Rat Terrier

Rat Terrier

The Rat Terrier is an American dog breed with a rich and varied background as an all-around farm dog and hunting companion. Traditionally more of a type than a breed, they share much ancestry with the tough little mixed-breed dogs known as feists. Several private associations have maintained Rat Terrier registries for some decades, but more recently there have been movements to obtain breed recognition by the major canine organizations. Once common throughout America on family farms in the 1920s and 1930s, they are generally considered a rare breed. Today's Rat Terrier is an intelligent,...
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Breed Group:Foundation Stock Service Program
Place of Origin:United States of America
Also Known As:American Rat Terrier, Decker Giant, Feist, Ratting Terrier

Description of Rat Terrier

Colors

Tri-color, Black & White, Fawn & White, White, White & Chocolate, Blue & White

Temperament

Affectionate, Alert, Intelligent, Loving, Lively, Inquisitive

Behavior and Traits of Rat Terrier

Breed biology of Rat Terrier

  • High Exercise Requirement

    Higher-requirement dogs tend to need more frequent play time in larger areas, while minimal-need dogs can be left alone more often.

    Life Expectancy

    Low:
    15 yr.
    High:
    18 yr.
  • Shedding Type: Heavy

    Heavy-shedding dogs sometimes include thick and heavy double-coated breeds. Dogs that are adapted for a cold climate are often heavy shedders.

Breed group of Rat Terrier

Foundation Stock Service Program
Foundation Stock Service Program

The Foundation Stock Service Program is a breed registry of the American Kennel Club in which breeders can record the birth and parentage of a rare breed they are working to establish in the United States. These dogs provide the foundation stock from which an AKC fully recognized breed might result. These breeds cannot participate in AKC events until at least 150 individual dogs are registered. Thereafter, provisional competition in various...
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Rat Terrier place of origin

United States of America
United States of America
Population: 312,920,000

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and...
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