Grabing rats by the neck and shakeing there head left and right ... Breaking the rats spine in seconds
they were trained to kill rats and other pests
It means like "little rat" because they look like rats when their wet! And they used to hunt rats and other small creatures underground.
The dog isn't named after any certain person. It is named after a rat, because Terrier, means rat. Yorkshire Terriers were originally used to hunt rats underground, that because of their various size.
Although they may look like they are part rat, the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) and a Yorkie (Cannis lupis familiaris) share no genetic material. There is a breed of dog called a brown rat terrier, however it is named as such since it was bred to hunt brown rats.
The Yorkshire Terrier is a breed that was developed in Yorkshire, England. This breed was bred to hunt for rats.
Although they may look like they are part rat, the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) and a Yorkie (Cannis lupis familiaris) share no genetic material. There is a breed of dog called a brown rat terrier, however it is named as such since it was bred to hunt brown rats.
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A rat Terrier is a breed of dog hybrid from fox terriers, beagles, whippets, and black and tan terriers. There were bred to kill rats.
Usually Right before theyre eyes open or maybe after, they have smaller hairs when they are a couple days old.
The Rat Terrier is an American breed that is the result of working with the Fox Terrier, Bull Terrier, http://wiki.answers.com/manchester-terrier.html, and Old English White Terrier, to name a few. It is not a show-able or registrable breed in AKC.
A rat terrier is the breed. Smooth is the coat - Flat/ short. You can also get Wire. Its the same dog...
There are two basic types of rats. Black/roof rats and Norway/brown rats. The brown rat, is also known as the Norway rat, house rat, gray rat, barn rat, and wharf rat, is one of the best-known and is the larger of the two. Roof rats are also called black rats and ship rats.
They were'NT bred together. tHe Boston Terrier is a mix of a English Bulldog and A White Terrier. Not a Rat Terrier.