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Our Baja Dogs Nearly Scared Me to Death Today

Gypsy Jan - 11-2-2012 at 04:02 PM

For a couple of weeks, hubby has been telling me that he has seen a large rat lurking around our garage containers.

Well, today, the dogs caught it and dragged it into the house.

It was still alive and moving. I put the dogs behind closed doors and threw a Tupperware bowl on top of it. I told the young assistant that is working in hubby's office to stay away.

She said, "I will come and help you."

Together, we maneuvered a cardboard lid into place and transported all of it to a covered trash can.

I made sure that she washed her hands with antibacterial soap and I wiped the dogs' mouths down with antibacterial wipes.

Nobody is really happy with me, but my heart rate has gone back to normal.

Emergency over, but my heart rate has yet to go back to normal levels.

[Edited on 11-2-2012 by Gypsy Jan]

Mula - 11-2-2012 at 05:16 PM

:?:

Russ - 11-2-2012 at 05:47 PM

I got one last week after I found a baseball size hole in the dog food and about 5 pounds of kibble behind a stack of wood. When I finally got her she had dropped 7 babies. Of course I had to re stack all the wood and I'm still keeping an eye out for dad. Almost as big as a squirrel. First time I had to deal with one that big.

BajaBlanca - 11-2-2012 at 08:25 PM

:no:

Bob H - 11-2-2012 at 09:43 PM

Man, I'm so happy that I do NOT have that problem. Yuck! Then, what do you do with the tupperware after the catch? Hummmm....

willardguy - 11-2-2012 at 10:34 PM

oh not a tupperware coffin?


[Edited on 11-3-2012 by willardguy]

Yes, a Tupperware Coffin

Gypsy Jan - 11-3-2012 at 05:48 PM

With the lid snapped on and "burped".

This guy was so big it was hard to fold him into the two quart container and to manage coiling the tail inside.

He is now gone, but not forgotten - at least, by me, for now.

GJ

luv2fish - 11-3-2012 at 07:00 PM

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Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
With the lid snapped on and "burped".


“…for he who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealing with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.”
—Immanuel Kant


Is this not considered cruelty ????? Or does only apply to cute fury critters ??? just asking :?::?::?:

The Dogs Had Done a Kill Bite

Gypsy Jan - 11-3-2012 at 07:23 PM

The rat was partially paralyzed and dying. His intestines were exposed, along with his fecal contents.

I was worried about infection and disease and needed to get things cleaned up right away so the dogs wouldn't be licking on the floor where they would get something that would hurt them.

Not cruelty - he was dead by the time we packed him away.

Lindalou - 11-4-2012 at 06:46 PM

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Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
The rat was partially paralyzed and dying. His intestines were exposed, along with his fecal contents.

I was worried about infection and disease and needed to get things cleaned up right away so the dogs wouldn't be licking on the floor where they would get something that would hurt them.

Not cruelty - he was dead by the time we packed him away.
I'm with you Jan, no one should have to worry about being cruel to a damm rat!

Another Rat Caught by Our Dogs Today

Gypsy Jan - 11-4-2012 at 07:25 PM

Today, same scenario - our smallest female Great Dane is faster than you can believe and she did a kill bite that paralyzed the rat, then she brought it to us and we got rid of it.

We have found that traps don't work with smart Baja rats (no offense intended to any Nomad poster calling themselves Baja rats) and I can't stop a dog hunting and this is better than spreading poison around that the dogs might eat.

willardguy - 11-4-2012 at 07:34 PM

if you were in south africa you'd be 58 away from a free cellphone!

55steve - 11-4-2012 at 08:49 PM

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Originally posted by willardguy
if you were in south africa you'd be 58 away from a free cellphone!


Now that's some funny shiznet right there!

M - 11-5-2012 at 10:40 PM

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Originally posted by Lindalou
Quote:
Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
The rat was partially paralyzed and dying. His intestines were exposed, along with his fecal contents.

I was worried about infection and disease and needed to get things cleaned up right away so the dogs wouldn't be licking on the floor where they would get something that would hurt them.

Not cruelty - he was dead by the time we packed him away.
I'm with you Jan, no one should have to worry about being cruel to a damm rat!


Oh, lucky are the ones who can dispose of their rats in a tuperware. I'd like to order a dozen please?
Hugs,
M

bacquito - 11-6-2012 at 03:06 PM

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Originally posted by Russ
I got one last week after I found a baseball size hole in the dog food and about 5 pounds of kibble behind a stack of wood. When I finally got her she had dropped 7 babies. Of course I had to re stack all the wood and I'm still keeping an eye out for dad. Almost as big as a squirrel. First time I had to deal with one that big.


Yes, we got one, a good size rat, last week. We live in south Ensenada. We used a Warfarin (sp.?) type rat bait.