Here's a photo of my grandmother, Mamie Roth, with "Tippy" the families beloved killer of rodents on their Missouri Ozarks farm (1910). Our Madge family has had Rat Terriers 'in their blood' a long time now, and as wonderful as those early terriers were, I believe our dogs of today an improved version of what has long been a wonderful and versatile dog.
Photo submitted by Ian Madge
1956 photo from Jefferson, Iowa of me with my siblings. I am holding the Rat Terrier that belonged to a neighbor. There was never a dog or cat that I could resist. Photo was taken by my mother.
Submitted by Sandra Ball
My mother, Georgia Mae Roth, circa 1930s with one of the family Rat Terrier puppies.
The family all had Rat Terriers on their farms dating back to pre-Civil War days.
Submitted by Ian Madge
Left: My father, Clifford Hobbs, holding a litter of Rat Terrier puppies - photo taken 1944-46 at Middletown, MO on his family farm. HIs Great Grandfather raised horses and mules for the Calvary in World War I and started raising Rat Terrier for varmint control around the barns.
Middle: 1966 photo of my two brothers holding a Rat Terrier puppy that my Dad had at that time.
Right: My father, Clifford Hobbs, taken in 1956. He is in front of the barn on the farm at Middletown, MO. Pictured is a dam he raised and her litter of puppies.
Submitted by Leslie Boles.
Photo obtained from Joe Warren (now deceased) who was the author of the history book about Longville, Louisiana, He was a friend and acquaintance of Janice Broussard.
This photo is of a Rat Terrier with the hotel staff of "The Southern Hotel" in the early 1900's in Longville, LA. The lady holding the Rat Terrier is Sara (Ware) Barrentine. The book is titled: "A History of The Long-Bell Lumber Co. and "The Family" at Longville, LA 1906-1934" .
These Rat Terriers are still in the town generations later.
Permission to use granted by Janice Broussard.
Photos of are my uncle Patrick Maschke, probably taken near Tyrone, PA. Patrick passed away in World War II. This is his Rat Terrier, Bounce! Circa 1935.
Submitted by Shannon Roseberry
My mom, Ruth Grohmann, with her neighbor's pups. This was most likely taken in the early 1930s in New York City.
Submitted by Lois Grohmann Hansler
"Nipper"
This is the original photo of Nipper and this is a public domain photo, the photographer died in 1924. Nipper lived from 1884-1895 in England. From Wikipedia - In 1898, three years after Nipper's death, Francis Barraud, his last owner and brother of his first owner, painted a picture of Nipper listening intently to a wind-up Edison-Bell cylinder phonograph.
Corrine Baird and her rattie Mitzie! Circa 1938 Decatur Ohio.
Used with permission.