I recently got a puppy and am wondering if it is a Rat Terrier?  I got her from a shelter, she came in as a stray at 5wks old.  They said originally she was a "lab mix".  Not so much.  She is 3 months old now and all of 6 lbs.  She looks very much like a miniature Pit Bull ~ however, I know there is no such breed...is she a Rat?

To be honest, I used / use the vet at the Shelter that I got her from and he really didn't even know what breed she is.  That is why I have been trying to research.  I work for the shelter and I have had her since she was five wks old.  I fostered her until she was 8 wks, then adopted her.  We fell in love with her!  She is VERY smart, already potty trained and she will be 3 months old on the 8th.  She is sweet as honey, but a little high strung. 

The older she gets, the more she looks like a rat to me...but she is not tri-colored so that is the confusing part.  From what I have read, they can have as little as 20% white, no brown and be almost solid black... well, initially, I'd say she looked a lot like a lab mix...but now she certainly doesn't.  I just weighed her again and she is actually up to 8lbs.

I just wonder ~ are there black / white rats?  I have seen solid black and research indicates that they come in a variety of colors...just trying to determine what she is...but even if she isn't a rattie ~ we love her very much!

Her name is Adidas...my daughter named her.  At first we didn't much care for it, but it has grown on us!  She doesn't get up in the bed just yet...she needs steps to do so as she hasn't quite figured out that she can jump yet.  As a matter of fact, she won't even go down the stairs yet.  She has her favorite bed, and she has taken it upon herself to claim my sons little spiderman chair!

She seems very smart and eager to please.  She follows me all over the house and will just sit at my feet when I stop and watch me as if she is waiting for something.

She has quite a personality and is a bit of a drama queen.  You should have heard her when she got her shots!  LOL

I will look at the forum areas suggested and get back with you! 

Thank you!

She is ADORABLE!!!!!!

I think she looks like she has rattie in her. I have a black rat with very little white.

well she at least look mostly rat! and REALLY does it matter ?she looks like a keeper!!!Shamus is mostly black too! they come in any color! Im partial to more black too cause it doesn't shed as much!(well doesn't show as bad)And GOOD for you for taking her into your home!!! and now you'll have to go back for MORE!!!

That is definitly a rattie trait.  Just ask anyone on here who has met my rattie Emma!  LOL!!!

Your baby sure is a cutie!

Posted By DaisysMom on 05/07/2008 12:45 PM
**Side conversation***

Jolene: Did you see my post under the doggie car seat thread. I found the PERFECT car seat for Princess Emma

No!  I'll have to go check it out.  Wait here!  LOL!!!

OH MY GAWD, Tracey!!!!  That has Emma written ALL over it!  It almost matches her crown princess bed!  I LOVE it! 

Posted By DaisysMom on 05/07/2008 12:52 PM
They have other ones too...a bear, a monkey, etc. But you're also gonna have a real baby car seat soon, so looks like you might have to buy a bus

Well, the Volvo seats 7 so hopefully it will work for a while!  But I think once Emma sees that the baby gets a carseat she may want one too! 

Shamus has the thicker coat too! so that in it;s self isn't a deturant...His mom was is tri-blue tick and threw a lot solid Shamus is 75%black  I had some pups out of my ratty girl,that got rape'd by a LAB!(yea it happenes!)she threw lots of pups that look's like this she had 7!!! so Lab X is possible too! this litle girl ended up @15 lbs at full grown so it could be what you got ...

oh and this is LOLA she was a rescue I had for a while she was JRT and chi! as you can tell she looks a lot like yours too!So How knows! she was ALSO quite a hand full I traided her for Caesar to a rescue friend of mine that had another just like her! and didn't like Caesar so we switched and  it work'd out perfect!I still have him!