bwalker26
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| 03/05/2008 6:58 PM |
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Hello, We have two wonderful Rat terrier females. We rescued one in October from a flea market here in town. She was emaciated, filthy and her collar was growing into her neck. She was 7 months old and didnt even have a name. I couldnt leave her there so I paid the guy (yes he made me buy her!!! ) and took her home thinking I would get her healthy and rehome her. Well lets just say she hooked us. She learned extremely fast. At first, she was very scared of the wood floor but it didnt take her long before she found out how much fun a house can be. She is a very sweet dog. We got so hooked by her that we got another one. We actually bought a full sister to her from another litter. Yes she actually came with papers from the guy who starved her (but he wasnt her breeder).
We have 2 acres fenced and have 3 other dogs ( a boxer, a pug & a bassett hound), so needless to say the ratties have no problems getting exercise. What snuggle bunnies they are. And super smart. I love how much they want to please.
I hope to learn a lot from this site.
Brenda
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tauney4
Pack Leader
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| 03/05/2008 7:00 PM |
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| welcome from tauney and i (christi) |
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michelle_custer
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
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| 03/05/2008 7:01 PM |
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| Welcome to a wonderful site and wonderful people.... What are girls names ? theres plenty of info on here to learn about to ive learned a few things on here |
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Id rather have my rattie then any other dog
Mom to Domino and Daisey May
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garyjena
Terrier Terror
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| 03/05/2008 7:01 PM |
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Welcome!! Can't wait for pictures. You are going to love it here. There is lots of great information and great friends here. |
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treble02
Pack Leader
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| 03/05/2008 7:02 PM |
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AWWW What a story! So glad you save that little girls life! Whats her name? And how about her sister?
Welcome! I think you will really like it here, theres lots of info and some real angels! This site does amazing things for rescue...were all OBSESSED with our ratties ( and love other dogs too fo course)
Oh, and we LOVE LOVE LOVE pics! Please post often and many!  |
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~ Mary, Trixi and Toa's Mommy
Ratbone Rescues Foster Mommy
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bwalker26
Rattie
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| 03/05/2008 7:07 PM |
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The older girl's name is Sissy. LOL - we had to call her something and that came to mind. Remember - we were not planning on keeping her. The younger one is named Peaches (and I SWEAR my husband named her). As a matter of fact, he actually bought them matching hoodies. But Sissy acted like you were killing her so we took it off and now Pugsly (the pug) wears it when they go bye bye and it is cold. Pugsly and Peaches are best friends.
I will try to get pics but truthfully I dont get good pictures of them. As I am sure you know - they are NEVER still and I have an old camara that takes years to actually take the picture. So I have a ton of them in half turns or tail ends etc. I need a new camara. |
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bwalker26
Rattie
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| 03/05/2008 7:08 PM |
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| Oh, I do have one question. Mine are both black & white. No tan. I dont see many like that. Is that an acceptable color? They have UKC papers. |
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treble02
Pack Leader
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| 03/05/2008 7:13 PM |
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Awww...Sissy was Trixi's shelter name
Peaches is an adorable name too! |
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~ Mary, Trixi and Toa's Mommy
Ratbone Rescues Foster Mommy
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DaisysMom
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| 03/05/2008 7:28 PM |
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Hi, and welcome to you and your ratties, and other puppies too  You found THE BEST site on the web for a rattie lover Bless you for getting Sissy out of the bad situation she was in and spoiling her AND getting her sister! Can't wait to see some pics, even if they're "half turns"!
And yes, black and white only is an acceptable color combo. You will see here (look through the photos of ratties thread) that there are MANY colors allowed in the rat terrier breed. Tri-colors are often the most pictured and most common but bi-colors and other patterns are perfectly acceptable too Variety is one of the best things about rat terriers! |
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Tracey - Darlin' Daisy's Mom
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tford6
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
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| 03/05/2008 7:44 PM |
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| Welcome to the site and can't wait for pictures. |
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Terri- mom to Abby Bella and Chloe the girls
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NavyDvrWife
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
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| 03/05/2008 7:54 PM |
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Welcome to the site Brenda and ratties! We hope you'll learn a lot and enjoy all the rattie pictures and stories! :-) |
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tiggarat
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| 03/05/2008 8:02 PM |
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Welcome! I have full sisters too (littermates, actually). Ratties come in so many colors, but I think most are black tris, at least here anyways. Mine couldn't look any more different from each other...Molly is a black tri and Lucy is lemon/white. Ratties don't really like to stay still for pics, that's why most of my pics are of them asleep. 
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Lisabeth
furbabies: Lucy and Molly (1 1/2 yr old decker ratties), and Rosie (3 yr old dobie)
Buddy - gone but never forgotten.
