CENTREVILLE — On a beautiful autumn weekend, Oct. 28–30, about 75 dogs and their handlers gathered at Spring Cove Farm in Centreville for three days of Barn Hunt, one of ...

Photos, Video: Rat Hunting In NYC With A Pack Of Dogs. By . Christopher Robbins. Published Apr 30, 2013. ... (terriers, mostly) to hunt and kill The Verminous Bucktoothed Riptide since 1995.

Some dogs, notably the suitably named rat terriers, were bred especially to be rat catchers. Barn Hunt is part of the 4-H Dog Project’s quest to teach 4-Hers in third through 12th grades about ...

"I don't represent rat terrier as a breed," he said. "The rat terrier is a contemporary dog that is bred for the show ring. They are far removed from their intended purpose, which is to hunt.

Catcher (L), a Bedlington Terrier, and Tanner (R), a Border Terrier, hunt for rats in a small park on New York City's Lower East Side July 25, 2014.

Reynolds and his crew of rat-hunting dogs know they'll never rid the city of rats, but the exercise helps the group of Norfolk and other terriers to reconnect with their past and discover their ...

Indeed, rat terriers, which were a fixture on farms in the early 1900s, can reportedly cull 100 varmints in one day, ... Still, while hunting rats is not illegal in NYC, ...

WATERLOO — Katie Weihbrecht took off her dog Beykee’s leash and collar as the Labrador/Akita mix sniffed the air, already catching the scent of its prey.

Barn Hunt is not quite like finding a needle in a haystack, but the relatively new sport has some similarities. ...