Our dog Minnie is a pure bread UKCI registered miniature Rat Terrier.
She weighs about 11 lbs. Minnie is a very sweet doggie, with a friendly and confident personality.
On July 1st '09 she had a new litter of 5 pups - 1 girl and 4 boys. We are ready to introduce the pups to
their potential new owners.
We live in the Sierra Foothills of Northern California, between Grass Valley and Marysville.
For more information call 530-692-0151.
She weighs about 11 lbs. Minnie is a very sweet doggie, with a friendly and confident personality.
On July 1st '09 she had a new litter of 5 pups - 1 girl and 4 boys. We are ready to introduce the pups to
their potential new owners.
We live in the Sierra Foothills of Northern California, between Grass Valley and Marysville.
For more information call 530-692-0151.
WHAT HAPPENS BETWEEN THE CAT AND THE DOGS?
Now about RT's and cats. It can go either way between dogs and cats, but the owner is always the one in
charge. For example:
Our cat came first before dogs, and always was and is the queen of the house.
Our German Shepard was the second to come, he was a young active dog and loved to chase anything that
moved, especially cats, but also chickens. We had to teach him not to do that. He learned and now he knows
very well who is part of the family (not to chase) and who comes from outside (to chase and to bark).
My grown-up RT has never chased our cat. She came to our home as a pup and just assumed the attitude of
respect towards the cat, that everybody else exercised.
The pups right now are in a learning/experimenting mode. That means if one of them sees the cat, it looks
around to find out what is the right response should be. If our grown-up dogs are around at the moment and
are not paying attention to the cat, the pup will not chase the cat. If the other pups are around, they will all
gang up on the cat, get excited and bark, because that's what they do together - play, chew, chase each other,
things and everything available. Meanwhile the cat just sits up high and comfortable and thinks they are being
silly. Now, if a puppy on the couch with us watching TV, and the cat is sleeping on the other side of the
couch, it's very easy to let the puppy know that there is no chasing or excitement allowed there.
The pups are looking up to be guided, they want to please you. It's harder when they get excited and in the
momentum of doing something. But if you break the momentum, it's easy to let them know what is
appropriate and what is not. So, it is up to you, wether your dogs will chase your cats or not. I don't know
where you heard about terriers liking to chase cats, I think it's a story told by a sloppy and lazy owner.
Especially Rat Terriers - they are famous for being people oriented dogs, they are family dogs, so as I said
they will look to please you. Which means, that if you will make it clear for your dog, that you don't like him
chasing a cat, he won't do it!
Now about RT's and cats. It can go either way between dogs and cats, but the owner is always the one in
charge. For example:
Our cat came first before dogs, and always was and is the queen of the house.
Our German Shepard was the second to come, he was a young active dog and loved to chase anything that
moved, especially cats, but also chickens. We had to teach him not to do that. He learned and now he knows
very well who is part of the family (not to chase) and who comes from outside (to chase and to bark).
My grown-up RT has never chased our cat. She came to our home as a pup and just assumed the attitude of
respect towards the cat, that everybody else exercised.
The pups right now are in a learning/experimenting mode. That means if one of them sees the cat, it looks
around to find out what is the right response should be. If our grown-up dogs are around at the moment and
are not paying attention to the cat, the pup will not chase the cat. If the other pups are around, they will all
gang up on the cat, get excited and bark, because that's what they do together - play, chew, chase each other,
things and everything available. Meanwhile the cat just sits up high and comfortable and thinks they are being
silly. Now, if a puppy on the couch with us watching TV, and the cat is sleeping on the other side of the
couch, it's very easy to let the puppy know that there is no chasing or excitement allowed there.
The pups are looking up to be guided, they want to please you. It's harder when they get excited and in the
momentum of doing something. But if you break the momentum, it's easy to let them know what is
appropriate and what is not. So, it is up to you, wether your dogs will chase your cats or not. I don't know
where you heard about terriers liking to chase cats, I think it's a story told by a sloppy and lazy owner.
Especially Rat Terriers - they are famous for being people oriented dogs, they are family dogs, so as I said
they will look to please you. Which means, that if you will make it clear for your dog, that you don't like him
chasing a cat, he won't do it!
| Mama Minnie - a gentle, loving, wise and fearless heart. The queen of Rat Terriers - for us. |
| In the Memory of Charlie Here is Minnie with uncle Charlie. Charlie came first and was a grown-up dog when Minnie arrived. As a pup, she looked so "mini" against the German Sheperd, that we knew her name right away. But, even though she is small, she bossed Charlie around. Charlie was very much loved and appreciated in our household. He passed away in the fall of 2009. |
| OUR RAT TERRIER FAMILY |
| Charlie and Minnie are family... |
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The following story I got in an email from a lady looking for a new Rat Terrier pup. We get a
lot of them in our email exchange with people who are interested in our pup, but this one is an
outstanding story:
lot of them in our email exchange with people who are interested in our pup, but this one is an
outstanding story:
"We have a 3 year female rat terrier Sammie, that I credit with detecting
my uterine cancer when she was 7 months old. She wouldn't stop
digging at my tummy,(to the point of being totaling annoying). I had
been having a little trouble but had talk to my gp and he wasn't
concerned. After the dog really bothering me for weeks I thought I
would see an OBGNY and found out I had grade 3 stage 3c uterine
cancer. She saved my life. Guess you can tell I love this dog. We
wouldn't have any other breed.
I hope Sammie's story can help someone listen to their dog, should
another dog be able to smell a problem."
Libby C.
my uterine cancer when she was 7 months old. She wouldn't stop
digging at my tummy,(to the point of being totaling annoying). I had
been having a little trouble but had talk to my gp and he wasn't
concerned. After the dog really bothering me for weeks I thought I
would see an OBGNY and found out I had grade 3 stage 3c uterine
cancer. She saved my life. Guess you can tell I love this dog. We
wouldn't have any other breed.
I hope Sammie's story can help someone listen to their dog, should
another dog be able to smell a problem."
Libby C.
