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For the folks that have em, care to share a pic ?

Neighbors have one

She's a rat/mole/squirrel killing machine. She has all but eradicated moles from our yard. Not near as hyper as Jacks I've been around. She's a great dog.



















And she's GREAT at guarding turkey.

We had a rat for 16 years. Awesome pet and companion. Loved to go fishing. Had to put him down in February.
I'll get a pic up when I can get to that computer.

My two rat terriers with a rat they caught.






These guys are pretty small, being the "mini" variety, with a lot of chihuahua blood in them. 8lbs or so.

Nice! I always thought a Rat Terrier would make for a great family pet due to their size but still have the drive to be a good side-kick afield. Do they shed much??

The big pit mix is now about 75lbs, but the little guys enjoyed bossing him around back when they could still handle him.....








We had a couple of the bigger rat terriers when I was a kid. They were killers, be it rats, mice,snakes, possums, or whatever. It was funny to watch them try to work on a big beaver one day that got himself stranded. I had to help them out that time.

She sheds but it's not crazy. She's the one that will bark when there's something wrong, and she's boss over the other 2 big dogs.

There is no fear in her but she'll happily spend 12 hours in bed with momma on a cold, winter day.

Yeah, my 2 big dogs will 'phcuk' around with something furry till she gets there and kills it. I've never seen 'play' with a critter, she just kills them.

It's a hoot watching her mole hunt. She does it mostly with her ears.

There is wisdom in that dog.

I have a miniature rat terrier. Great dog! Smart, fearless, yet gentle. Doesn't yap...in fact, rarely barks. Huge prey drive and ball drive. He will gladly learn anything.

Here's an earlier one, Lilli is 16-1/2 now. Energetic and inquisitive little dogs - into everything.

Gotta love that about Terriers.....

Funny about the pit, Lilli was the boss of Larry the five year older oversized Btittany from the start. Lilli is fearless of things running away from her but thinks twice if it, like a wild turkey strolling through the yard, stares back.

And they're generally pretty good about putting up with "their" kids....

I hide in the woods one day, wife was walking towards the woods with Bella (rat terrier) and the BIG dog. I started making noise in the woods and growling.

The big dog turned and ran past my wife, back to the house. Bella ran straight my way, barking and growling, ready to eat whatever ass was making the noise.

One thing about ratters, they need an "alpha." Let them break a rule once and they'll try it again. Always testing the boundaries - I like that about them.

Kicking pit/shepherd mix ass and taking names.

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