How a Decker Rat Terrier Helped a Wildlife Company Find Rats in a very nice home!

[@1DGrrl4ever]

Hazard is the goodest of boys and deserves all the treats!!!

[@harleyharlita]

Very well done video! Good call, and good call out to use the GoPro footage in the way that you do, which not all has that wow-factor for the client, but also helps build immediate trust and confidence from the client when they see the dog's attention to the area combined with the wildlife evidence shown in the footage. As opposed to someone just going in a crawlspace, coming out and saying "trust me". Love this video! Found it by chance, while playing Rat Terrier videos in the background as I have a rat terrier meself. So thank you for uploading this! Enjoyed it alot.

[@nd9834]

I searched dogs working on a farm and came across this and watched it twice lol

[@haleytherattie7766]

Hazard is a hard working fellow.

[@workinghuntingguarddogsfam816]

This is who you are. I have been watching your video for a good while. Good demonstration.

[@austntexan]

Very cool. I've never seen a Decker working. I've had Rat Terriers my entire life and the Decker Giant is the best of the bunch imo. My boy is going on 16 and in great shape. Wonderful doggos.

[@elysabethbaird8620]

I have a 1yr old Decker, I haven't found the "off" switch yet. can you tell me where it's located. lol

[@chericeevans9990]

It comes in for all rat terriers around the age of 2. The age of 1 to 2 is the teenage years of talk back and I forgot what you told me.

[@DeborahHamilton-q1w]

@@chericeevans9990 Good to know, and explains my dog! She's only half Rat Terrier (half Border Collie), and, yes, she was around 2 before finding her off switch! She's almost 15 now, and I've enjoyed her so much, I'm thinking of getting a full RT. Really enjoy the difference in personality from the BCs I've had over the years.

[@franchesdun]

Is the insulation a danger for Hazard?

[@CoolBreeze640]

Was he easy to train for obedience? I really like the look of these pups and would hate to get one only to have it run away.

[@thatsnakeguy2074]

If you have a decker run away you did something very wrong haha. They love to be around you 24/7. Obedience has been a walk in the park with mine.

[@CoolBreeze640]

@@thatsnakeguy2074 Thank you for the reply! They’re neat looking dogs.

[@hazelsmith5628]

I’m guessing that the rats and opossums disappear somewhere when they sense a dog around? Or do the dogs catch and kill if one crosses its path ?

[@thatsnakeguy2074]

@@hazelsmith5628 they hunker down when people or pets are present. Hazard dispatches rats and will catch opossums.

[@jeffreywitherell532]

Nice job, good dog !

[@jont.3243]

Is he fully grown and how much does he weigh? Thanks for the video!

[@thatsnakeguy2074]

He is! He is maxed out at 26lbs. Many people seem to strive for “huge” weights in deckers but it, at least in my case, makes them much less versatile. 26lbs allows him to still work cramped places like CrawlSpaces and burrows

[@bigbob1699]

I love sharp dogs with kill switches .

[@robertmillen2967]

Nice!

[@allysarobinson8826]

What a good boy.

[@reneeransom2525]

I have one, not a year old,got him at 8weeks, goes after anything that moves.

[@Sharon-yk7xm]

My dogs where the best hunters ever

[@mmareviewer.2372]

you mean rat shit, droppings or poo right? Yep these Deckers are Ratters though they are for sure build for much more than that. Good share.

[@isaiahzendejas6932]

Is your decker willing to engage and fight the animals? I am thinking of getting a decker just want to see one work so vermin and see if they a gritty to take on raccoon

[@thatsnakeguy2074]

He is, his main job is a hunting dog along with my falconry birds. He has taken squirrel, rats, and raccoon.

[@thatsnakeguy2074]

@@hetrodoxly1203 lol I believe a decker is real enough for me.

[@thatsnakeguy2074]

@@hetrodoxly1203 that’s far different than what I’ve seen. A decker is pretty standard. Citing outliers can be silly as people BYB crazy examples of most breeds. But to be completely honest with you, being a stranger on the internet, I couldn’t care less to have a pointless dog debate with you as you don’t hold value with me. I have a terrier that flushes rabbits, takes coons, finds and trees squirrels, and makes more money than half the people I know with his skill set. To say he’s not a “real terrier” just comes off as weird attention seeking.

[@thatsnakeguy2074]

@@hetrodoxly1203 I posted a video for people to watch at their leisure. You came on my video directly to say I don’t have a real terrier. I don’t need people to always agree, that’s normal, but I don’t have to entertain nonsense from “hetrodoxly 1” on the internet since you still have 0 relevance to our work or our accomplishments.

[@austntexan]

@@thatsnakeguy2074 Please post more working vids of your doggo. I have a Decker too. They are fantastic dogs. It's really wild, because mine really have very little interest squirrels or even cats. He's just a pretty chill dog. I know he has a prey drive but I never trained him for hunting. Such a great dog.

[@joeyphillips1181]

I have a bigger rat terrier similar to that one but he does all the unprofessional things you spoke of 😂 I love em though he's a good boy

[@whoaChrissy]

I have a decker myself and he is also pretty unprofessional 😂 Love him all the same

[@user-ev2qo1hj1g]

I would never send a dog into that insulation to breathe in and get in its eyes as well as rusty nails to get caught up on. Get a small human in instead lmao

[@user-jh3fi9wx9s]

There is not reputable registry that recognizes a DECKER Rat Terrier. Decker in a bloodline NOT a breed of dog. The Decker bloodline and name is owned by Milton Decker. Decker line dogs are registered as Rat Terrier in AKC and in UKC. Larger sized Rat Terriers are out of breed standard but can still be registered with AKC and UKC.

[@thatsnakeguy2074]

That’s fantastic, do you feel better now?

[@pauljohnson2372]

I had a male rat terrier from decker lines. He was 74%. That was a long time ago, 18 years. He was 51 lbs in his prime

[@austntexan]

Good lord. Unclench. I love my Decker Giant breed of Rat Terrier. He's almost 16. Best breed of dog imo. Don't you agree?

[@purpleolive5781]

The decker is mixed with the Basenji African Congo dog. They are hunters. They are also known as a “barkless dog”. The Decker is a more handsome dog that the traditional rat terrier imo. Really cool dog.

[@jerrykenney4018]

To bad you don't know anything.