I LOVE our RT (Rat Terrier). He's a pet shop puppy mill rescue that my husband brought home. He's the MinPin type of RT, 12" tall and 12 lbs. of TT (total terror,oops, total terrier). He is SO smart he makes the sheps look stupid, he learned immediately on showing him how to sit, stay, stand, crawl, sneeze, say prayers, dance, spin, talk, sing, speak soft, speak-up, wave by-by, do the crazy dog!, double high-5's, and more.....the thing that makes him so terrier is that while he CAN learn anything, just try and make him do it when YOU want him to. We should all own a terrier just to appreciate how good our sheps are to us, ] Rachel & the RT Ark "The whole question is not only a question of the dog/horse, but quite as much, if not more so, a question of the fitness of the leader." Max v Stephanitz Proud to be an American Working Dog Kennel http://segensreich.homestead.com Aaronswoods-Segensreich http://www.workingdog.org ----- Original Message ----- I like terriers too < from a distance! <G> But watching a friend try to train her terrier puppy has me shaking my head. Spend the same time training a shepherd, and you¹d have a UDX!!! <G>, but her puppy is still out of control! ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================