RE: Re: My life has turned into the movie

Andrea, Bill and I had a dachshund/German shepherd mix (no, I don't know how
that happened) that one morning (4:00 a.m. or so) presented me with a juicy
dead rat at the back door!  Mice I'd dealt with, but this was the first rat.
I woke the neighborhood as well as Bill, who was smart enough to praise the
dog.  I never saw another rat around the property as long as the dog lived.
(I think he knew it was good to catch them, but not drop them on my foot
again.  LOL!!!)  

If you go the rat terrier method, remember to praise him/her when a rat has
been "neutralized."

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of gardenqueen@academicplanet.com
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 10:41 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] My life has turned into the movie

A rat terrier would do the trick I bet, maybe you can find one at the
pound, save some $$?? Because that would be an ongoing control versus a
one-time shot from an exterminator.


Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Andrea H
Sent: 6/17/2004 6:03:34 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] My life has turned into the movie

> Sorry guys, no cats. Damascena would kill it. I THINK I've gotten rid of
> most all of them. I'm getting ready to go patrol now. The ones in the car
> are history. They got fried on the way to work this morning. And the big
one
> had already been in the poison. If not, I'll call a professional. Can't
> really afford it but can't afford the vermin either.
> Andrea H
> Beaufort, SC
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <gardenqueen@academicplanet.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 6:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] My life has turned into the movie
> 
> 
> > Ohmigosh darlin' - that is getting out of hand. Too bad Damascena hates
> > cats so much. You need two or three to keep up w/ that! How about a rat
> > terrier? She should tolerate a small dog and rat terriers were bred for
> > rodent control, obviously!!
> >
> >
> > Pam Evans
> > Kemp, TX
> > zone 8A
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Andrea H
> > Sent: 6/17/2004 5:15:40 AM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: [CHAT] My life has turned into the movie "Ben"
> >
> > > I had to tell someone about this, even though it's way off topic.
> Remember
> > > last week I asked about rat poison? Well, so far I've disposed of 16,
> however,
> > > they just won't go away. Just now, I was out on the porch drinking my
> coffee
> > > and this huge rat appeared from my planted box on the wall. She would
> jump
> > > from the box, to the table to the ground, and as I watched her she was
> moving
> > > something (babies) and taking them out to the driveway, and jumping
into
> the
> > > undercarriage of my car and putting them there. EEEEEEWWWWWWW, I'm
going
> to
> > > have fried, baby rat in my engine. This is disgusting. And it's really
> sort of
> > > starting to freak me out. She would literally jump from the ground to
> the car,
> > > and I drive a jeep so it's not like it's right on the ground.
> > >
> > > I just had to tell y'all. Garden creatures are welcome but these
things
> have
> > > GOT TO GO!
> > > Andrea H
> > > Beaufort, SC
> > >
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