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Pitta Gardener
Posts : 1868 Join date : 2009-03-16 Age : 89 Location : Cooktown Qld
| Subject: The great ratter Sun May 03, 2009 9:57 am | |
| Miss Pixie caught another bush rat this morning ,in my scooter , they get in from underneath ,and perch on the batteries .Faye has to lift the seat off and remove the cover which forms the base of the scooter ,then the rat runs out .Miss Pixie has it DEAD in 3 seconds flat. We have to put Mr Bean in the house as he gets in the way and is not a ratter. | |
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Little Miss The Estate Unionized Gardener
Posts : 2542 Join date : 2009-03-14 Age : 63 Location : The Garden State
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Sun May 03, 2009 10:08 am | |
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Betty Gardener
Posts : 1067 Join date : 2009-03-17 Location : North west Victoria
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Sun May 03, 2009 11:08 am | |
| I expected a photo of the mighty hunter standing over her victim and instead Miss Pixie is standing there like she's just been to a Groomer's, not even a tiny spot of blood marring her immaculate coat. LOL. Good girl though. | |
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Mary-Anne Unionized Gardener
Posts : 3783 Join date : 2009-03-14 Location : The Sunshine State.
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Sun May 03, 2009 11:45 am | |
| Well how clever is that Gwen... | |
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Gail Gardener
Posts : 1693 Join date : 2009-03-14 Location : near Gympie, Qld
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Sun May 03, 2009 3:46 pm | |
| Go gettem girl | |
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Pitta Gardener
Posts : 1868 Join date : 2009-03-16 Age : 89 Location : Cooktown Qld
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Sun May 03, 2009 6:34 pm | |
| No time for pics when Miss Pixie has a rat.The ratter never gets blood on her ,its one bite to the neck and its all over rover. | |
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Betty Gardener
Posts : 1067 Join date : 2009-03-17 Location : North west Victoria
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Sun May 03, 2009 8:58 pm | |
| She's an expert, obviously. My cattle dog, Shady, used to amuse me, Gwen, if she caught a mouse she would nibble it to death. Death by incisors. | |
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Mary-Anne Unionized Gardener
Posts : 3783 Join date : 2009-03-14 Location : The Sunshine State.
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Sun May 03, 2009 9:06 pm | |
| What a terrible way to go Betty.. | |
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please remove me Garden Sherpa
Posts : 159 Join date : 2009-03-15
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Mon May 04, 2009 7:33 am | |
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Betty Gardener
Posts : 1067 Join date : 2009-03-17 Location : North west Victoria
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Mon May 04, 2009 9:38 am | |
| Pam, Gwen is not going to give you Miss Pixie! (Just joking.) I would have thought that mini foxies and Jack Russells would all be good ratters? Gwen, did I read where one of yours stands back? That could just mean Miss Pixie is the alpha dog there. One thing I noticed here was the way one dog would appoint itself the guard dog, while the others chilled out so to speak. Snoopy was the guard until Blue-Boy got old enough, then she just became everyone's friend. When Blue-Boy died, Snoopy took over again until the next male was old enough. Because he was so anti-social, she became apologetic almost it seemed, going out of her way to be really nice to people. LOL. You know, I can't see the words rat trap now without thinking of how they use them in a local town, I was told at the hardware store that some people use them to trap blackbirds. I love blackbirds and that is such a dreadful thing to do to them. Mary-Anne, a nibble from a cattle dog is about equivalent to what Miss Pixie does, they are very hard biting dogs. I was once told by a Doberman breeder that the reason she got out of cattle dogs was because with just a nip, a cattle dog can leave a dinner plate sized jet black bruise on you. That is true, my mum's dog(bred by me) got me a couple of times. Incredible bruises!! | |
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Bubba Louie Garden Sherpa
Posts : 207 Join date : 2009-04-04 Age : 66 Location : Brisbane
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Mon May 04, 2009 5:38 pm | |
| Bush Rats are natives. Are they a problem? | |
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Pitta Gardener
Posts : 1868 Join date : 2009-03-16 Age : 89 Location : Cooktown Qld
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Mon May 04, 2009 6:10 pm | |
| Just to put the record straight Miss Pixie is a pure bred Mini Foxie Mr Bean has alittle of this and that breeds . Yes bush rats. are a big problem when you live in a rainforest , they eat electrical wiring and anything else they can get. MissPixie left | |
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Bubba Louie Garden Sherpa
Posts : 207 Join date : 2009-04-04 Age : 66 Location : Brisbane
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Mon May 04, 2009 7:12 pm | |
| My S-I-L has a Tenterfield Terrier (Mini Foxy). I was quite sceptical at first because they have 4 young rowdy sons, and I have met some Tenterfields with nervous yappy temperaments, but he's an absolute gem. | |
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Jennywren Garden Sherpa
Posts : 185 Join date : 2009-04-03 Location : WA's Great Southern
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Mon May 04, 2009 8:02 pm | |
| Lovely looking dog, Pitta. | |
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Brenda Dirt Poker
Posts : 73 Join date : 2009-03-30 Location : Seaford South Australia
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Tue May 05, 2009 9:55 am | |
| Beautiful Babies | |
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Mary-Anne Unionized Gardener
Posts : 3783 Join date : 2009-03-14 Location : The Sunshine State.
