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Rat Terrier puppies and dogs in Herndon, Virginia

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Shane

Rat Terrier Australian Cattle Dog

Male, 2 mos
Potomac, MD
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats,
Story
Meet Shane! Shane is an adorable 8-week-old male Cattle Dog/Chihuahua mix with a soft white-and-cream coat and a super friendly personality. He’s playful, curious, and loves everyone he meets. Shane is the perfect mix of snuggly and spirited—always ready for a cuddle but just as excited for an adventure. With his bright little mind and eager-to-please attitude, he’s quickly picking up on routines and will thrive with gentle guidance and positive training. Shane is ready to bring joy, fun, and puppy kisses to his new forever family! The adoption fee for this puppy is $475, which helps with the cost of routine vet care. A $250 spay/neuter deposit is required at time of adoption. This fee covers spay/neuter at one of PetConnect’s preferred veterinary partners. If the adopter chooses to use their own veterinarian, the deposit will be returned with proof of sterilization. PetConnect Rescue cannot guarantee the exact breed of any animal in our care. The breed listed is based on any background we may have been provided, and the general appearance of the animal at the time they enter our system. For more information, please email Cricket at cmacdonald@petconnectrescue.org. **If you're viewing this on Petfinder, please visit www.petconnectrescue.org to complete our non-binding application.**
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Lula

Rat Terrier

Female, 2 mos
Potomac, MD
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats,
Story
Lula is an 11-week-old terrier mix, sporting her beautiful tri-colored markings and that irresistibly sweet nature everyone falls for. She’s growing into her bouncy, playful personality—full of puppy joy—yet she remains a gentle, affectionate girl who loves to be held and stay close to her people. Curious but soft, Lula explores the world with bright eyes and a wagging tail. She’s gaining confidence each day and shows a lovely blend of spunk and calm. With her eager-to-learn personality, she’s picking up on routines quickly and will continue to blossom with patient training and consistency. Lula is ready to bring warmth, charm, and endless snuggles to her forever home. The adoption fee for this puppy is $475, which helps with the cost of routine vet care. A $250 spay/neuter deposit is required at time of adoption. This fee covers spay/neuter at one of PetConnect’s preferred veterinary partners. If the adopter chooses to use their own veterinarian, the deposit will be returned with proof of sterilization. PetConnect Rescue cannot guarantee the exact breed of any animal in our care. The breed listed is based on any background we may have been provided, and the general appearance of the animal at the time they enter our system. For more information, please email Cricket at cmacdonald@petconnectrescue.org. **If you're viewing this on Petfinder, please visit www.petconnectrescue.org to complete our non-binding application.**
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Minnie Mouse

Rat Terrier Patterdale Terrier (Fell Terrier)

Female, 5 yrs 2 mos
Potomac, MD
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with dogs, Spayed or Neutered,
Story
Meet MINNIE MOUSE! Sweet Minnie Mouse is about 5 years old, 25 pounds, female, black and tan rat terrier mix. She is so sweet and a friendly gal! She loves to get attention from her humans! Everyone she meets adores this sweet girl. While she is a tripod, Minnie does not let that hold her back -- she can be energetic, and loves playing in the yard and with her toys in the house! After a good romp or walk, Minnie settles down for a nice nap or just to hang out with her people. She has done well with other dogs in her foster home. Minnie has great house manners, including being housetrained. Poor Minnie has not always been properly taken care of and was found with a painful leg injury by animal control in NC. This poor girl was such a trooper and so sweet despite the pain; the shelter made an urgent plea to save her....PetConnect Rescue was able to come to her rescue, bring her to the DC area to a great foster, and give her the necessary medical care she needed, including amputation of the irreparable leg. So now Minnie has left her horrible past behind and is ready to find her new, and this time, forever home. Although she is a tripod, she has so much love and happiness to give to her new family for many years! Minnie would love to curl up in your lap to hang out on a winter evening; she loves to cuddle and get pets! Minnie is up-to-date on vaccines, preventatives, and has had bloodwork, a dental, and heartworm treatment! She is eager to find her person(s) to love! ***Please note that our first step is to fill out an application (it does not commit you in anyway but allows us to discuss with you if you and the dog are a good fit). In addition, an important step in approving adoption applicants is to complete a vet check to ensure that your current and previous pet(s) are kept up to date on vaccines (including rabies ), spayed or neutered, maintained on appropriate monthly preventatives and examined annually by your vet.*** The adoption fee for this dog is $425 which includes routine vetting and spay/neuter. PetConnect Rescue cannot guarantee the exact breed of any animal in our care. The breed listed is based on any background we may have been provided, and the general appearance of the animal at the time they enter our system. For more information, please email Robin at kinstondogs@verizon.net **If you're viewing this on Petfinder, please visit www.petconnectrescue.org to complete our non-binding application.**
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Moses

