Beanwood
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Whilst @Emily_Babbelhund was staying with us recently, she woke to me screaming hysterically, then retching outside...one of the cats had brought in a huge rat....very, very dead...I couldn't go near it . Dead or alive
The rabbit....
- Thread starter Beanwood
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- Location
- Herefordshire, UK
I'm with you there!
Whilst @Emily_Babbelhund was staying with us recently, she woke to me screaming hysterically, then retching outside...one of the cats had brought in a huge rat....very, very dead...
What a peaceful, restorative stay that must have been...
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
I'm embarrassed to admit that I heard Kate screaming and thought, "Oh, she must be playing with the dogs," and went right on getting ready to start the day upstairs. It's a good thing it was a dead rat and not a mass murderer come to chop her to bits, because I was useless. On the other hand, I'm REALLY glad that I missed the drama. Kate said there was blood and body bits everywhere.
- Location
- Buckinghamshire UK
Alex displayed what he was bred for at xmas. He killed a rat at record speed. It didn't know he was even there! It appeared in my kitchen and was gone! I was amazed! However, this meant I was the appropriate adult and had to get the rat out of the house, on xmas day, feeling a little bit odd.
I have had rats as pets and trained them so it it was a bit controversial to my poor brain, I'm glad it didn't feel anything or know it was coming and that he was being true to his breeding but still...........
I have had rats as pets and trained them so it it was a bit controversial to my poor brain, I'm glad it didn't feel anything or know it was coming and that he was being true to his breeding but still...........
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
I cannot tell you how pleased I am that Ella doesn't roll in or eat dead animals.
We've come across many of animals, of varying levels of decay, and Ella just has a quick sniff before moving on.
We've come across many of animals, of varying levels of decay, and Ella just has a quick sniff before moving on.
This is us, too. We came across a huge dead rat on a walk once, and OH took a photo cos it was so massive. Monty is sat there next to it, tongue out, just looking a bit vacant.....
Naya
Moderator
- Location
- Bristol, UK
Harley is exactly the same. She’s seen dead rabbits, birds, hedgehogs, sheep and rats and sniffed, turned her nose up and walked away.
- Location
- Essex, U.K.
Oh Maisy loves a roll in a dead bird, I have to be on the ball on country walks.
When she was a pup in our back yard at work she stood barking at something, I had to have a poke around in some rubbish to find it but it was a dead rat. She did this several times, telling me where they were. I have to periodically check the yard now, these rats have been poisoned and I don't want her anywhere near them. Luckily she didn't try and eat them.
When she was a pup in our back yard at work she stood barking at something, I had to have a poke around in some rubbish to find it but it was a dead rat. She did this several times, telling me where they were. I have to periodically check the yard now, these rats have been poisoned and I don't want her anywhere near them. Luckily she didn't try and eat them.
- Location
- Isle of Man
Coco pulled a dead baby rabbit out of a hole on top of the hedge once. He dropped it when asked and so I felt bad about flinging his prize into the field.
I almost read “out of a hat”
- Location
- Fife, Scotland
UGH I wish Oreo didn’t - she is a nightmare! Lilly used to be bad but I think she’s possibly grown out of it now (hey, it only took 9 years
) Oreo is more likely to roll when she had her pj’s on so doesn’t usually get on her fur.... she also has awful aim
