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Rat Terrier

Terrier Group

Rat Terrier dog, photographed by Jadenschaul
Jadenschaul · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

The Rat Terrier is a small-sized breed of dog that was originally bred for hunting rats and other small rodents. They are energetic and playful, and make excellent companion dogs.

Group
Terrier Group
Origin
United States (early 20th century)
Coat
short smooth · black, tan, chocolate, blue, blue fawn, apricot, lemon, and white
Also known as
American Rat Terrier and Ratting Terrier
Recognized by
AKC, UKC
Hypoallergenic
No
Id
381bd789-3be9-4bb5-aab6-16381134b1d2

Traits

Every rating runs from 1 to 5 against dogs in general, so a 3 is an average dog rather than an average Rat Terrier. They are researched estimates, not measurements.

Researched from ukcdogs.com akc.org en.wikipedia.org

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Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/381bd789-3be9-4bb5-aab6-16381134b1d2. No key, no sign up. See it in the reference.

Request 
curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/381bd789-3be9-4bb5-aab6-16381134b1d2"
Response 
{
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    "id": "381bd789-3be9-4bb5-aab6-16381134b1d2",
    "type": "breed",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Rat Terrier",
      "description": "The Rat Terrier is a small-sized breed of dog that was originally bred for hunting rats and other small rodents. They are energetic and playful, and make excellent companion dogs.",
      "life": {
        "max": 16,
        "min": 14
      },
      "male_weight": {
        "max": 11,
        "min": 5
      },
      "female_weight": {
        "max": 11,
        "min": 5
      },
      "hypoallergenic": false,
      "male_height": {
        "max": 46,
        "min": 33
      },
      "female_height": {
        "max": 46,
        "min": 33
      },
      "origin": {
        "era": "early 20th century",
        "country": "United States"
      },
      "coat": {
        "type": "smooth",
        "colors": [
          "black",
          "tan",
          "chocolate",
          "blue",
          "blue fawn",
          "apricot",
          "lemon",
          "white"
        ],
        "length": "short"
      },
      "traits": {
        "energy": 5,
        "barking": 3,
        "drooling": 1,
        "grooming": 1,
        "shedding": 2,
        "temperament": [
          "Energetic",
          "Alert",
          "Intelligent",
          "Curious",
          "Fearless",
          "Friendly"
        ],
        "trainability": 4,
        "good_with_dogs": 4,
        "exercise_minutes": 45,
        "apartment_friendly": 3,
        "good_with_children": 4,
        "good_with_strangers": 3
      },
      "other_names": [
        "American Rat Terrier",
        "Ratting Terrier"
      ],
      "recognized_by": [
        "AKC",
        "UKC"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.ukcdogs.com/rat-terrier",
          "title": "Breed Standards: Rat Terrier | United Kennel Club (UKC)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/rat-terrier/",
          "title": "Rat Terrier Dog Breed Information | AKC"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_Terrier",
          "title": "Rat Terrier - Wikipedia"
        }
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}

The picture itself also has an endpoint: https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/381bd789-3be9-4bb5-aab6-16381134b1d2/image, which redirects straight to the file. See it in the reference.