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| Mark Tomlinson |
We recently lost our 13 year old Golden Labrador to age and illness. While
the rats certainly keep us company, we've decided to start looking for
another dog. I know enough to stay away from Terriers. And I'm no kid
looking for his first pet, so I know that a well behaved dog starts with
good training. But I was wondering what large breed dogs other rat owners
have, and their experiences.
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Mark Tomlinson
"I'm not a trouble maker; I am a catalyst for change."
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| Joanne |
Mark Tomlinson wrote:
> We recently lost our 13 year old Golden Labrador to age and illness. While
> the rats certainly keep us company, we've decided to start looking for
> another dog. I know enough to stay away from Terriers. And I'm no kid
> looking for his first pet, so I know that a well behaved dog starts with
> good training. But I was wondering what large breed dogs other rat owners
> have, and their experiences.
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I'm of no help, my dog would eat them if he could. ;)
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Joanne
Owned by 14 rats
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| NRen2k5 |
Mark Tomlinson wrote:
> We recently lost our 13 year old Golden Labrador to age and illness. While
> the rats certainly keep us company, we've decided to start looking for
> another dog. I know enough to stay away from Terriers. And I'm no kid
> looking for his first pet, so I know that a well behaved dog starts with
> good training. But I was wondering what large breed dogs other rat owners
> have, and their experiences.
My family has a huskie-collie mix. She seems to have made friends with
Daisy - they're mutually curious about each other, always looking at
each other through the cage bars.
- NRen2k5
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| msjdoolittle |
We have a german sheperd mix/male and a coonhound/female that let the
ratties climb all over them, they even try to mother them... the other dog,
terrier mix/female tries to ignore them and will snap at them if bothered,
but she is an OLD lady.
But, you can't judge anything bye my ratties and other 'kids'. I have
pictures posted of cats and rats loving on one another!
Julia and
The Mischief Makers... along with the rest of the zoo
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| Tracey |
"Mark Tomlinson" <mt2 @ technologist.com> wrote in message
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> We recently lost our 13 year old Golden Labrador to age and illness.
> While the rats certainly keep us company, we've decided to start looking
> for another dog. I know enough to stay away from Terriers. And I'm no
> kid looking for his first pet, so I know that a well behaved dog starts
> with good training. But I was wondering what large breed dogs other rat
> owners have, and their experiences.
>
> --
> Mark Tomlinson
> "I'm not a trouble maker; I am a catalyst for change."
Not a large breed dog but, we had an English Springer Spaniel puppy about
nineteen months ago and I tried to get him used to the rats from his first
few weeks with us. He has never once showed signs of wanting to harm them.
My rats have been out in the kitchen and the dog has been in there - he
follows them around and vice versa. I'm always careful though as Springers
are full of energy especially when so young so I am wary of the dog getting
playful with the ratties and being a bit rough with his paws and all the
bouncing around stuff. My rats have always liked to sneak up behind the dog
and nip at his paws and or tail which gets the dog going and wanting to
play. Needless to say I would never leave them alone together, they have
always been supervised at all times.
Tracey
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| Tracey |
"Tania" <tania.hewitt@nospam.ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Sorry for the loss of your lab :-(
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> I am not sure about larger breeds but Al and I have recently brought 2
> Cavalier King Charles Spaniels pups (they are ready from the 22nd April!)
> We have brought a book on them and they are renound for being an extremely
> docile breed ........ We are so excited about getting them! Hopefully they
> will get on OK with the ratties but we'll be extremely cautious and do it
> very slowly and carefully!
>
> Good luck finding a new doggie!
> --
> Tarn ...............
> Barney, Yoda, Yogi, Beau & Sebastian <:3_)~~~
> At Rainbow Bridge: Buttons, Patch, Cookie, Fudge, Apollo, Zeus,Ben,
> Neptune, Morpheus,Ulysses, Pluto, Jerry & Smokie <:3__) ~~~
> http://community.webshots.com/user/tarn75
Awww, I love Cavalier King Charles Spaniels - all the ones I've known have
had such lovely temperaments. I hope you will be putting up lots of pics of
the pups on webshots :o)
Tracey
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| Tania |
I certainly will Tracey! We will be visiting them again before we collect
them so will take lots of pics! I will post some on Webshots later that the
current owners took for me at the weekend!
I will also post some updated ratty ones and our recent weekends in
Barcelona and Stratford Upon Avon! x
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Tarn ...............
Barney, Yoda, Yogi, Beau & Sebastian <:3_)~~~
At Rainbow Bridge: Buttons, Patch, Cookie, Fudge, Apollo, Zeus,Ben, Neptune,
Morpheus,Ulysses, Pluto, Jerry & Smokie <:3__) ~~~
http://community.webshots.com/user/tarn75
"Tracey" <tracey7370@ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Tania" <tania.hewitt@nospam.ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:ZmyTf.2450$g76.2306@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>> Sorry for the loss of your lab :-(
>>
>> I am not sure about larger breeds but Al and I have recently brought 2
>> Cavalier King Charles Spaniels pups (they are ready from the 22nd April!)
