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Milton Decker
- Called the Decker or Decker Giant, it was named after breeder Milton Decker who created a larger hunting companion and are recognized by the National Rat Terrier Association (NRTA, see "Breed recognition" below).
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The first Rat Terrier to earn a title under AKC Sanctioning was in Agility on January 14, 2006 in Van Nuys, California by Harpur's Giddy Upp "Gigi" and D. Davidson Harpur. [6] AKC accepted the Rat Terrier into the Terrier Group in June 2012.
- Single, smooth
- 12-18 years
- 10-18 inches (25-46 cm)
- 10-25 pounds (4.5-11.3 kg)
The Rat Terrier was a common farm dog in the early 1900s, bred for catching barn rats in haystacks. Purportedly a rat terrier hold the record for most killed in a single infested barn: 2501 rats in 7 hours.
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PLAYFUL, CURIOUS, LOVABLE. Just a few words to describe this intelligent breed known as the Rat Terrier. Rat Terriers are original to America, bred for the purpose that their name implies. From 1920 – 1940, these little dogs were very common on every farm.
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He was an avid Hunter, Sportsman and Preservationist, and his affinity for his family's hunting feist, which rid the White House of vermin, caused him to coin the name Rat Terrier and drew attention to the usefulness of these tenacious hunters.
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