Hi Everyone!

I found this site by accident, but browsed it for over an hour before I knew what was happening. This is too cool!

We had a 26 pound Chihuahua that, after much research, we decided must be part Rat Terrier. Honestly, we know both parents and they look like any other Chi, so someone in the past must have gotten a little too friendly with a Ratty.

We lost Paco to acute pancreatitis (sp?)  at the age of three in March of 2007. It happened in a matter of hours and I will never forget that horrible look of pain and confusion on his face.

Blue joined our family in August of 2007 at the age of four months. He weighed four pounds at the time. Now at the age of one year, seven months (his birthday is April 12), he weighs 13 pounds. He is a tri-blue with A LOT of ticking. The person who was originally going to get him wanted his tail intact and I'm so glad because I love to see that tail wag!

We went with a Ratty because we love the intelligence of the breed and all the little quirks that give them such personality. I searched for almost three months before finding a breeder anywhere near us - Mesa, AZ - nine hours away.  Blue was worth every second of that drive!

Blue mixed in quite well with our Chihuahua, Heeler, and Border Collie/Australian Shepard. Blue thinks he's a Heeler, too, when it's time to move the big animals. The older cats had to show him who's boss, but my daughter got a kitten at about the same time and they are best friends.

I've never joined anything like this before, but really enjoyed reading many of the different postings, especially the one's about their little guys not wanting to go out to do their business in the rain. Mine too! I have to go out with him to a spot under a huge pine tree on one side of the house that usually stays pretty dry. Otherwise he'll wait .....and wait........

I look forward to looking at pics. i haven't had a chance to do that yet.

well!!! welcome to you AND Blue!!! is a GREAT looking Blue Ratty!!! I have a Blue ratty (grandpup) he was mine now he is my daughter 1st Rat and Domino came the next year! this is them...we have a few Blues on the board! I use to take Caesar in my convertable too he had his own car seat and Specs too! I miss that car....but w/ 4 of my own now...the Tahoe is a better fit!!!

Hello and welcome  your going to love it here.   This site is addicting

Tell me about it!

I almost burned the chicken I had going for tonight's chicken and dumplings!!

oh yea...we get a lot of QUICKY DINNERS here too! I feel bad somethimes I SHOULD be out play'n w/he pups outside...

Hey and welcome to Rattieland!!  This is a great site with very friendly and helpful people.  We love pictures here, so feel free to post lots of them.  

Yukon Cornelius (Marley's mom) and Marley (President of Rattieland) 

Your little guy is so cute! Is he a chocolate?

WELCOME!  Blue is simply adoreable!   I am very fond of the blues... I have two!  The boys in my avatar are my blue babies Apollo and Indie ( whose middle name is actualy Blue ).  I also have a tri colored girl named Emma.

Hope to see many more pics of Blue!

Welcome!! 

WELCOME....I found this site by accident too and never left....it gets addicting.  I love sharing pictures of my Dink to everybody here and seeing everybody else's photos.  Not to mention what you learn just by the knowledge and experience of everyone here. 

We love pictures!!

Welcome  Blue is truly a handsome guy!

Thank you all for agreeing with me! 

Now, can you please explain to me why Blue is desperate to sit in my lap every time I go to the site? He doesn't do it when I am working in my gradebook online.

Love this site!

Good luck with that!

If Blue has to wait too long, he has chosen one certain bath mat. He used to use the potty pad I would leave down. However, he rarely even blesses the bath mat. I have gotten a few dirty lokks as he goes...and goes... and goes.....

At least the bath mat is easy to throw in the washer when the need is urgent.

they LOVE! piddle'n on the bath mats!!! mine and my Grand-rattys too! and my Ratty-neice too...something about the smell?(and I bleach them!) I have to(try) keep them on the tub/shower door or they will go on  them!! that is the only place that they have never been broke from... as for the Lap they all want to do that too! AT THE SAME TIME!So I bought beds JUST for the office and chewy's for only here too and they are happy with that...