Dog trained to hunt down mice

Spaniel Archie taught mouse-hunting

In the war between dogs and cats, a Welsh company has given canines the upper hand in a field where felines have traditionally ruled the roost – mouse control.

Traditionally, cats have been the ones to track down the rodents but Holywell-based firm Wagtail is now hoping to change the status quo.

It has just trained what it says is Britain’s first mouse detection dog – Archie, a three-year-old springer spaniel.