- Nov 11, 2009
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Don't judge me, but this showed up in my YT recs a while back...
Great video.
I wonder how many folks would be up for forming a 1AM rat patrol in the area?
Don't judge me, but this showed up in my YT recs a while back...
You might think that, but your best bet is to go south, not north, for more rats. DC has plenty, and you wouldn't have to go far to get to them (sounds like you have a good number right where you're at). Most farms don't have rat issues like you see in the YT videos. If they do, it will most likely be around other animals (chickens, pigs, etc) and you wouldn't be able to get your dogs in there anyways.I have two American Staffordshire terriers - at least, that's what they look like, both rescues - who take me for walks in downtown Silver Spring late at night.
They've figured out where to find the local rat population, and are really hot to trot. Even though we walk on a leash, with them hooked to one another, they occasionally surprise me and spring after a rat, yanking the leash from my hand. (That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.)
Their enthusiasm is so strong that I'd like them to have the opportunity to hunt rats in their native rural habitat. I'm thinking farm, where there would be enough rats to keep them busy for a while.
A few years back, someone posted a video of this sort of affair, and it looked like a lot of fun, except maybe for the rodents. These dogs are bred for taking out vermin, and I'd like them to be able to use their instincts while performing a public service. Letting them scrabble around dumpsters in an urban setting is not the best solution, IMO.
So if there's anyone who has this sort of circumstance who would welcome a couple extra volunteers. my dogs would be happy to know about it.
My cousin's cat of yesteryear, Satin, lived up to his name. He was a big cat and used to bring in everything from snakes to groundhogs in through the dog door - ALIVE. He would then drop whatever he had at Margene's feet before she could even react. Luckily she was a tough broad and was able to handle it. The camel crickets get my wife shrieking so she would have a stroke if some of the things Marge had to deal with came in.
How now, a rat? Dead for a ducat, dead.
Don't judge me, but this showed up in my YT recs a while back...