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Originally Posted by Hedley  I dont remember what he used to brush them with though.
My mum and dad have just paid a visit and we got my dad talking about ratting dogs round these parts. (My dad is 84 so its a long time since). When he was a boy his friend who lived nearby had a farm and he was always round there. Men used to catch rats around the farm in wire cages and take them for the terriers to kill, it was some sort of sport. The champion ratter when my dad was young was a Bedlington Terrier though. He mentioned the man who used to breed Yorkies next to my grandma and how the little ones were really prized. So to keep them little he used to feed them gin from a pint pot (the big mugs that men used to have their tea in).
I remember when I was a child we moved to a new house which was built on old farm land. My dad started a compost heap and before you knew it, there was a rats nest and my mum was terrified to go down the garden. My dad decided that the rats had to go so he got a couple of local men with Jack Russells (also a popular dog round here) to despatch them on their way. I wasnt allowed to watch and was kept in the house.
When mum and dad first got married they had an Alsation cross ("Laddie") and my dad says the Yorkies from the aforementioned breeder used to gang up on him and the dog used to look at my dad as if to say "can I sort them?" but he was so well trained he did nothing. |
This is one of my biggest fears, and one of the main reasons I try to discourage people from going to breeders who advertise "teacups" or smaller than average Yorkies. I know there are things you can do to make a dog smaller, however, ALL of these, have effects on long-term health. I think many people believe that a breeder would never do this, but this is a good example of some who are willing to do anything to make a buck.