Working
Terrier Equipment
3. Shovel
rig: I use a
D-handle Ames Pony shovel. I have drilled a hole
through the upper shoulder of the blade, and put in a
piece of parachute cord. I then snap a ring into
the loop and another around the handle, and now I can
sling the entire shovel rig over my shoulder. By
keeping the bar hanging off the pack should straps, and
the shovel strung across my back, I now have all my
equipment loaded and I am hands-free. 4. Slide tag
on deben collar:
Nothing gives me more piece of mind that having a brass
slide tag on the deben collar. This is just a plain
slide tag (the smallest they make) that I have curved a
bit so that it fits flush against the dog's neck.
No problems getting it hung up, as it is smaller than the
deben locator and more flush than the buckle -- plus it
slides. 5. Medical
and other kit.
My kit is simply a plastic bright orange "Harry
Homeowner" tool box from Home Depot. The top
tray contains eye wash, betadine, bug 6. Yoho
customized with Cold Steel Mini Bushman knife. My yoho is actually not a brand-name yoho,
but simply a longhandled trowel I 7.
Puppy tie out: I
carry a heavy-duty domed tied out stake, and have a 10
foot Cider Mill "puppy cable" attached to
it. The puppy cable is folded with a large
third clip added in the middle, so that I can stake two
dogs at once. Cider Mill Puppy Cable available at: http://www.arcatapet.com/item.cfm?cat=8277 8.
Eagle Claw scale and thong. The Eagle-claw scale weighs up to 28 pounds
and the thong is used to hook over the legs of quarry to
they can be weighed on the scale's hook. I
got my scale at the K-Mart fishing section for less than
$5. 9.
Antibiotics w/out prescription: I use old human antibiotics as much
as possible. Clavamox, for example, is the same as
Augmentin. Fish-Mox is amoxcycillin. See 10.
Belt Bag: I
bought a black canvas bag that slip on to my belt.
The deben box fit into this, along with a phone if I want
it, or a small knife. A second bag holds my small
Bushnell binoculars when I'm out birding or goofing off
in the woods, and it can also hold dog food when I am
training. I actually have 3 of these bags -- one
slightly larger for leashes. |
and machete fit in the left pocket and are
held in place by straps, while the tieout stake finds a
home in the right pocket. The front of the pack has
a draw-string pocket, and into this goes an eye wash
bottle, a small squeeze flashlight (this battery never
goes dead), a larger rotating-head flashlight with clip,
and a folding plastic water dish.
spray, knife, small scissors, a few basic
grooming items, batteries. Underneath is a spare
pair of gloves, vet wrap and vetbond, 2 fox nets, a root
saw, a space blanket, a handwarmer with fuel stick,
antibiotics, a wound irrigation syringe, and eye and
wound antibiotic salve.
picked up for
$3. I sharpened the blade and ground down
the end so that if forms a socket that I can slip a
hollow-handled Cold Steel Mini Bushman knife on to
it. Now, by simply lashing the knife on to the
sock, I have a dispatch tool that can be used from a
distance of three feet (i.e. for a wounded raccoon in a
hole). The Mini Bushman will also fit over the end
of a bar, so it could be used to dispatch a raccoon in a
brush pile or pipe. The Mini Bushman is $11.00
from:
http://www.wholesalehunter.com/product/coldstee/colddes/bushman.htm
