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I have a rat terrier rescue (we think she is mostly rat terrier with a bit of chihuahua but we don't know the parents). My dad wants to walk her off leash, but the problem is that when she catches a sent or sees a small animal shell take off and chase it. she comes back eventually but we never...

Hello, We adopted Sophie, a 14 month old female rat terrier mix about 1.5 months ago. She's amazing, wonderful, and we love her to pieces. We are pretty sure she has some pitbull in her, too. She has an insane amount of energy and I have been working hard to train her. We are running into some...

Hello everyone - I'm glad to be amongst this large community of dog and animal lovers. I have to admit that my wife is by far more of an enthusiast and dog lover than I am (animals, dogs, nature is her HEART), but I love our Abby (Jack Russell mix). I joined because I have a few questions that...

My wife and I are avid dog lovers and our family consists of Her and I of course and 5 dogs.. Peanut Butter ( half jack russell half rat terrier) Daisy Mae female Mini dachshund Ricky male twinnie dachshund (litter mate to Lucy ) lucy full red dachshund and our...

Hello dog-lovers! As I joined the forum, people helped me to choose between Jack Russel and Basenji.:help: Both of them are small so I would be able to easily travel:plane:, very cute and active, I thought:redface:. However, as found out, they do not suit me (Thank you who gave advises!). My GF...

We adopted a 7 month old rat terrier mix about a month ago who we believe has some separation anxiety. I started crate training 2 days ago and has been making improvements. He will go into the crate on his own when I place all his toys and kong ball in there, but he won't stay in. He'll grab it...

Hi all, Recently relocated to Minneapolis. Very excited to be a part of the community! Currently have a 3 year old Rat Terrier at the time.

I know he has Rat terrier in him but he doesn't look like other rat terriers. Aren't rat terrier's ears supposed to be sticking up and straight? His are floppy...so what else could he be mixed with?

My boyfriend and I recently adopted a puppy from a rescue. We were told she is a Chihuahua-Rat Terrier mix. Everyone who sees her says she looks like a Jack Russell. Is there any way to know for sure? I'm hoping she is RT rather than JRT because I have heard RT's are much easier to handle...

My 11 year old rat terrier has never shown signs of a luxating patella until yesterday. I never heard a yelp or any sign that he had hurt himself, but his gait is a little off (not really sure what is different though because it's so slight), and when he sits, he doesn't bend and tuck his leg as...