ratting

[rommel 0]

hi all,

i have recently taken on a patterdale who is very keen, i usualy go beeting/shooting with labs but i took the pat and he just wanted to get hold of every bird and shake it, not good, so i would like to try him rattig,

any tips on how to go about it, plenty of places to rat.

[MYDOGSNUTS 2]

try lamping round barns and beachers that way ya dog gets used to working wit the lamp

pluse u may catch more .smokeing them by the day is good but a good joey (rat) can cope wit the smoke for up to 10 min so u mit not get meny over a long space of time pluse u will stink at the end. start of maby wit i pack of good terriers, get a cuppal of kills then push her on ya own . i did this and do this with my dogs and they are ace.

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

good luck ratting with a bird killer...ouch

[just jack 998]

do you get any round the feeders on your shoot mate

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

the dog will kill more birds then the shoot

[goldfinch2007 2,337]

get yourself a spade,take him where the rats are.he sounds keen so whe n he marks help himdig them out.let him mark dont you make him.good luck.