I just found this video on YouTube that shows the cutest hairless ratties!  Watch this and see if you don't just fall in love.....

Rattie Idol Contest!!!

Go to this link to get all the details.  This sounds like fun and the proceeds go to help rescued rat terriers. 
If you have a rattie, send your fee and try to win!  This year there are 3 categories and 3 prizes!
 

RATTIE CUTIE PIE Winner will recieve:
For our two-legged Rattie Cutie Pie winner, a Rat Terrier Ball cap, a Tote Bag from SitStay.com, a "Dog is my Co-Pilot" T-Shirt, a $50 e-gift certificate to restaurants. com and for our four-legged Rattie Cutie Pie winner a $25 Petsmart Gift Card and a Pet-A-Roo Pet Carrier by Outward Hound - size Medium, black

RATTIE PERFORMER Winner will recieve:
For our two-legged Rattie Performer winner, a Rat Terrier Ball cap, a Tote Bag from SitStay.com, a "Dog is my Co-Pilot" T-Shirt, a $50 e-gift certificate to restaurants. com and for our four-legged Rattie Performer winner a $25 Petsmart Gift Card and a Roadie Canine Vehicle Restraint System Multi-Use Safety Harness, for dogs 15-20 lbs.

RATTIE STYLE Winner will recieve:
For our two-legged Rattie Style winner, a Rat Terrier Ball cap, a Tote Bag from SitStay.com, a "Dog is my Co-Pilot" T-Shirt, a $50 e-gift certificate to restaurants. com and for our four-legged Rattie Style winner a $25 Petsmart Gift Card and a Quick Release Dog Backpack by Outward Hound, size small (dogs up to 18 lbs).

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Jessica is saved!

I just read my email and found that Jessica, the cute little rattie I featured on the last posting, has been adopted and now has a new forever home.  I hope she is loved and treated like family at her new home.  I can't imagine what it must be like to live most of your life in a cage, so I hope she has a big yard to play in.

It's not often that you get such quick Good News in the area of rescues.  Just goes to show you what a cutie she is and what good taste the new family has.  Rat terriers are the best pets you can ever have. 

Good Luck, Jessica.  Enjoy your new home.

Here is the most amazing video of a rattie and a rat playing!  I have watched this several times now and each time I am still amazed.  The sad thing is that this wonderful dog was lost during Katrina and never found.  If you know where she is, let the video owner know, or let me know & I will forward the info to the owner.
Such a loss!  I don't know how you get past such a devastation.

Brody needs some help! Will you give it?

Here's and article about a little rattie named Brody.  Brody was thrown out of the window of a moving car and ended up with two broken front legs (see the xray below).  He was rescued from his shelter and placed in a foster home by Ratbone Rescues.  Unfortunately, the first attempt to repair his legs is unsuccessful and he will now need another surgery.  The cost for the surgery is around $2000.00, but after completed Brody should be just like new!





Here's where you and your help come in.
Brody after he was picked up by a Ratbone volunteer. At this point his legs were not set correctly so he was in pain.

This was his legs UNDER the casts. No wonder he was grumpy and didn't want to be touched.

Now he has cleaned up skin and padding under the casts. He is now friendly and smells good. If that little change made him happy, imagine how happy he will be after the surgery!


This is from the original posting I found online at "two humans, three dogs, and a cat":




Brody's surgery will cost $2,000 and will be worth every penny to make this little fellow healthy and whole again. Of course, that's a lot of money for a little homeless dog, so here's where we need more of those kind souls; those who might be willing to make a small donation towards his surgery. After hearing Brody's story, several of us are taking him on as our Christmas project. (Note: We are not associated with Ratbone Rescues, other than to be supporters of and contributors to their cause to save Rat Terriers who are in danger. Also, we are not fundraisers. We are just people who care and want to help.)

What better way to show the Love of the Season than to help a little dog like Brody. Let's prove to Brody that the human race is full of kind and caring people! Let's show those awful people who mistreated this little guy that they will not win, but that Love wins each and every time! Will you help?


If you wish to make a donation to help Cody Brody with his surgery, there are two ways to do so. You may make a donation through the Ratbone Rescues website:
http://www.ratbonerescues.com/ or by “snail mail” to Ratbone Rescues, P.O. Box 3237, Seminole, Florida 33775-3237. Please note that the contribution is for Cody Brody's surgery.

Thank you all and God bless us everyone!

Getting Started...finally!

I have just gotten into this thing called blogging and wanted to have a place to talk about my best friend and constant companion (someplace that will not get me committed or get me crazy looks).

First, let me introduce you to Satchmo. That's a picture of him up in the banner. He is a 10 year old Rat Terrier that has lived with me since he was about 5 weeks old. He started out small enough to be carried in my shirt pocket, which I did during a whole shift at work when I first got him. He currently weighs in at a whopping 13 pounds and stands approximately 12 inches off the ground.

He has quite a few foibles that I have adapted to. First, he has a deformed toe and he HATES for anyone to touch it. When I cut his nails, you will think that I am killing him with all the howling and yelping he does. Second, he is allergic to just about everything. He can't take any shots without first getting Benadryl and steroids. He can't tolerate the flea drops that you put on the back of his neck--he falls over and can't get up when you put it on him. Third, he is always hungry. I mean it. He will never say "NO" to food. I've had him checked and he has no parasites, so that's not the problem. Fourth, his mouth stinks. I have his teeth cleaned fairly regularly, but his mouth still smells like the bottom of a cat box. Fifth, he likes to sit up like a prairie dog and stare at me. It is really cute, and he can sit like that for a very long time.

He also is an escape artist and will scoot out of a crack in the door if an opportunity presents itself. When he was about a year old he did his escape act and dashed out into the road. Since he thinks he is as big as a Great Dane and meaner than a Doberman, and he absolutely has no sense about the world at large, he tangled with a pickup truck and he lost. Oh, that was a horrible day!

He ended up with 5 fractures to his pelvis and spent the next 8 weeks living in a cage. So, as a result of his exuberance and stupidity, he has one back leg that sticks out slightly at a weird angle and his hips cause him some pain when the weather changes (God, do I understand that!).
I was really worried that his prairie dog days were over, but not to worry! He just learned to balance his weight differently so he could still sit up and look at me with his big sad eyes.

I'm sure there are more peculiarities, but I can't think of them right now. I'll just close this posting with this comment. He is a steadfast and true friend; he is really good company; and he makes me laugh. He also wants to go out every 2 hours, so I stay active whether I want to or not.

Enjoy life!

Shirley