Sentences with phrase «hunt rodents»

Ancient humans saw wild cats hunting rodents around their grain stores and quickly realized that both species would benefit from living together.

However, they are terriers, and even an old, sedentary lap dog may eagerly hunt rodents.

Outdoor cats become infested by hunting rodents.

The Snorkie is a mix of terriers (Miniature Schnauzer and Yorkshire Terrier) and originated in the U.S. Because his lineage was originally bred for hunting rodents — the Yorkie in English clothing mills and the Miniature Schnauzer on farms in Germany — the Snorkie will almost certainly exhibit some of these hunting characteristics.

The Cairn Terrier does an excellent job at hunting rodents, and though they no longer work in the fields of Scotland - they still enjoy of guarding their owners and homes against pests.

Rat Terriers are capable of hunting rodents and vermin above and below ground.

Cats hunted rodents in return for basic shelter and the odd scrap.

About 10,000 to 9,500 years ago, African wildcats (Felis silvestris lybica) may have tamed themselves by hunting rodents and eating scraps from the homes of early farmers in the Middle East.

Cats don't fly, and several studies confirm that cats overall prefer to hunt rodents over birds, particularly species described as a nuisance (Crooks and Soulé 1999, Kays and DeWan 2004, Mitchell and Beck 1992).

This confident, active, tenacious little ragamuffin is the smallest of the Scottish terriers, and was originally bred for hunting rodents and small game like otters, foxes, and badgers.

Herds of gelada monkeys in Ethiopia are unfazed by wolves wandering through to hunt rodents, but is one domesticating the other just as humans did with dogs?

They would have hunted rodents and scavenged scraps from the homes of early farmers in the Middle East.

The Kurilian Bobtail is a breed that developed naturally — before it was domesticated by Kurilian islanders to hunt rodents.

Cats are most frequently diagnosed with the plague due to their inclination to hunt rodents, but dogs and people are not immune.

Even though your barn cat will hunt your rodents, snakes, and other small pests it must still be fed and have access to water.

And since hunting rodents was essentially their profession, it was thought that feeding cats would make them less effective hunters.

All outdoor cats that hunt rodents or lizards are exposed to salmonella - as are canine doggy park visitors.

Many farms still have «barn cats» that live on the property and hunt the rodents that would normally invade grain supplies.

The body is longer than it is tall at the shoulder and is refined as benefits a toy breed, yet sturdy enough to hunt rodents.

Many terrier breeds were selectively bred to hunt rodents, so if they chase and kill a mouse or two, they're ultimately just doing what they bred to do best.

In the Netherlands, cats that are allowed to hunt rodents have the highest incidence of toxoplasmosis (35 %)(ref); in Egypt, close to 100 %.

They will need someone to feed and water them because they can not survive on hunting alone, but don't worry — feeding them will not reduce their inclination to hunt rodents.

Shown as the Scotch Terrier in 1861 and later becoming the Yorkshire Terrier, Yorkies were primarily known as a ratter - type of dog, hunting rodents.

Cats that roam or hunt rodents and small mammals are likely to be exposed to ticks, especially if they have access to wooded areas.

Try to keep your cat indoors, especially if your cat tends to hunt rodents or birds, which is often how cats are exposed to the disease.