Dog Plays and Catches Rats for 7 Hours, Catching 730 Rats – More Effective Than Rat Poison
Don't think only cats will catch rats, dogs are also a good hand at catching rats. This type of dog is called a terrier. In the past, many ranches, farms, and textile factories would keep a terrier to catch rats and other harmful small animals to prevent them from damaging things. Although many places now use rat poison, it's really not as effective as using terriers to catch rats.
There's an extermination organization in the UK that specializes in raising and training Norfolk terriers and provides free rat-catching services to local residents. Although Norfolk terriers are about the same size as a Teddy bear, they are really good at catching rats. Although there are other breeds in the extermination organization, they are slightly weaker than Norfolk terriers.
Recently, a pig farm had a severe rat infestation, and the owner contacted the extermination organization, hoping they could come over to help. After hearing about the pig farm situation, the extermination organization brought 8 dogs over to do a big sweep. These adorable dogs were covered in mud in a few minutes, not letting the narrow corners of the pig farm go unsearched.
Finally, everyone inspected the pig farm together, catching the killed rats on the open ground and counting them. Unexpectedly, in 7 hours, a total of 730 rats were caught, and the ground was covered in rats. These big rats weighed at least 2 pounds each, probably eating pig food all day in the pig farm, so they became fat and chubby. After cleaning up so many rats, the pig farm owner can temporarily let out a sigh of relief.
Everyone saw the performance of the Norfolk terriers and exclaimed how amazing they were, they were better than rat poison that only takes 48 hours to take effect, which is natural and safe. Some rats even developed resistance to drugs, and injections couldn't kill them.
Although netizens praise the dogs as very powerful, the organization's leader Ed Cook said that strictly trained Norfolk terriers can catch a rat in 3-4 seconds, they didn't strictly train the dogs, they just gave them a little guidance. Becoming a hunter to catch rats has been engraved in the genes of Norfolk terriers. As long as there are rats, they will immediately take action. Their 'work' is actually playing, and incidentally catching rats.
Norfolk terriers are very good at catching rats, but curiously, do they brush their teeth after biting dead rats?
