Rat Terrier Club of America, AKC National Club

15/05/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcX4wS5il_U

Rat Terriers | Breed Judging 2024

14/05/2024

Don't forget to get your submissions in for The First Rattie Review. Submissions are due by this Wednesday, May 15th!

Please click the link to complete this form.

04/04/2024

If you are going to Georgia  and would like to participate in filming/photos for judges Ed, Tracey Kallas still has four open appointments.

If you signed up on your own, please reach out and let Tracey know what time and date. We have found it much more effective to have a set of eyes with the cameraman.

There will be another opportunity in Texas in July. And there will be a photo request once all available AKC opportunities have passed.

28/03/2024

If your rat terrier earned any AKC recognized title in 2023 and you would like their photo and a short bio to be featured in the 2023 RATTIE REVIEW publication, please submit their info here:

Please click the link to complete this form.

28/03/2024

Titles earned February 2024
**titles achieved or corrected for previous months but not recorded by AKC until February, or titles earned in February but not yet processed by AKC may not be included. **

28/03/2024

Titles earned January 2024
**titles achieved or corrected for previous months but not recorded by AKC until January, or titles earned in January but not yet processed by AKC may not be included. **

15/03/2024

Good luck to the Ratties competing at the AKC National Agility Champipnship this weekend!

Ferris & Deb Stevenson
Truman & Chris Esposito
Jolene Rose & Melissa Liebhardt

More info on the can be found here:
https://www.akc.org/sports/agility/events/akc-national-agility-championship/

Please let us know if we missed anyone!

Free Admission & Parking Please leave your dogs at home – but we have lots of vendors so you can bring them home a gift.

13/02/2024

Rat Terriers really can do it all!
2023 year end rankings for AKC obedience! Congrats to everyone!

06/02/2024

2023 Title Stats!

321 Rat Terriers Earned AKC titles last year! A whopping 347 of those were in Agility alone!

A special shout-out to * MACH5 PACH7 Burway Ryder On The Storm CM MXS3 MJB3 MXP22 MXPB3 MJP27 MJPS3 PAX7 RATO * who earned an astonishing 32 titles in 2023!

Not pictured/included in the total, are the 38 Rat Terriers who received RTCA Versatility awards!

**titles achieved or corrected for previous months but not yet recorded by AKC or titles earned in 2023 but not yet processed by AKC may not be included. **

Congratulations to everyone, and we look forward to seeing what you achieve in 2024!

01/02/2024

2024 Westminster invitees have been posted!
Congratulations everyone!

29/01/2024

Best dogs ever!

An American original, with a breed name said to be coined by Teddy Roosevelt, the Rat Terrier is a compact, tough, smooth-coated exterminator dog.

Why do you love the breed?

23/01/2024

December Titles
64 titles earned by 48 dogs! Way to go!
**titles achieved or corrected for previous months but not recorded by AKC until December, or titles earned in December but not yet processed by AKC may not be included. **

15/01/2024

2023 Top Rat Terriers by class in Barn Hunt!

11/01/2024

Congratulations to all of the Rat Terriers who earned or updated their CHIC in 2023. If you are the proud owner of one of these dogs, feel free to share a photo and some information about your dog. Thank You from the RTCA Health and Genetics committee for testing and sharing your dog’s results on OFA!

04/01/2024

If your rat terrier earned a title in 2023, we want to hear from you! The RTCA Performance Committee is working to publish the first annual Rattie Review!
We want to highlight your fabulous Rat Terriers that have earned titles and achievements this year. Our goal is to recognize and celebrate the rat terriers and their owners who've worked hard to show off the versatility of this breed, and this publication can also serve as reference material for future breed fanciers to review. We are excited to offer this to our breed community, and hope all rat terriers who've titled over the 2023 year participate! At this time we are limiting submissions to dogs who earned at least one AKC title in 2023. Applied-for titles recognized by AKC (barn hunt, CGC, dock diving, etc) are included, provided that the titles are properly submitted to AKC or verifiable. This publication will be available for everyone to purchase upon completion. Attached you will see a sample format, which is subject to change as are just starting and moving forward.
Please submit the following information to Sarah Payton Brunet via messenger or email at [email protected]:
-One photo of your dog
-Dog's Call Name
-Dog's Registered Name
-Dog's Date of Birth
-Sire's Registered Name
-Dam's Registered Name
-Breeder's Name(s)
-Owner's Name(s)
-OFA CHIC # (If applicable)
-Any Additional Achievements (limit 200 characters)
Please let the performance committee know if you have any questions at [email protected]
We are excited to see all the things you have done with your dogs!

01/01/2024

20/12/2023

November Titles Earned:
73 titles earned by 54 dogs.
Way to go!
*titles achieved or corrected for previous months but not recorded by AKC until November may not be included.

19/12/2023

Congratulations to Shelby Rae for receiving the Top Rat Terrier medallion AGAIN this year at the AKC Agility Invitational in Orlando!
MACH9 Raganrat Wild Gypsy Rose MXS3 MJS4 MXF TKN

19/12/2023

Congratulations to Westley and Bug who competed in Rally at Orlando!
Westley earned his Rally Intermediate title!
GCH CH K2's Skippin Cj 1 More Round Of Turn CD RM FDC CGC TKI ATT
GCH Felixville's All Night Long CGCA TKN

19/12/2023

Congratulations to Jyn Glory, and Duck, representing the breed in Orlando!
Jyn competed in the agility invitational and finished 4th!
Glory and Duck were breed winners in the FastCAT invitational and Duck earned his FCAT13 and Glory earned her FCAT8 titles while there!

