Considering adding a small mouser

wolfy dog · 02-12-2013, 02:12 PM

Not a cat but a small dog that will hunt and kill gophers, moles and mice. Our property is overrun with these little critters.
I was interested in adding a small dog in the future but I guess it has to be sooner. It would need to be a size that can fit in a Sherpa bag in an airplane.
Anyone of you have experience with good small mousing breeds? Also if you have a good mouser, did he learn it form his mother or by instinct alone?

RocketDog · 02-12-2013, 02:39 PM

I don't want to take this off topic, but why not a cat? Mine get all of those, no training needed.

Hulk · 02-12-2013, 02:45 PM

We have a jack russel , gsd , and a bullyboxer. They all hunt . The jack russel does kill the most .

dogfaeries · 02-12-2013, 02:50 PM

The only good small mouser dog that I have ever had was an Italian Greyhound. Not exactly what you are looking for I imagine!

Maybe a toy Manchester? Toy fox? Rat terrier?

Marnie · 02-12-2013, 02:53 PM

I have a GSD that hunts. He picked it up when he was an only dog on long walks along the fields and hedgerows. This was in the autumn when mice are most plentiful. He would usually get one or two voles or field mice on every walk. I taught him not to eat what he caught so he brings it to me. (I'll never go hungry

Anyway, he picked this up on his own and now that he has two other dogs to play with, he doesn't hunt as much.

Galathiel · 02-12-2013, 03:38 PM

My German shepherd did our hunting (moles are very bad in our area). Unfortunately, since moles have runs along the ground, my dog would dig up the whole run until she found the critter and take it out. That meant she had massive (but shallow) excavations all over the yard... but we had no more moles!

Girth · 02-12-2013, 03:46 PM

Jack Russell Terrier

JackandMattie · 02-12-2013, 03:48 PM

Jack Russell. Ex-BF had one. Amazing little dog.

asja · 02-12-2013, 03:49 PM

My parents have a Jack Russell Terrier that will kill any small creature, and happily bring them into the house as treasure. He will dig up moles, mice, squirrels, whatever.

asja · 02-12-2013, 03:50 PM

See, at least four people say Jack Russell Terrier.

02-12-2013, 02:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
wolfy dog Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 1,322	Considering adding a small mouser Not a cat but a small dog that will hunt and kill gophers, moles and mice. Our property is overrun with these little critters. I was interested in adding a small dog in the future but I guess it has to be sooner. It would need to be a size that can fit in a Sherpa bag in an airplane. Anyone of you have experience with good small mousing breeds? Also if you have a good mouser, did he learn it form his mother or by instinct alone? __________________ To know if you are doing things right, you should be willing to trade places with your dog.

02-12-2013, 02:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
RocketDog Knighted Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 2,295	I don't want to take this off topic, but why not a cat? Mine get all of those, no training needed. __________________ ~Elrond's Rocket of Rivendell, aka The RocketDog 06/15/11 hiker and runner extraordinaire http://redheadsrocketsandramblings.blogspot.com/

02-12-2013, 02:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
dogfaeries Master Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Oklahoma City metro Posts: 991	The only good small mouser dog that I have ever had was an Italian Greyhound. Not exactly what you are looking for I imagine! Maybe a toy Manchester? Toy fox? Rat terrier? __________________ ~ Diane in Okla Carly - AKC CH, Herding Instinct Certificate Sage - Ch. pointed, Herding Instinct Certificate Russell - GSD puppy

02-12-2013, 03:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
Girth Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Gainesville Fl Posts: 1,253	Jack Russell Terrier __________________ Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really. Carlotta O'Neill

02-12-2013, 03:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
asja Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: VA Posts: 354	My parents have a Jack Russell Terrier that will kill any small creature, and happily bring them into the house as treasure. He will dig up moles, mice, squirrels, whatever. __________________ Bonita vom Barbatus "Bonni" Asja von der kleinen Farm "Asja" Jambo vom Barbatus "Boris" Ares

02-12-2013, 02:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Hulk New Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 2	We have a jack russel , gsd , and a bullyboxer. They all hunt . The jack russel does kill the most .

02-12-2013, 02:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
Marnie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 466	I have a GSD that hunts. He picked it up when he was an only dog on long walks along the fields and hedgerows. This was in the autumn when mice are most plentiful. He would usually get one or two voles or field mice on every walk. I taught him not to eat what he caught so he brings it to me. (I'll never go hungry Anyway, he picked this up on his own and now that he has two other dogs to play with, he doesn't hunt as much.

02-12-2013, 03:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
Galathiel Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: East Texas Posts: 326	My German shepherd did our hunting (moles are very bad in our area). Unfortunately, since moles have runs along the ground, my dog would dig up the whole run until she found the critter and take it out. That meant she had massive (but shallow) excavations all over the yard... but we had no more moles!

02-12-2013, 03:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
JackandMattie Master Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Deep East Texas Posts: 644	Jack Russell. Ex-BF had one. Amazing little dog.

02-12-2013, 03:50 PM	#10 (permalink)
asja Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: VA Posts: 354	See, at least four people say Jack Russell Terrier. __________________ Bonita vom Barbatus "Bonni" Asja von der kleinen Farm "Asja" Jambo vom Barbatus "Boris" Ares

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