Rat Terrier

Rat Terrier

The Rat Terrier is an American dog breed with a background as a farm dog and hunting companion.

Illustration courtesy of the Swedish Kennel Club

About the Rat Terrier

Members of the Rat Terrier dog breed are digging escape artists who are true terriers: feisty, funny, energetic, lively, vermin-chasing, and incapable of being boring. These stubborn dogs are not big on pleasing people, but the people who love them laugh all the time.

The Rat Terrier is the ideal farm dog that he was always intended to be. President Theodore Roosevelt is said to have given the breed its name after his own terrier had eradicated the rat infestation at the White House; clearly, the Rat Terrier excels as a public servant — as long as it’s in their own best interest.

 

An Embark Dog DNA Test looks at the following health conditions in Rat Terriers:

Rat Terriers on Embark

Explore some Embark dogs that share Rat Terrier ancestry.

  • Ruby

    Ruby

    Milo

    Milo

    Takodah the Tornado

    Takodah the Tornado

    Bode

    Bode

  • Bella

    Bella

    Katie

    Katie

    KnD

    KnD's Solo Man

    Shadow

    Shadow

  • Pete

    Pete

    Coldwater Loose

    Coldwater Loose 'Cuda O'Sands

    Ava

    Ava

    Jameson

    Jameson

Favorite Names

For Male

  1. Buddy
  2. Jack
  3. Charlie
  4. Max
  5. Cooper
  6. Oliver
  7. Milo
  8. Toby
  9. Rocky
  10. Finn

For Female

  1. Lucy
  2. Daisy
  3. Luna
  4. Bella
  5. Penny
  6. Rosie
  7. Bailey
  8. Lola
  9. Molly
  10. Sadie
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