rat terriers are smart little dogs.i trained mine with caged squirrels she realy likes to bay them,...and then i take her in the woods kill me a few and then play with her.i will get a squirrel tail and fool around with her ..and then i will turn the squirrel loose and let her chase it. the squirrel goes up the tree in front of her.she sits there at the tree and stares up in the tree using just her eyes.she wines little it at the tree to. she likes to track to. she doesn't bark thats what i like does not spook many squirrels.she likes to kill ,they are aggressive. i call her to me when it is time to go and she will come.if you can find a rat terrier get a rat terrier.look them up on msn type in rat terrier i live in tennessee there is a kennel close to paris tennessee they breed rat terriers.she stays in sight but inventully she goes on a working trail and might just get out of sight,but most of the time she does not.
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