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Rat Terrier owners, previous owners, and enthusiasts are welcome here. Mixes are also welcome!

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My babies napping 😴

4 Comments
2024/12/03
21:43 UTC

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Panniculitis in Rat Terriers?

I have a one year old girl who was just diagnosed with vaccine induced panniculitis. We had surgery to remove the lumps two weeks ago, but they’ve already grown back larger than before. Has anyone here dealt with this? Do you have any pointers? Is it a common issue in Rat Terriers? We have a dermatologist appointment at the end of January, but looking for suggestions to manage it for the next couple months.

2 Comments
2024/12/03
04:14 UTC

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Grogu and her old older sister, the Ancient Angel

Also known as “Dog, what dog? I haven’t seen Grogu at all, not even a bit.”

2 Comments
2024/12/03
01:59 UTC

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Steve got New PJs

10 Comments
2024/12/03
01:50 UTC

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Little Puppy in a Big Bed

He stole my spot when I got up to turn on the heater.

6 Comments
2024/12/03
01:48 UTC

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Cozy Rosie

4 Comments
2024/12/02
22:51 UTC

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Nothing like a giant bed bug

9 Comments
2024/12/02
20:41 UTC

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Tino and I put up our Christmas decorations today 🤗🎄

Also I wished his ear stayed up like this all the time 😂

6 Comments
2024/12/02
05:04 UTC

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Lazy Sunday snuggles 🥰

Day three of being home and per advice of my landlord, this little girl is officially already a registered ESA for my PCOS and Endometriosis ❤️

6 Comments
2024/12/01
20:04 UTC

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This little lady says happy Sunday!

She likes to pretend she can’t jump up on the bed so that she can be picked up! lol (as if she doesn’t do it a million times a day)

10 Comments
2024/12/01
17:18 UTC

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11 week old hates crate, lots of biting

Hello! We've had our little Bailey for 3 weeks now and it's definitely been a Rollercoaster! We hired a trainer and are doing E Collar training (not shock pls look up if don't know!!) it was going pretty well, she sleeps beside me in the crate pretty well at night but she HATES the crate during the day and will scream for hours if left, and isn't afraid of pee/poo in crate. We follow trainers instructions, wash and then put back in. But the constant screaming is driving me nuts. And she gets really defiant when she wants to bite, doesn't listen to "place" command and will growl/bark/bite more. Any advice?! We love our trainer and trust his advise, please don't try to bash the training style we are doing, rather would like to hear similar experience from someone. How long does it last? Help!! We love our girl 🥰

32 Comments
2024/12/01
04:40 UTC

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Tootsie after our Thanksgiving dinner today

6 Comments
2024/12/01
00:50 UTC

121

How I gauge temp

It's a one ear out kinda day folks

4 Comments
2024/11/30
22:18 UTC

46

My alarm clock

Our rat terrier Ripley will sometimes try to get me out of bed by digging me out.

3 Comments
2024/11/30
22:16 UTC

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Mr. Bean needs a sip of water 🤣

Peek a boo toofers 💙

17 Comments
2024/11/30
20:45 UTC

55

How to know if you’re ready to foster (with your current resident rescue pup)?

Signs, tips, etc?!!

6 Comments
2024/11/30
19:25 UTC

30

Dog filter on Apollo

He’s a good boy. Wanted to see what the puppy filter would look like on the actual puppy. No surprise he’s cuter than the filter!

1 Comment
2024/11/30
14:47 UTC

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Steve says Have a Great Weekend!

6 Comments
2024/11/30
14:23 UTC

4

How to read Rattie facial expressions??

So, Maui is a rat terrier and blue heeler mix, but he looks like a rat terrier. He is almost 3 years old now. He is a rescue, but he seemed to latch onto me specifically right away (Works great cause he's my service dog lol). I love him to pieces.

But I can't read his facial expression. I've only ever had cats and birds until him, and all the online guides say that happy panting should be long tongue and no wrinkles in the mouth corners. But that's not what he does. It's like when he's anxious his tongue is out all the way, but when he's playing and happy doing that, it's usually mostly in. And when he's panting from exertion (because man does he like to play/run), there are wrinkles in his mouth corners. Plus, the fact that relax ears are both folded and up, and not happy ears are both folded and up. Or tail wags being happy and anxious.

So... how do I decode his facial expressions? If you have any pictures, that would really help, because I can't conjure pictures in my brain.

Thank you for any help you can provide!!

3 Comments
2024/11/30
01:05 UTC

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Anyone else have a cold natured Rattie?

Cassie gets cold easily and wears little hoodies or onesies when the temperature gets below about 40°

35 Comments
2024/11/29
23:39 UTC

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Steve is a greedy puppy

4 Comments
2024/11/29
21:18 UTC

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My senior jack russell mix napping while I bake

She was snoring

16 Comments
2024/11/29
20:54 UTC

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