tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post2308543658714541258..comments2024-01-03T03:28:48.980-07:00Comments on mugwump Chronicles: You Can't Make This Stuff Up, But I Have A SolutionMugwumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01487540636265322556noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-35246235602893011982014-06-08T19:16:41.806-06:002014-06-08T19:16:41.806-06:00Love the ratter team. One of the reasons my sister...Love the ratter team. One of the reasons my sister got a Fox Terrier was that where she lived - a small forest covered island with (like the rest of NZ) no natural predators for rats other than the odd feral cat - had a serious rat problem. <br />Her Foxy was awesome - they had a sheet of dry wall that they would lift and let him into the wall space and he'd come out and drop the rats at her feet. He's now 15 years old mostly deaf and mostly blind, but has earned his lazy retirement! Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705417333700162861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-20651562187337294562014-06-08T14:24:02.402-06:002014-06-08T14:24:02.402-06:00This reminded me of the squirrel story, and I just...This reminded me of the squirrel story, and I just read it out loud to my guy, who laughed throughout the entire thing. Especially "PUT DOWN THE POKER!" Beatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15908647005878694680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-30538127318753519152014-06-06T17:55:50.692-06:002014-06-06T17:55:50.692-06:00My husband's family used to breed mini Dachshu...My husband's family used to breed mini Dachshunds. They moved into the country after a few years and the Dachsies would course around during walks and clean out the pack rat nests. Those dogs were little, but mighty. Snipehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691114613313099716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-19732691806435105442014-06-06T09:27:53.459-06:002014-06-06T09:27:53.459-06:00ponyfan...all those crunchy little mousie bones wi...ponyfan...all those crunchy little mousie bones will keep their teeth nice and white.mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-44308030479547294362014-06-06T07:37:07.182-06:002014-06-06T07:37:07.182-06:00Lol. This makes me laugh.
My parents are empty-n...Lol. This makes me laugh. <br /><br />My parents are empty-nesters who love the frou-frou dog. And the purse pooch. Etc. But hey, it keeps them happy, and well, the new "work" for dogs is companion animal these days anyway. <br /><br />But I must admit I had a couple minutes of evil chortling when they discovered their new "chiweenie" puppy is an avid mouser. She loves to present them with her most recent kill. <br /><br />With the bird feeders my dad set out, there is no shortage of backyard mice. <br /><br />I bought them some more doggie-toothpaste. *grin*ponyfannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-24707258802401703712014-06-06T07:20:35.941-06:002014-06-06T07:20:35.941-06:00Alas, my pampered Pomeranians would only bark at r...Alas, my pampered Pomeranians would only bark at rats I'm afraid, although they do love to chase the occasional errant chickens that make it into their enclosure. However, my dear friend and neighbor has a border collie mix and a beagle mix that are rodent killing machines, and I call in their services on a regular basis. <br />I refuse to use poison due to the risk to my own dogs and to wildlife, particularly hawks and owls. DarcChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230643206461906913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-48966420085147335922014-06-06T07:05:18.220-06:002014-06-06T07:05:18.220-06:00Anon - Snocone has taught me not to discount any b...Anon - Snocone has taught me not to discount any breed of dog. Fr Fru poodles were originally hunting dogs after all. I would have loved to watch your poodles tear it up.<br />Michelle L- I have a day dream of becoming the crazy old lady with the ratters -- and getting paid to clean up barns, old houses etc.<br />mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-34064693531057506682014-06-05T23:57:05.754-06:002014-06-05T23:57:05.754-06:00There is a need for this service. Long before Deco...There is a need for this service. Long before Decon or other such killing agents the dogs were bred for this work. <br /><br />There is a guy in the Sonoma County area who has a team of Ratters that can get a barn cleared out ASAP. <br /><br />MichelleLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-23551471750498949382014-06-05T15:49:46.651-06:002014-06-05T15:49:46.651-06:00When I was a kid, we had a pair of toy poodles who...When I was a kid, we had a pair of toy poodles who were killing machines. Whenever we'd get broilers in the spring, we'd set the poodles loose in the barn first, and they would take care of the rodents like nobody's business. The cats were pretty much worthless in this respect, but those two little white foo-foo dogs played for blood. Once they grabbed a full-grown turkey through the fence and tore its leg off. Not the brightest bulbs in the fixture, but they certainly knew how to hunt rodents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com