The "Brat" - Boston Terrier Rat Terrier Mix

A Boston Terrier Rat Terrier Mix, sometimes referred to as a "Brat" is a cross between a purebred Boston Terrier and a purebred Rat Terrier, each with known lineage. This hybrid is NOT yet recognized by the American Canine Hybrid Club, the main hybrid breed club and registry service.

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Maggie  I adopted Maggie from the pound. She is an amazing dog! She is always by my side or near by. For the most part she listens very well and is eager to please.

Rock-O   He is a 10 week old puppy,very hyper, lovable, playful. Gets along great with my cat and other dogs.. potty training has been a task.. still not house

Sophie  Sophie is 2 years old, we got her at five weeks old. She is smart and affectionate, stubborn and willful, and the most amazing dog! She developed an

Fosco a/k/a Foscotron  Foscotron turned 1 in November 2012. We got him from a litter of 9 at 9 weeks. He's the most fun-loving dog I've known (and my first). He's a healthy 27

Belle  She's is a little fireball. She is a big jumper-she likes to jump from the couch to the chair. She is a big chewer though but all puppies are. She's a

Bandaid  Bandaid's mother is a full blooded Boston Terrier and father is a full blooded Brat Terrier. Bandaid (female) is 6 months old She is lovable, kind,playfull

Johnny  He is also half chihuahua, 13lbs and is white with speckles! He looks like a bat and is such a good boy! We LOVE him to bits!!!!

Winston  Winston is now 2 years old and 26 pounds. We got him at about 9 weeks and 8 pounds. As a young puppy he used his mouth a lot, nipping, and kids were a

Winston  Winston is now 2 years old and 26 pounds. We got him at about 9 weeks and 8 pounds. As a young puppy he used his mouth a lot, nipping, and kids were a

Reba  Reba is now 2 years old and is a great dog!

Buddy  Buddy is our daughters dog. He is a Boston/Rat cross. She got him at 3 months old. Now at 3 1/2 years old. He is a brindle, and 27.7 pounds. Buddy loves

Buster  Buster's mom is half Rat Terrier & Boston Terrier, his dad is pure breed Boston Terrier. Buster is 10 weeks old now, we've had him since 5 1/2 weeks.

ozzy  He's a brindle and white Brat. I got him today. I took him back to the breeder's to think about it, but he let out this ridiculous cry and I took him home

Broccoli   We've got Broccoli, a female Boston/Rat terrier mix, in February 2011 when she was eight-weeks-old. It's good to know this mix isn't so uncommon as our

Sophie - Boston Terrier/Rat Terrier  Sophie is very headstrong and stubborn. We got her when she was almost 2 years old and she quickly became the alpha of the house. She loves to play and

Baxter  Baxter is a 5-year-old Boston Terrier/Rat Terrier mix. Great personality. Loves to play fetch; very ball driven. Baxter has consistently been around 40-42

Rascal  Rascal is 12 yrs old this year, I got him at around 3 mos. old. He was (and still is) very active. He loves running and jumping, car rides, cuddling

Ellie  Ellie was rescued from Southern Illinois by Wright Way Rescue in Niles, IL. Don't know which parent was which - she has a golden brindle Boston tuxedo

Cricket  Oh my gosh, Cricket is my EVERYTHING!! I adopted her 7 years ago. She is 10 now and looks and acts 3 still! She is EXTREMELY intelligent. There is really

Demon  He is the most fun.You never know what he is going to do to make you laugh.He prefers to play with cat toys. When Demon wants to snuggle, he becomes a

More On PittyPat and Roscoe  This is Brownie, He is Brindle & White, No Tale. He has his shots and wormed.He was reserved, but they could not pass the 3 references required. He was

chloe  Loyal, lovable, eager to please, playful, and amazingly is best friends with our cat.

Sunshine  I LOVE my little Sunshine! She is so sweet. She is the coolest dog I've ever known. She is smart and friendly. She was quite easy to train as she picked

Ruby  The first time we saw Ruby, she was a stray dog dodging cars on a rural mountain road one cold rainy February day. Her face was scarred, possibly from

Rambo  He is very active and playful. Loves to cuddle and be around his owners all the time. Very eager to please us, so training has been a breeze with him

Pheobe  Pheobe was a brat terrier mix and the LOVE of my life! We got my babygirl at 8 weeks old and she was black and white and mostly looked like a boston except

Espy- Boston & Rat Terrier Mix  Espy is the BEST dog we have EVER owned! We got her from a friend 10years ago. She was VERY easy to house break, ALWAYS eager to go in the truck, LOVES

All Puppies Chew  All puppies chew until they are about 2 years of age. Some more than others because they cut teeth longer. These are like babies, if their gums hurt

We have a litter of Brats  We are now in Temple Texas. Hi - We have a liter of Brat Terriers. We had Bostons and our male got out and we lost him. A friend brought us a Rat Terrier

Hades  I just got my little puppy about a week ago. She is 8 weeks old and the cutest little thing ever. She loves to snuggle and although shes extremly tiny

Serenity  My dog Serenity is a Brat (Boston Terrier/Rat Terrier mix) I have a website about American Brat Terriers. Anyone can join this website at www.serenitybrat.webs.com.

