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02-11-2007, 03:00 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: scotland
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| yorkie and rats I was asked by a man today , who has a yorkie and 4 jacks , his jacks are used for hunting rats ,, and the yorkie wants 2 go with him all the time,,ps the yorkie is his wifes dog ,,So he has took the little dog with him alot ,,but has never let it get near the rats ,, And was asking me if they could still kill rats as thats what they were bread for ,,,i said i dont have a clue his yorkie is a big 1 ,, alot bigger than mine,,,i would say about 13 in ,,But 2 be truefull.HE JUST MADE ME STAND AND LOOK ,i dident no what 2 say .I no yorkies were breed for rating . Do people still use yorkies for rating .. .cause i am realy confused now help |
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02-11-2007, 03:28 PM | #2 |
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| Where on earth does one take their dog to kill rats. I certainly wouldn't want mine to tangle with a rat, what if they got bitten. What if the rat had rabies. Don't rats carry a lot of diseases. What was wrong with that guy? Is that a sport, do they get some thrill out of watching a rat be killed? |
02-11-2007, 03:29 PM | #3 |
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| Yes, that is what they were originally bred to do I would assume (and hope) people don't use them for that anymore though
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02-11-2007, 03:38 PM | #4 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: scotland
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| we dont have rebies in scotland,, but jacks are used alot to kill rats ,,in pheasants shots,and poultry frams . thats way the man was asking me about yorkies, as thats what they were bread for ,i wouldent let mine but was just wondering if anyone , new off any working yorkies As i havent yet |
02-11-2007, 03:55 PM | #5 |
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| Well my Dixie's caught a few mice. But I don't think I'd let her tangle with a rat. They can be pretty mean - and carry diseases. JRT's are a lot bigger than even big yorkies. Dougal just hasn't got the "kill" instinct - he just barked at the mouse - but Dixie was right in there - she loved it. She also "kills" all her soft toys - by shaking them. I don't want to start an argument or anything - but in an environment where you don't want to lay down poison I think using dogs is a pretty good way to control rodents. When I worked in a stable they had a little dog (JRT / Mini foxy) that they'd send in to the straw bedding - tho usually it was mice not rats that were the problem. Rodents can be a huge problem in stables because there's so much food around and you can't really lay down poison because the horses might eat it. I think if I was living in the country I wouldn't be too bothered by Dixie keeping the mouse population under control (like Scotland - we don't have rabies). Loads of farms in NZ have a few cats around to help with keeping the rodents under control. In some ways it's almost more humane - a dog will kill a rodent a lot faster than most poisons (which can be really painful too ) and also faster than a cat - they tend to play with them first .
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02-11-2007, 04:26 PM | #6 |
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| I hope thats not what they are used for either... However my Sunshine (god I miss her) used to find and catch field mice in the back yard. No matter what I did I couldnt break that nasty little habit of hers. So I would say the instinct is still there in them somewhere
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