>> We have brought a book on them and they are renound for being an
>> extremely docile breed ........ We are so excited about getting them!
>> Hopefully they will get on OK with the ratties but we'll be extremely
>> cautious and do it very slowly and carefully!
>>
>> Good luck finding a new doggie!
>> --
>> Tarn ...............
>> Barney, Yoda, Yogi, Beau & Sebastian <:3_)~~~
>> At Rainbow Bridge: Buttons, Patch, Cookie, Fudge, Apollo, Zeus,Ben,
>> Neptune, Morpheus,Ulysses, Pluto, Jerry & Smokie <:3__) ~~~
>> http://community.webshots.com/user/tarn75
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> Awww, I love Cavalier King Charles Spaniels - all the ones I've known have
> had such lovely temperaments. I hope you will be putting up lots of pics
> of the pups on webshots :o)
>
> Tracey
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| Jackie |
My Retriever Xantia who is 11 years old is one of those dogs that she sniffs
the cage, knows there is something in there, ratties come out to have a look
and they touch noses but no aggression from either side. But if they were
loose she would kill them!
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Jackie - Jorja and Texas <:_)~
"Tania" <tania.hewitt@nospam.ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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>I certainly will Tracey! We will be visiting them again before we collect
>them so will take lots of pics! I will post some on Webshots later that the
>current owners took for me at the weekend!
>
> I will also post some updated ratty ones and our recent weekends in
> Barcelona and Stratford Upon Avon! x
> --
> Tarn ...............
> Barney, Yoda, Yogi, Beau & Sebastian <:3_)~~~
> At Rainbow Bridge: Buttons, Patch, Cookie, Fudge, Apollo, Zeus,Ben,
> Neptune, Morpheus,Ulysses, Pluto, Jerry & Smokie <:3__) ~~~
> http://community.webshots.com/user/tarn75
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> "Tracey" <tracey7370@ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:487tcoFiotc2U1@individual.net...
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>> "Tania" <tania.hewitt@nospam.ntlworld.com> wrote in message
>> news:ZmyTf.2450$g76.2306@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>>> Sorry for the loss of your lab :-(
>>>
>>> I am not sure about larger breeds but Al and I have recently brought 2
>>> Cavalier King Charles Spaniels pups (they are ready from the 22nd
>>> April!) We have brought a book on them and they are renound for being an
>>> extremely docile breed ........ We are so excited about getting them!
>>> Hopefully they will get on OK with the ratties but we'll be extremely
>>> cautious and do it very slowly and carefully!
>>>
>>> Good luck finding a new doggie!
>>> --
>>> Tarn ...............
>>> Barney, Yoda, Yogi, Beau & Sebastian <:3_)~~~
>>> At Rainbow Bridge: Buttons, Patch, Cookie, Fudge, Apollo, Zeus,Ben,
>>> Neptune, Morpheus,Ulysses, Pluto, Jerry & Smokie <:3__) ~~~
>>> http://community.webshots.com/user/tarn75
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>> Awww, I love Cavalier King Charles Spaniels - all the ones I've known
>> have had such lovely temperaments. I hope you will be putting up lots of
>> pics of the pups on webshots :o)
>>
>> Tracey
>>
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| Kate |
I am sorry about your Lab. I know what a loving, loyal breed they
are..:) I currently have a large Giant Schnausser who loves the Rats
and will babsit any newbies. ( There is a picture of Ollie doing this
in Webshots) Our other large dog is a Staffie/Lab cross. He is
terrified of the Rats...LOL. When they are running around on the Sofa
he will walk past them by going as close as possible to the opposite
wall as he can...LOL. The Rats have never done anything to hurt him so
I can't figure that one out at all.
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| Mark Tomlinson |
Thanks, all.
We've had both a Lab and a Husky with rats with mixed results. From what
I've read here and elsewhere, I want to stay away from Terriers because they
have been breed as ratters. Generally, it appears the more docile the breed
is, the easier it is to teach them to get along. Make no mistake about it,
I never have and do not intend to allow unsupervised time together. I want
to make sure we don't choose a dog that attempts to get to the rats while
we're out. Everyone here knows, not having rats is not an option.
To that end, a couple of fearless rats are going with us when we chose the
next dog.
--
Mark Tomlinson
"I'm not a trouble maker; I am a catalyst for change."
"Mark Tomlinson" <mt2 @ technologist.com> wrote in message
news:CA5Tf.2022$4L1.1528@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com...
> We recently lost our 13 year old Golden Labrador to age and illness.
> While the rats certainly keep us company, we've decided to start looking
> for another dog. I know enough to stay away from Terriers. And I'm no
> kid looking for his first pet, so I know that a well behaved dog starts
> with good training. But I was wondering what large breed dogs other rat
> owners have, and their experiences.
>
> --
> Mark Tomlinson
> "I'm not a trouble maker; I am a catalyst for change."
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| NRen2k5 |
Mark Tomlinson wrote:
> a couple of fearless rats are going with us when we chose the next
> dog.
Every rat should be so lucky as to go on such an adventure!
- NRen2k5
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