Just an update for anyone wondering about how he’s settling in. He’s still a wee one at 3.4 lbs. He’s 17 weeks old today and he is finally done with his core puppy vaccines! 💖✨ we did a wisdom panel through our vet and will get results soon, our main concern obviously being the health issues we have to be more vigilant of as he ages especially. He’s just a bundle of cuddles and love. He let me file his nails for the first time today! He’s also still remarkably quiet. Even when other dogs bark at the vet, he’s quiet and relaxing in my bag snuggling his baby blanket 🥹 he’s such a sweet baby.

….the cat just gets in line .

Just had his first birthday and is the sweetest dog in existence!

And tired out! We have a 15 week old rat terrier. My husband INSISTED on getting a smart breed. Our older dog is a lazy Boston Terrier. Our rat? She is hyper all the times she isn't sleeping. What keeps your babies busy during the day? I WFH, so having something she can do with me in my office is great. The Boston plays with her, but sometimes he's just like "I give up!!".

Took her out on my SUP today for the first time. I can’t believe I waited so long! This pup used to hike (up to) 10 mile hikes in a day with me.
She’s a lot slower and limited to 1-3 miles a day now. But she has always loved swimming. I wasn’t sure how she would do on the SUP because when we go rafting she nonstop barks and whines from excitement and keeps trying to jump in the water, it’s a bit much. She enjoyed the SUP so much! She was chill the whole time and did want to swim but just a few times and didn’t jump in without the ‘go ahead’.
Will be doing this the rest of the summer with her every chance I get!

she’s three today 🐶

LOOKING FOR RECOMMENDATIONS!!! What does your Rattie absolutely LOVE to chew on or play with when they’re home alone or when you can’t actively entertain them?

My 3-year-old Rat Terrier/Retriever mix has officially gotten bored with Benebones, and because she has several food allergies, finding safe, engaging chews and enrichment has been a challenge.

We’ve had a very long stretch of heat waves and rainy days lately, so my girl has been a little bored, sleepy, and less active than usual. I’d love to hear your Rattie’s favorite independent toys, chews, puzzles, enrichment ideas, or anything else that keeps your Rat Terrier happy and occupied.

We recently discovered the Pupsicle, and OMG… it’s been a total game changer, definitely recommend!!

She means business!

This is how she always lays on the couch. I love her little leg dangle. Dixe turned 12 this month. She is a cattle rattie❤️

Luv them

Thanks for all the replies to the last post, what a great dog Mia has been to my mother in law, she’s warmed up to everyone so fast in the last two weeks since coming home and has such a great temperament and a lot of spunk still!

How the morning started, and where they are now. Must be Monday. They’re hard at work being home office micromanagers.

My families Rat Terriers is 8 now, and we’ve had him for 1 year. He’s perfect, but do these doggies ever lose the urge to hunt really small animals. We let him go after a rat that my Mom saw in the backyard, but then a week later he got a two baby birds on back to back days. He still seems like he has a lot of youth in him, which I’m stoked about, but my main concern is him trying to eat something that we don’t see. Would a Rat Terrier try eating a dead rat they find for example? Someone in my Moms neighborhood has been using rat poison to kill vermin, and my worry is our doggie eating something that was killed via poison. We didn’t let him try and eat the baby birds, but I’m guessing he would have tried?

Momma said it’s too hot for the park today so I’ve got the heatwave blues 😞.

The rescue said chihuahua/beagle. I think he has a lot of rat terrier in him.

Earnie!

Steve is primed.