Rufus, we will always miss you

It’s been a little over a year without our Rufus. At least one person a week will talk about how much they miss him.  I never would have thought the loss of a dog could hurt so much or last so long. 

Well, we are ready to fill the hole with another Rat Terrier. Easy right? No.
 After calling the people we got him from and finding out they no longer have dogs and the people they got theirs from no longer have dogs we started an internet search. Wow. 
After going through tons of pet sights, breeder listings and classified adds all we have been able to fine are mixes and high priced show dogs or they are too far away. Now a mix wouldn't be so bad but would it still be like Rufus? Do I want a Chihuahua cross? As far as a show dog will he hunt, work cows and sheep and still be a lap dog? Can we justify a $600 price tag on a ranch dog? 

 

 Also what type of Rat Terrier was Rufus? Type A, Type B, Teddy Roosevelt or Decker? He had UKCI papers. Some time in all our moving they were lost. I called the UKCI but they said that a litter was never registered from anywhere in Wyoming around that time. So now what should we do?

Rufus at bout 10 weeks

We were coming to the end of our options when someone pointed out that California might have what we are looking for and a trip is planed for Christmas. Great idea! So our search expanded. That is how we found Jreed. This man has so much information about working dogs. He also said he could help us find a well bred ranch dog. The perfect mix of hunter and fine breeding. We have hope again that another Rat Terrier will warm or bed and kill our skunks. We are learning more all the time about this breed of dog we love so much.

Rufus and Brody. Rufus loved babies.

In CA, he went everywhere with us

Rufus, thank you for opening the door to the would of Rat Terriers!

The only kill I have a picture of