Great post friend. Must tell you as my wife has a deep rooted fear of rats and has had for over 28 years since we were married. We live in a quite rural area and back onto fields where all rodents will be prevalent. The problem if she sees one I find it very hard to control her, as you can not even mention the word . We have to say unmentionable. She goes into an anxiety attack with very heavy breathing which is really rather worrying , so I do think we can force the issue and it can trigger events if not controlled