Be aware that Jack Russells are No-Quit when it comes to being persistant. This will include both poor behaviour as well as rat killing. When a JR gets his mind set on something, you have a VERY hard time changing it. They are bred this way, what the breed is made to do. Folks often only see the cute face, not the devious mind of a killer, behind it. Terriers, big or small are bred to be varmint killers, no backing down, no matter how big or hard the varmints fight back. This mindset can make for a hard-to-live-with dog as a pet. They are often disobedient, get into things, just like to rip stuff up. They can be quite affectionate, but do have a "Dark Side." Know this before you get one for keeps. Maybe you could borrow one for a while? We see a lot of JRs in the pound, Humane Society, because folks can't deal with the non-stop busy-ness of a real working dog. They need jobs, can be quite destructive when expected to only be a pillow decoration. Another small varmint dog is a Dachshund. Hard to believe, but they can be EXCELLENT mice and rat dogs as well. Tough as nails in a fight. We have local Rat Terrier breeders, who sell a small black and white dog, smaller than JR. Supposed to be really good on barn rats, not quite as agressive or busy as the JRs. Not an AKC breed, but I do see them in lots of places. Happy owners seem to be mostly older folks. Kind of too sensitive for children, like bitty dogs can be. The rat suggestions given are good. Practice feeding them without setting traps, then set them. They get used to trap as food source, not harmful. I HATE rats!! Just creep me out, so I work hard at not attracting them. Keep things cleaned up, no places to hide. No spilled feed. Good luck with removal.

Hi dolivo, Don't know where you live, but that is Creeping Charlie. While lovely as a houseplant, be forewarned.....do not summer it outside. If any of it drops anywhere near soil, you will have a battle on your hands! I live in Wisconsin and I'm waging a war against it in my backyard. I'm winning, but it is very slow going. This stuff invades everywhere! Nancy

Yeah to that. I think its simply because the dog is on a garbage diet probably made up of the leftovers of roadkill, leftover grain huallings, pts shelter animals with the killing drugs intact, and even poop/cancerous tissue, not to mention corn,grains,which will cause serious health/dental issues in a carnivorous animal, sadly in the pet food world a garbage diet pretty much sums up a good 70% of what is out there in wal-marts, supermarkets and vet offices. To buy good pet food you pretty much have to go to just natural pet food stores. I'd try a raw diet, but this has to be researched,vets BTW most of them do not approve or support it because the pet foods are way ahead of us for hosting vet schools, and their reps to desensitize every buddy to believe the lies that we are told on TV,ect. If raw is too much, too expensive or if you have a disease like HIV/are elderly/ have young children, go try innova evo, Ziwi Peak or Orijen. Stay away from brands like old roy, purina, Iams, science diet, eukauiva, alpo,mighty dog, beneful, old yeller. S/D/ect Type in" what goes into pet food", online if you do not believe what I'm saying is true.

When we moved to our new house we had "1" cat his name was "Token" he was always an inside cat...he loved to sit on his window shelf and watch the birds and other wild life...we moved from the city to the country and live it...! We noticed a couple of other cats hanging around then they "we" all became friends. ..the other cats never left...! Then it started to get cold and colder outside. ...so we took a roll of clear plastic and small strips of wood and closed the whole back porch in with a lil' slit down one side of the steps so they can get in/out of....we made a nice lil' place for them to be warm and snuggly all winter....! We have done this for the past 4 years now.....and just bought the stuff this past weekend to do it again....! Soooo......I'm guessing the cats are happy and now "ours" Lol ♥