hope you washed your hands before tea! Cheers, D.

[shell 42]

Thanks everyone.

Re the pictures... I must have deleted 100 that were just all blurred messes!!!

 

Shell

[greggy 18]

nice one sounds like a good day,good pics too,keep at em.

[skycat 6,174]

Excellent pics: don't you just lurve all that slime and gunk in the motor on the way home! LOL

[shell 42]

Used to hate it Skycat in the old motor... we'd travel home no matter what the weather with the windows down! :sick: It's no wonder we got buga all for the Maverick when we sold it! lol

 

We don't have the problem now we've got a pick up!

[goldfinch2007 2,337]

Went down to our friends chicken farm yesterday in Lincolnshire. He'd emptied one shed of chickens, and had a week gap before the new birds came in, so he called us lot in to rid the farm of a few rodents. Of course, we obliged

 

The team consisted of our 3 Border Terriers (Imbra, Hope and Glory) and 2 lurchers (mother and daughter Atol and Reeba)... Reeba and Hope both unexperienced in fast action ratting, so we were keen to see how they did.

The other dogs were Alans 2 Borders, Fizz and Fern, and cross bred terrier Gemma.

 

As soon as we got to the farm and got the dogs out of the pick up, they went straight to a pile of rubbish wood and plastic and started marking keenly.

 

First rat of the day was acounted for by Atol.

 

 

Imbra got the next one.

 

 

Young Hope caught one next and got bit... just angered her more and she didn't look back from that point onwards. Did us proud.

 

 

Imbra and Hope get another one.

 

 

We got about 40 odd rats from a couple of piles of rubbish around the outside of the shed. Some proper fast action at one point with rats bolting in every direction, people jumping about all over, dogs killing one then dropping it straight away to get the next one. I killed a few myself with my big boots!

 

Moved on to the inside of the shed, where we usually get a few inside the walls. Wasn't disappointing and we accounted for probably another 30 odd in here.

 

Me and my lurchers waiting for a bolt.

 

 

Reeba and Imbra going for one.

 

 

Malcs first live catch of the day.

 

 

 

 

Reeba and Imbra with one outside the shed.

 

 

Went on to the second shed to do around the outside. Couldn't do inside because it was full of chickens. While we were walking over to it Atol had found and caught one, quickly followed by one of the Borders.

 

Imbra and Glory

 

 

This bugger was determined to get away...

but it didn't, Imbra got it!

 

 

 

 

Reeba got this one

 

 

Tally up at the end of the day... 129 rats, not including pinkies.

 

 

Me and Atol.

 

 

The team worked fantasticallly, the 2 young pups did us really proud. Wasn't a duck egg amongst them all.

 

Went back to the farmhouse, tin of beer, cottage pie and yorkshire puds... natter and catch up for an hour, then back on the road to sunny West Yorkshire.

 

Shell

love the pics hats off to the dogs

[mickb 1]

brilliant fun and a good days hunting well done to all

[oyama 27]

Nice to see a pack of borders

[shell 42]

God this thread has been resurrected! Brings back memories... the red lurcher is no longer with us. Star ratter she was as well!

 

Thanks for the comments guys!

[tynetyke 0]

cracking report and pictures

a day that'll not be forgotten in a hurry i'm sure

well done