Maggie  Here's more about Maggie the Brat Terrier she is very playful and gets rowdy when playing. she has this thing about wanting to bite my feet and as cute

Serenity  This is my female Brat Puppy, at 5 and a half months old. Shes black and white, very friendly. Shes a great active little dog with a good personality.

Maggie - Boston/Rat Terrier  I found Maggie on craigslist. All it said was Boston Terrier mix puppies; small re-homing fee. I contacted them, and they said that they no longer required

Charlie  We found Charlie on Craigslist one Saturday afternoon, and it was love at first sight! He was fairly easy to house train, and is eager to please. We take

sammy  sammy is a four year old male, that we adopted from a rescue shelter. he had beenmisstreated by someone. when we got him he was thin and had bbs in his

Mia  She give the true meaning to Brat, lol, but I couldn't trade her for anything in the world. She is a very sweet dog and very protective. Although she is

Diamond  He's a playful little guy. He's obsessed with tennis balls, loves people more than dogs. He LOVES to eat. His favorites are apples. He'll do just about

Ziggy  I had one of the finest Brats, Ziggy. He is no longer with us. I am looking for another. The gal that bred him in NH is no longer breeding them. They

tink  i have a 2 year old brat and she is just that.she is brindle colored and has a little white tip on the end of her tail..one side of whiskers are white

Taz  We loved our dog taz he was mixed with rat terrier and Boston terrier.but he passed away three years ago from a motorcycle acident we were crushed that

Rusty  He's a year old now. Not hard train to pee outside. Had no problems training to sit. But has yet to learn to fetch or shake, however I am going to try

Scooter  i have a boston terrier mixed wit a mixd rat terrier...he's a tiger strip mixed with white color puppy...he weighs approx.12lbs....he is only five mnths

REBEL  WE GOT OUR {BRAT} REBEL TODAY FROM A NEIGHBOR SHE NO LONGER COULD CARE FOR HIM WITH 4 SMALL CHILDREN. HE LOOKS TO BE MAYBE 8WKS OR SO. HE SEEMS TO BE A

Atticuess Brown  He is a boston/Rat Terrier. He has a fun-loving, outgoing, hyper, jumpy type of personality I just love it. He loves going to the dog park and racing all

Dixon  He is full of energy, beautiful, and very smart! i love him more than anything in the world

Jackson  Jackson is a rescue dog but the consensus is that he's a BRAT!! What an appropriate name. He is a crazy jumper, light on his feet, but timid. Its a strange

Lady Bird  We fostered then adopted through our local spca. She's sweet and cute as a button. She's Mommy's baby. She gets along with our other two dogs that are

Jackson  He is 5 months old. We also have two Bostons (1 male, 1 female), 1 (female) minature dachshund. Jackson loves all of them but especially Abigail the

Buddy - Boston / Rat Terrier  Buddy is a highly intelligent dog and very energetic; plays well with other dogs. He is a very good watch dog. He loves to sun himself and chases after

Sammy - Boston/Rat Terrier  We found Sammy in a dog rescue center. Someone had thrown him out of a moving car onto a paved parking lot. We have had Sammy for a year now and while

Oreo - Boston Terrier/Rat Terrier mix?  Oreo is a boston terrier/rat terrier mix, we think. He is 14 weeks old. Oreo is a funny, very active and loves to follow me . He loves to go for car

Cinder - Boston Rat Terrier  Cinder is an 11 lb. one year-old ball of energy. She is marked just like a the classic black & white Boston terrier but has a pointed nose. She has the

Reba - Brat Terrier  Reba is a brat terrier, she is 10 weeks old and a lover. She is so sweet and very smart. She already sits and comes. She loves the treadmill, we do a 20

Rudy  adopted Rudy 5 days ago. He's 5 months old. He gets along well with my other dogs and cat and kids . He's a very intelligent, athletic, outgoing, confident,

Ozzie  His nickname is sniffeys and he is great with our purebread pitbull and german shephard mix with pitbull. He is 3 years old now and we got him when he

Shiver  She is a Beautiful red brindle almost 3 year old female Brat. She is very friendly, loves car rides, treats, and sleeping with me at night! shes a cuddler.