"I don't think he has any idea he's a dog, really. Of course, he thinks he has a rather odd figure for a man" - Dodie Smith |
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Dinks Mom
Terrier Terror
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| 03/05/2008 8:54 PM |
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Howdy!!! Y'all are so sweet (big hearted) to rescue her after seeing her like that.
Hope you stick around ~ this site is addicting!!
Post some pictures when you can.  |
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~Susy~
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swatson6
Attention Starved
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| 03/06/2008 7:33 AM |
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| Welcome and bless you for saving her! These little dogs can make a man look like a baby can't they? lol We would love pics!! |
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Sarah
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Kasey's Mom
Terrier Terror
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| 03/06/2008 7:40 AM |
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Welcome to the rattie family.... stick around and you'll have a blast!! and other dogs are welcome too!! would love to see pictures of them too along with your ratties!! |
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Mardi
Momma to Kasey and Indy
~~Dance like nobody's watching~~ |
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Zogman100
Ratastic
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| 03/06/2008 8:54 AM |
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Welcome to the site. You've come to the right place. Loads of information here and lots of wonderful people. The only requirement is lots and lots of pictures.  |
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It's times like these we learn to live again...
It's times like these we give and give again...
It's times like these we learn to love again...
It's times like these time and time again.
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alice4512
Bratty Ratty
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| 03/06/2008 9:01 AM |
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Oh I LOVE black and white LOL (see avitar).........bless you for saving this little girls life and her sister. I can't wait to see pics, even if they are bad |
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The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too
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Mitzy's Mom
Alpha Feist
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| 03/06/2008 9:04 AM |
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| Welcome!! I've got a black/white rattie, too. Your dogs are so lucky to have 2 acres fenced in to play in! |
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Mary Beth, mom to the Lollipop Kids
Georgia Foster Mom
www.ratbonerescues.com; www.newrattitude.org |
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braeli_bryson
Ratastic
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| 03/06/2008 10:14 AM |
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Posted By bwalker26 on 03/05/2008 6:58 PM
Hello, We have two wonderful Rat terrier females. We rescued one in October from a flea market here in town. She was emaciated, filthy and her collar was growing into her neck. She was 7 months old and didnt even have a name. I couldnt leave her there so I paid the guy (yes he made me buy her!!! ) and took her home thinking I would get her healthy and rehome her. Well lets just say she hooked us. She learned extremely fast. At first, she was very scared of the wood floor but it didnt take her long before she found out how much fun a house can be. She is a very sweet dog. We got so hooked by her that we got another one. We actually bought a full sister to her from another litter. Yes she actually came with papers from the guy who starved her (but he wasnt her breeder).
We have 2 acres fenced and have 3 other dogs ( a boxer, a pug & a bassett hound), so needless to say the ratties have no problems getting exercise. What snuggle bunnies they are. And super smart. I love how much they want to please.
I hope to learn a lot from this site.
Brenda
welcome! that is an amazing story. you guys must be wonderful people in general! |
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gianni_mahopac, ny
bryson: pearl tri color.
braeli: chocolate tri color.
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Amy
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
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| 03/06/2008 11:29 AM |
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How lucky little Sissy was that you were there that day and saw her. Poor baby. Welcome! |
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buttonbutt
Firehouse Big Dog
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| 03/06/2008 1:05 PM |
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Welcome to this site and welcome to this breed. I have two females, too. Raised 7 dachshunds but switched to ratties after my last dachsie died. I'm totally addicted to this breed now. No turning back for us. Can't wait to see your puppies' pics! |
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Peggy
Mom to Button & Zipper
My sweet RatTexans
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talatzkomom
Ratastic
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| 03/06/2008 1:13 PM |
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welcome! blk/wht for me! caesar is blk/tan/wht TUX! Sahmus and cash are Pie's I love blk /whts too! |
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Linda talatzko
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bwalker26
Rattie
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| 03/07/2008 8:42 PM |
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How do you add a picture to an existing thread? I thought I could figure it out and went to FAQ's but cant seem to follow the instructions right. Thanks. |
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DaisysMom
Moderator
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| 03/07/2008 8:45 PM |
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Do you want to add an avatar that shows up each time you post?
Or are you looking to post pics of your rattie in a thread someone else has started? |
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Tracey - Darlin' Daisy's Mom
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bwalker26
Rattie
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| 03/07/2008 8:47 PM |
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| Ha, I figured out the Avatar. This one is of Sissy. How can I add photos to this thread. So you can see Peaches too? Thanks. |
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DaisysMom
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| 03/07/2008 8:51 PM |
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| If you want to add photos (and we want to see them!) Go to the Photos:Ratties forum and click on Add New Topic. Just type in a subject line and something in the body of the message. Underneath that is three file upload boxes. Just make sure the pic files are less than 125kb in size and end in lowercase jpg format |
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Tracey - Darlin' Daisy's Mom
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bwalker26
Rattie
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| 03/07/2008 8:59 PM |
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| Thank you so much. |
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