I live in San Antonio TX and I am looking to adopt a rat terrier that is good with kids, other dogs and cats. The rattie can be anywhere from puppy-3 1/2 years of age. If you know of a rat terrier needing a great home please let me know. Thanks!

It's looking like there are several in your area sitting in shelters or foster homes waiting to find a forever home. Here is a link to petfinder with the pups in your area.

search.petfinder.com/search/search.cgi

Hi and thanks for all of the help! I called one of the rescues on Petfinder that you sent me and it looks like Zoe will be coming for a home visit this Friday.  She sounds very sweet and loves kids. I currently have a 3 1/2 year old female rat terrier who would love a new fur baby in the house. Before finding this site I called the local shelters in San Antonio. They had a few rat terriers available for adoption but they were not a good match for our family since they either did not like other dogs, cats or kids (boys). Zoe is scheduled to be spayed this week and hopefully when she comes for a visit she will be able to stay. Keep your fingers crossed and thanks again! I look forward to getting to know everyone.

Daisy's mom. I tried posting photos but I'm having trouble. I followed your instructions on creating an avatar and after I got the update complete message I went back and no my avatar space was blank. If my photo is too large will the system reject my update? I also tried posting photos in the rattie area but I got a message to turn off my spam blocker. weird...

Well, I have very sad news that I am going to have to take Big Pup back to Donna in Brenham. Unfortunetly Big Pup got a hold of my son't ferret's tail and bit it half off. There was a lot of blood and my four year old is now scared of Big Pup. I explained that it is part of a dog's nature to protect his family from rodents and that he was just doing his job but my son is only four and is still scared. Donna was great to let me adopt Big Pup with no adoption fee and I hope she will be able to find him another home soon as he is a very special and sweet dog. I wish I knew someone local that could give him a good home so I could keep in touch.  It's been a very sad few days for us.

I'm sorry to hear about your ferret and that Big Pup has to go back  Hopefully he can find another good home soon. Your other rattie has no issues with the ferret, I take it? How was Big  

I have had Dot for 3 1/2 years and she has never shown any aggresion or much interest in the ferrets but then again I got her as a puppy and she was raised around small critters. I keep the ferrets in a large 5 story cage but the kids had them out playing with them and when they came out of their room I guess there was a crack in the door. Usually I put the dogs outside when the ferrets have play time but it was really cold outside that day and I did not want to leave the ratties outside for very long. I don't blame Big Pup for doing what he was bred for. It has been a few days since the incident and so far my son is still scared of Big Pup. I thought I was very careful when trying to find a good match for our family but I guess I missed one area that needed to be covered.

I have great news! Big Pup will be moving close by. My father in law has wonderful neighbors with an enomous ranch. They are going to adopt Big Pup and he will have a spoiled life chasing all kind of critters. I got permission from Donna to rehome him and since Big Pup came from a ranch living setting she said it will be perfect for him. I'm very happy that he is going to a loving home and that I will still be able to visit him.