Lucy  Lucy is about 6 years old and I've had her since I bottle raised her from 4 weeks. I had previously owned a half brother of hers (same Boston Dam, Different

Daizie May  I rescued her as a puppy from a man who left her without food, water & proper shelter. I had her for two years. About 8 months ago I had to put her to

Patches  She is a fast runner, does tricks, and likes to jump on the bed and relax. She is black and white and is a boston and rat terrier mixed.

luta it means scarlet in lakota.   scarlet brindle and a red nose. green gold eyes. she is so sweet. she is a lil beauty

Jewel   She is a total sweetheart. Jewel is a great dog guard even though she is small. She is very protective of anyone she is laying by. Jewel is about 10 years

Rollie  He is 3 months old and has body type of Boston Terrier, markings of Rat Terrier. Very loving and playful, not at all destructive. He is a joy to have around

ISAAC  I got Isaac this past summer. He is the best dog ever, even if I do say so myself and even though he ate two of my cell phones. He has learned 15 commands

Panda   This is Panda. I rescued her from LCARF in South Hampton on Long Island. She came from South Carolina and was heart worm positive. She was very misbehaved

Rascal  Hi, I was the proud owner of what I named a BugRat. A Rat Terrier mix rarely found and to my knowledge the mix is unnamed, so I will take the claim for

Daisy  Daisy is my 9 year-old Boston/Rat Terrier mix. She loves peanuts, sleeping on the couch, and belly rubs. Her underbite is adorable in my opinion. :) She

Samara Trax  Samara, AKA, Trax is a 2 year old female Boston/Rat Terrier rescue. She is all black except the white on her belly and chest. She has light blue eyes that

Panda  I rescued her in June and she is a whole lot of fun. Panda and my female boxer are best friends and my Brat is tough enough to take her on! They love

Henry  He is a 15 month old Brat. I adopted him at 4 months old. He is very active as he should be as a puppy. I walk a lot in the woods, he has hiked long

GRACIE  GRACIE WAS JUST ADOPTED LAST NIGHT AND IS A BEAUTIFUL MIX OF MY TWO FAV. BREEDS. IS IS FUN AND ENERGETIC YET HAPPY AND CARE FREE.

Nora  Nora is a sweet 9 month old puppy who loves people and other dogs. We have had absolutely no problems with her. I did have her in puppy classes - 2 sessions,

Blaze   This is one of two brats we have. She is 6 months old and lives with our family (along with her sister). I wouldn't trade them for anything, even when

Boston / Rat Terrier  Tj - He truly is a Brat. :) He is 4 years old, and still a puppy, with an endless amount of energy. I do not recommend these dogs to just anyone. They

Abu  Abu was 4 in June and is one of the most intelligent and best mannered dogs that I have ever been around. His salt and pepper snout, along with his demeanor,

Sophie  I got her from the local rescue society, who thought she was a badly-bred puppy-mill purebred Boston. I could see at once there was a PROBLEM with this

sally (manders)  she was born feb 24th 2009, and we got her when she was almost 3 months, its august 30th now, and well 4 months have passed and she has been our little

Rocky  He is 2 yrs old and smart as a whip. Very lovable, a great watch dog, and loves to play fetch!

Sophie  2lb 6 weeks old Brat Terrier Sophie is a little ball of energy. Smart, curious and the fast puppy in the entire dog park.

Bruno  Bruno is a 5 year old Boston/Rat terrier mix. We found him on a website of rescued dogs. What an adorable Boy. He loves to chase and eliminate the chipmunks,

more of PittyPat & Roscoes Puppies  I am not sure how I got back here lol But I am posting a Photo so you can see them again. Email us if interested in buying one. Thanks

Radar  Radar is a 2.5 yr. old Male. He is absolutely a doll. He weighs 22 lbs.and has so much personality. He lives with his big brother Harley, a pit-lab

Another of the PittyPat & Roscoe Puppies  Mama is Boston Dad is Rat Terrier.

PittyPat, Roscoe & Puppies  Hi - We have a liter of Brat Terriers. We had Bostons and our male got out and we lost him. A friend brought us a Rat Terrier to sell for her and we ended

Shiver  She's a gorgeous red brindle female about a year and a half old

Dafney  We at first provided a foster home for this pup through a local rescue group. She inherited the brindle pattern of the Boston and the body style and shape

Miles  Miles has the clever and rambunctious nature of a Rat Terrier, but lacks neurotic terrier qualities like excessive barking, licking, chewing etc. He can

Rosie and Buddy  My niece has a pure bred boston terrier and a pure bred rat terrier. The 2 dogs mated and had 2 litters, I have a female from the 1st litter and a male

Fiona  We have a Brat Terrier named Fiona. She is just over a year and half. She is the most hyper dog we have ever seen. She loves to play with everyone -

Princess Marie  I have a two year old rat/boston terrier mix. She is black and white and loves me to death. She loves sleeping under blankets.

Lexi - Brat (Boston Rat Terrier Mix)  A lady had bred this Brat (Boston/Rat Terrier) litter to sell, with no luck. She took 5 to the shelter and Lexi was the last to be adopted. I asked the

Chester  Chester is a 3 year-old neutered male Boston/Rat Terrier mix (Brat). He is very active and loves to play ball. He is usually well-behaved, but does have

Lola  Lola is a 7 month old Boston/Rat Terrier mix that was given to us. We also have a purebred Pug that is 2 years old, and a Chi/Wired Hair Terrier mix who


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