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Rat Terriers - Breeders - Breed PromotionRat Terriers are promoted by the means of public education and active participation in various activities. Among the most suited activities for the Rat Terrier agility is one of the most exciting ones. Rat Terriers do well as tunnel dogs and are often used for their original functions, hunting and tracking.Rat Terriers - Breeders - Health ImprovementOne more means of Rat Terrier promotion is taking care of the breed's good health. Overall, the Rat Terrier is a robust dog that does not have many genetically transformed diseases. It is true that irresponsible breeding with no respect to personality traits and physical health of the parent dogs can cause health disorders. However, breed clubs see to it that unplanned breedings do not occur with registered dogs.Moreover, special health research and databases help to keep track of diseased dogs and reveal the determinatives of some disorders' occurrence. Thus, the American Hairless Rat Terrier Club has launched a special database and registry that gives breeders a chance to get a clear-cut idea of the breed's health condition and to plan their breedings sensibly. Evidently, one of the vital matters when breeding Rat Terriers is evaluating their personality traits. The Rat Terrier should be well balanced, neither aggressive, nor shy. It should get much training to obey its owner and be friendly with other pets and children. Rat Terrier owners who are affiliated with the Rat Terrier Club of America should test their dog's personality characteristics. It is good if a Rat Terrier has successfully passed the Canine Good Citizen Test. Some dogs are also evaluated by the American Temperament Test Society. It is estimated that about 80% of all the Rat Terriers that have ever been tested, have stable personalities, which allows them to be used in breeding programs. Rat Terriers - Breeders - ProspectiveIt may be that with the growing breed popularity the number of irresponsible breedings will increase. Breed lovers are very much concerned with the situation, and try to warn people about some difficulties connected with Rat Terrier ownership and encourage breeders to improve the breed. Hopefully, their efforts turn out to be fruitful and Rat Terriers will delight people for a long time to come.
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