[TheForge] OT: My floor is poured: the saga OT:

[Andrew Vida]

Up until one of my asshole neighbors ran him over, Ollie (border collie) 
was ace at getting the rats out of the barn.  His back end is now loused 
up due to having been hit and he's gotten chubby and cannot get them 
unless they are in a feed bin and I tilt it for him.

We had so many rats that we'd need a dozen terriers to get that under 
control.  We had so many that the barn floor has literally sunk in 
places... which I now need to re-fill.  I used to shoot them, but ammo 
isn't what it used to me in terms of $$ and availability.  Given the 
less than negligible chance that the world may fall into some state of 
post-apocalyptic chaos, I want to have as much ammunition on hand as I 
can manage, if for no other reason than to make sure I put flesh on the 
table.  I for one am not fond of being hungry without choice.

Besides, we now have three dogs, all larger, and if I came home with 
another one Bibi would kill me, chop me into pieces, curry me, and feed 
me to the chickens... bones and all.

Just ask Bruce whether Bibi is anyone he'd ever want to piss off. :)

On 10/25/14, 3:34 PM, David E. Smucker wrote:
> Andy,  Get a good Rat Terrier -- a good one can kills many rats per day.
> (Mice too) but they like rats better.  Before the days of chemical bates you
> would find Rat Terriers on almost every farm in the mid-west.  My Dad loved
> Rat Terriers.  The shake the rats to death and then move on to kill another.
> Google Rat Terrier for some history.