Bruce's Journal

[CntryBoy777]

I used to have a Jack Russel terrier... is that close enough?
Loved that little rascal, but he was high maintenance for sure. Couldn't take him hiking unless he was leashed or he'd follow his nose and lose us.
He unfortunately and very sadly decided he could whup a coyote pack.

But a Fox Terrier... they're good ratters?

Yep....and they carry the size for chucks too....tenacious and "never say die" attitude when after something....I believe that they are just slightly larger, but comparable to a Jack Russell....they are a terrier and very active....super smart and can be trained....can be nippy, but if pup can be raised with kids....great family dogs.....find things for them to chew on while teething....we have a german shepherd and have allowed her to chew on limbs, pine cones, cardboard boxes, and cutoff bluejean legs with knots in them....we allow her to shred them....they are cheap and readily available, she loves it....and when we leave for an extended period we put a cardboard box down for her and she has never torn up anything in the house....no clothes, shoes, or furniture.....I'm sorry about your Jack, but I sure admire the tenacity and know ya lost a treasured companion....may be time to find another.....

 

[rachels.haven]

Our vicious 10 lbs poodle with the sweetness of a rat trap was a great groundhog dog (and a want to kill people dog, and a want to kill other dogs dog). Going to ground and rooting out vermin was just about the only thing she was good for. You just had to catch her and not get bit before she ran off to go find another dog or a person to bite after she was done. I hated that thing, but it was fun to watch her work. I think you need to borrow a terrier/killing dog for a few days. They are AMAZING (just find a nice, well bred one and never accept a puppy given to you because "she bites").

 

[thistlebloom]

Our vicious 10 lbs poodle with the sweetness of a rat trap was a great groundhog dog (and a want to kill people dog, and a want to kill other dogs dog). Going to ground and rooting out vermin was just about the only thing she was good for. You just had to catch her and not get bit before she ran off to go find another dog or a person to bite after she was done. I hated that thing, but it was fun to watch her work. I think you need to borrow a terrier/killing dog for a few days. They are AMAZING (just find a nice, well bred one and never accept a puppy given to you because "she bites").

Dh has showed me a few YouTube vids of vermin dogs at work. They are serious and so fast it's amazing! Maybe your little poodle had some Rat Terrier in her background? I do like terriers and my JRT was a great loss as a companion dog.

We have had several dogs of varying breeds that imagined they were vermin killers, but mostly they were just really good at excavating.
Cats have the patience to sit at a gopher hole for hours just waiting. That's for gophers though, don't think they'd be much of a challenge for a chuck.
If I end up with a woodchuck I may just invest in a little dynamite.

 

[rachels.haven]

She may have. Personally I think she was just mean, but anything is possible when you accept a puppy mill dog.
Dynamite

 

[Baymule]

Dynamite. I like the way you think!

 

[Bruce]

Finished the mudroom tile install.

Step 1 - Install the tile separation membrane, needs modified thinset

Step 2 - Install tile, needs unmodified thinset. Yes I DID tile myself into the closet. No way around it, the "must be right" areas are between the doors and around the heat vent. WHY do they put these things in the floor??!?!?? Great "dirt and other stuff" catchers.


Step 3 - Find out one tile is way high on one side. And of course it is RIGHT inside the door, not buried in the closet. I had noticed the night before that the right side was high and was able to pull and reset it. Didn't think about the left side I guess.


Step 4- Remove the high tile, break the left side with a hammer then pop it out with a taping knife. And then notice that the two on the hall side of it were high at the joint so since there was already a gap, pulled those as well.


When trying to get the tiles reset I discovered that there is a slight hump running from the midline of the single tile and through the joint area of the other two. I mashed the orange plastic waffle down a bit and carefully reset the 3 tiles with no thinset in the hump area. I had used up the full 50# unmodified thinset bag so these went down with the modified stuff, I had only used less than half that bag. Presumably it will take longer to dry so I left the tiles for 2 days before:

Step 5 - Grout and be done

 

[farmerjan]

Looks pretty nice...... beyond my patience to do. Bet you are glad you are done, and now something nice to look at and be able to utilize that room and clean it easily. Congrats.

 

[Bruce]

Not beyond my patience but I discovered tiling on the floor is beyond my knees and hips. Funny, that didn't seem to be a problem ~30 years ago when I tiled the bathrooms in the prior house.

 

[thistlebloom]

Looks good!

 

[Grant]

I know the feeling Bruce. Things I could do all day just 10 years ago hurt for days now. I can still do them, it just hurts.