Standard Rat Terriers

I just have to say i love my terrier and never was a 'small dog person'. I grew up with hounds and spent more time in the woods with a dog than other people all together. 3 years ago though, I met my wife and wound up moving to des moines where hounds just dont realy fit. Anyway, I had been wanting a hunting dog for most of those 3 years but was having a hard time finding one i liked that was under 20 pounds. I started looking around on the internet and came across a add on craigslist of all places for a free rat terrier female that was needing a new home because she was just to hiper for them and they didnt have time for her. To make a long story short, weve had her for 8 months now and not only is she the best hunting dog ive ever had, but she keeps up with me when hiking, shes calm in a canoe, and goes pretty much everywhere we go. Before her, all the rat terriers i saw were small, fragile looking things. But she has since made me a rat terrier convert. I will ALWAYS have one. I had contemplated on getting a male with good hunting instincts because i hear that true hunters are hard to comeby.

Just for the record, a bloodline is a bloodline not a breed! These will stay Standard Rat Terriers and my dogs are registered as such with both UKC and AKC

Kim Seegmiller
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