what are rat terriers like? differences between big ones and little ones? your oubby is so pretty
also, (not to start discourse) is there a reason why they have docked(?) tails?
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They're like if you had a small little criminal who is also your friend <3 Honestly they're a pretty nice middle of the road dog. You've got a little buddy to go do things with but most of them are also happy to just cuddle. Very versatile, prey driven, biddible. Pichael's hobbies include digging, worming, and eating lots of snacks.
I don't have any experience with miniatures but they're *supposed* to be just scaled down versions. As far as I know there isn't an actual split, it's just whether they're under or over 15" tall.
Rat terriers are allowed full tails, docked tails, or natural bobtails. The later two are typically preferred for showing conformation so you'll see it more often, and it's from their history as working breeds ("injury prevention").
American Folk Art School (early 20th century), ''A Credit to the Family'', oil on canvas, the image after an advertising lithograph of the era, unframed, inscribed to strainer verso ''Painted by Mother''. .
I recently adopted Rufus, a Jack Russell, Rat terrier mix from my brother and sister-in-law.
He has become too much of an old curmudgeon for them to want him around the children. Which makes sense.
He's been such a good boy.
He's old, hard of hearing, and set in his ways but after a month or so we've had little to no issue settling in together he seems happy with it. Hopefully things keep going well.