CH MACH4 Dos Rebellions Are Built On Hope FDC MXC MJC MFB TQX T2B BCAT ACT2 ACT2J CGC TKN
Call Me Blaze Of Glory CA FCAT8
Meraki’s Reducto! FDC CAX3 FCAT13 FM DJ CGCA CGCU TKI ATT VHMA

19/12/2023

13/12/2023

Class bi***es

13/12/2023

Class males

11/12/2023

Safe travels and good luck to everyone headed to Orlando!

19/11/2023

October! 90 titles earned by 67 dogs!
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*titles achieved or corrected in previous months but recorded by AKC in October may be excluded.

17/11/2023

AKC National Championship breed counts:
PUPPY
10 RAT TERR 6-4- 0-0
NOHS
5 RAT TERR 0-0- 3-2
NATIONAL
25 RAT TERR 6-4- 7-8

09/11/2023

The RTCA 2024 National Specialty will be held in Orlando, Florida. Plenty of time to plan ahead! Updates will be posted here:

08/11/2023

September titles!
73 dogs
90 titles!
Amazing!
*titles achieved or corrected in previous months but recorded by AKC in September may be excluded.

08/11/2023

The following 38 Rat Terriers were awarded RTCA Versatility Awards this year!
The RTCA Performance Committee is very proud to recognize those who get out and do all the things with their dogs!

Congratulations!

VRT - Versatile Rat Terrier:
-GCH CH FELIXVILLE’S ALL NIGHT LONG BCAT CGCA TKN
-WESTSIDE DECKERS SPUTNIK ONE CA DCAT ATT
-CH Hurricane Deck's Tennessee Sippin' Whiskey TD FCAT4
-CH River Ridge's Blossoming Beauty CA DCAT
-3bf Warrior Princess BCAT CGCA TKA
-CH Felixvilles Traveling Pooch CA BCAT
-CH 3bf Fox Force Five CA BCAT

VRTA - Versatile Rat Terrier Advanced:
-MCDANIEL’S OWN LUPE FIASCO CA FCAT SWN RATCHX10 CZ8P3G
-3BF’S FOXFIRE AX AXJ FCAT2 CGCA TKA
-3BF’S LILT OF IRISH LAUGHTER FCAT3 CGCA TKA
-MERAKI BLUE MOON RISING FCAT6 ACT2J TKA
-Waterwheel Creek's Amazing Peter Parker DCAT CGC TKA VSWB FITG
-GCH CH King Pen's Game On BCAT TKA
-GCH CH Icon Rocker Mecham's Joan Jett RN RATN CGCA CGCU TKI VHMA FITB
-GCHB CH Felixvilles Hurricane Laura RN FCAT ACT2 ACT2J
-GCHB CH Turn Slice Of Heaven BN RAE OA NAJ XF FCAT
-GCH CH Felixville's Skippin Cj Rougarou CD RN OA NAJ CA BCAT
-CH Turn Hunter Of The Cosmos BN RI NF FCAT ACT1 ACT1J
-Gwangi's Killua TKA VHMP VSWB FITB
-Outlaws Haku DCAT TKA VHMA VSWB FITB
-GCH CH K2's Surfari Flyn Bubbles 4 Thistle B FCAT3 CGC TKN ATT
-River Ridge Thistle B A Rhythm Of My Heart FCAT6 CGC TKI ATT

VRTX - Versatile Rat Terrier Excellent:
-I Kit You Not RN FDC OFP SE CA FCAT10 ACT1J RATI RATCHX10 CZ8P2G REMX CGC TKI ATT VHMA FITB
-GCH CH COHILLS RIDING THE CRAZY TRAIN RA RATN DM DS HDN CGCA CGCU TKI ATT VHMA
-FELIXVILLE’S KEEP ON TRAVELIN AX AXJ XF CAA DCAT CGCA TKE
-WATERWHEEL CREEK’S SET TO STUN CA DCAT SWN SCA SIA TKP ATT VHMA FITG
-CH MACH2 Dos Rebellions Are Built On Hope Nbt FDC MXG MJS MXF T2B BCAT ACT2 ACT2J CGC TKA
-Meraki's Reducto! CAX2 FCAT9 FM DJ CGCA CGCU TKI ATT VHMA
-RIVER RIDGE’S DEVILISH LASS AX OAJ CAA FCAT CGCA TKA
-River Ridge's Captain Marvel's Pouncing Parker OA OAJ NF FCAT CGC TKI FITG
-Seegmiller's X-Ray Vision CD RE FDC NA OAJ FCAT ACT2 ACT2J CGCA TKA
-GCHP CH River Ridge's Level Of Intrigue FDC MX MXB MXJ MJG NJP XF T2B2 BCAT CGC TKN ATT
-CH Turnd Into A Precious Gem CD PCD BN RAE NA NAJ NF DCAT
-River Ridge's Made In America MX MXJ FCAT SCN CGCA TKA
-Qgk's Noble Ruler Jack RN SWNE SWM SEEE SHDEE SHDM RATN CGCA CGCU TKA
-GCH CH Felixville's Seasoned Traveller BN RA AX AXJ CAA DCAT CGCA
-Cohills Thistle Du Nicely MX MXJ FCAT3 CGC TKI
-River Ridge's Eye Of The Storm CA FCAT2 SCN SIN SEN CGCA TKA

The RTCA Versatility Award Program is currently available to RTCA Members, with no application fee.
Each Award Level is based on both quantity and type of titles achieved in AKC and AKC recognized associations.

📷 Maeve