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Tue May 05, 2009 11:45 am | |
| So cute Gwen... | |
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Pitta Gardener
Posts : 1868 Join date : 2009-03-16 Age : 89 Location : Cooktown Qld
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Tue May 05, 2009 1:57 pm | |
| Bubba .Mini Foxie and Tenterfield are 2 quite seperate breeds. Of course Mini Foxie are the best. | |
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Pitta Gardener
Posts : 1868 Join date : 2009-03-16 Age : 89 Location : Cooktown Qld
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Tue May 05, 2009 2:20 pm | |
| Just as an interest to small dog lovers.
http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/1998/archives/26/roadtests/dog_breeds/tenterfield_terrier
http://www.minifoxie.org/ | |
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Bubba Louie Garden Sherpa
Posts : 207 Join date : 2009-04-04 Age : 66 Location : Brisbane
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Tue May 05, 2009 6:13 pm | |
| - Pitta wrote:
- Bubba .Mini Foxie and Tenterfield are 2 quite seperate breeds. Of course Mini Foxie are the best.
There's so much conflicting info on the net. The QLD club says it depends on which state you live in. http://www.tenterfieldterriers.org/background.html And to confuse the issue more the Australian National Kennel Council doesn't recognise the name Mini Foxie as a breed but they do accept Tenterfield Terriers. They aren't a breed I know much about (whatever they may be LOL). | |
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Pitta Gardener
Posts : 1868 Join date : 2009-03-16 Age : 89 Location : Cooktown Qld
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Tue May 05, 2009 7:13 pm | |
| I don't know Bubba if you see the 2 breeds together they have so many difference .compared to a mimi foxie thetenterfield is a stockier heavier dog with a lot of head differences . another breed they mix up with mini foxies is jack russell of which my other daughter has and those two are completly different.THERE IS A SITE WHERE YOU CAN VIEW RESCUE DOG AND PUPS OF MINI FOXIES I was looling at it awhile ago by googling mini foxies and scrooling to you find it . If we ever lost one of our dogs we would get a rescue mini foxie . | |
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Bubba Louie Garden Sherpa
Posts : 207 Join date : 2009-04-04 Age : 66 Location : Brisbane
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Tue May 05, 2009 7:26 pm | |
| I wouldn't confuse them with a Jack Russell. To me they're very different. | |
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Bubba Louie Garden Sherpa
Posts : 207 Join date : 2009-04-04 Age : 66 Location : Brisbane
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Tue May 05, 2009 7:35 pm | |
| This is interesting.
http://www.dolforums.com.au/lofiversion/index.php/t133792.html | |
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Pitta Gardener
Posts : 1868 Join date : 2009-03-16 Age : 89 Location : Cooktown Qld
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Tue May 05, 2009 9:22 pm | |
| BUBBA What a wonderful site you have put up .so much explained by people who know facts.Loved it Thank You . | |
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Gail Gardener
Posts : 1693 Join date : 2009-03-14 Location : near Gympie, Qld
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Wed May 06, 2009 4:31 am | |
| I think the mini foxie isn't a recognised breed with ANKC yet but they are working towards it... and doing everything the right way by the mini foxie club working with ANKC. Years ago we used to have a little Jack Russell x mini foxie/tenterfield (I don't know which one). It was a great little dog with the kids when they were small but was terrified of the dark and wouldn't go outside at night to go to the toilet | |
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Bubba Louie Garden Sherpa
Posts : 207 Join date : 2009-04-04 Age : 66 Location : Brisbane
| Subject: Re: The great ratter Wed May 06, 2009 11:16 am | |
| One thing about that site still confuses me. They talked a lot about matching the standard, especially the feet, but does that imply that if a MF matches the TT standard it can be called that? Or if a TT more closely matches a MF that's what it is? It's a bit ambiguous. My SIL's is, according to the breeder, a TT but to me it looks more like a MF. Does that mean it's a bad TT or eligable to be called a MF? I think I need a lie down. | |
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