Rat Terrier Jack Russell Terrier

Male, Adult
Washington, DC
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Not good with dogs, Needs experienced adopter, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Meet Moses! He's a 35 pound Jack Russell/Rat Terrier Mix and is about 6 years old. My ex-husband and I adopted him from a rescue organization about 2 years ago. I'm now in sole possesion of Moses. For a few reasons, I've made the difficult decision to rehome Moses, as I think it would be better for him and myself. Once he gets to know you, Moses is such a sweet, cuddly, protective, loyal lap dog and loves to play and burrow under blankets. He does have stranger danger though. While it will take him a little bit (shouldn't last more than a day) to warm up to someone new, once he does he will love you forever. He has a lot of energy and loves being outside. I live in the city. I think he would do best in the suburbs or somewhere rural, with a fenced in yard to run around, and less stimuli for anxiety. I think he would do well with older kids. Make Moses part of your family!
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Marbles

Rat Terrier Terrier (Unknown Type, Small)

Female, 7 mos
Silver Spring, MD
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Marbles is the sweetest girl at 7 months old and ~30lbs fully grown. She knows how to have fun and loves playing with her dog buddies. Bitey face, wrestling, tug of war? She’s down for it all! Whenever she’s out in public, she is an absolute delight. Marbles will sit and calmly observe everything going on around her without a care in the world which is very rare for a puppy! Her foster mom taught her “sit” in one day and she keeps proving to be a smart pup! Marbles would be the perfect addition to any family! Application here: https://tinyurl.com/TLCdogapp See other pics of Marbles here: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/marbles-045fc254-74ff-49ee-b7f6-74e737690aa1/md/silver-spring/tascas-love-cooperative-inc-md511/details/ Adoption radius 60 miles from zipcode 20906. We do not promote any of our dogs as house trained or allergy friendly
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Tina

Rat Terrier Australian Cattle Dog

Female, 2 yrs 9 mos
Alexandria, VA
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Spayed or Neutered,
Story
Meet Tina! She is a 1 year old rat terrier/heeler mix rescued with her mom, sister and younger siblings after being dumped in a bad area of town. She is very submissive and a little shy at first but wants she warms up she loves belly rubs! She get's that from her mom! She is great with other dogs of all sizes but prefers medium and small dogs. The bigger dogs make her a little nervous. She is working on leash walking, potty training and crate training. She is currently 23 lbs with long legs. She is just a sweet girl looking for love and a place to lounge around! Tammy is available for adoption with Saving Grace Dog Rescue of San Antonio. The adoption fee is $195 local or $395 out of state with transport. An adoption application and adoption contract are all required. All dogs are spayed/neutered, up to date on vaccinations appropriate for their age, microchipped, and wormed for internal and external parasites. If you would like more information please email us at sgdrsa@outlook.com. An adoption application can be completed online at https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/SGDR/Dog Please note that visual breed identification in rescue dogs is unreliable so for most of our dogs we are only GUESSING at predominant breed or breed mix. We get to know each dog as an individual and will do our best to describe each of our dogs based on personality, not by breed label.

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Boo Boo- loves dogs

Jack Russell Terrier Labrador Retriever

Female, Young
Herndon, VA
Size
(when grown) -
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Boo boo is a happy and outgoing puppy who likes to wrestle her sister Baby, Play with her toys and cuddle with you.  She came from a rural shelter In Va. With her 5 litter mates.  She is good with dogs, cats and kids.  Would enjoy a home with another dog. Dad was a boxer /mom a lab. A home with lot's of activity would be best.   She will need daily walks/runs. crate trained house trained knows basic commands   Adoption Fee:$525 Included in adoption: All shots, sterilized, Heartworm test, Microchip ,Dewormed, Flea Preventative       If you are interested in adopting, please fill out an application and a representative will get back to you shortly to answer any questions you may have. The adoption policies and applications can be found at the following links: https://fancycats.org/adopt-a-cat and https://fancycats.org/adopt-a-dog. Email us at  adoption@fancycats.org for general questions about our rescued cats. Email us at dogadoptions@fancycats.org for general questions about our rescued dogs. See our calendar of adoption events at https://fancycats.org/(scroll towards bottom) You can save animals like this one by becoming a foster! Fosters are like bridges between high kill shelters and forever homes. We need fosters so that we can save cats and dogs before they are euthanized at the shelters. If you are interested in becoming a foster, please visit: https://fancycats.org/volunteerOctober 23, 2025, 1:21 pm
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Baby

Jack Russell Terrier Retriever (Unknown Type)

Female, Young
Herndon, VA
Size
(when grown) -
Details
Good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered, Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Baby is a happy and outgoing puppy who likes to wrestle her sister Boo Boo, play with her toys and cuddle with you.  She came from a rural shelter with her 5 litter mates.  She is good with dogs, cats and kids.  Would enjoy a home with another dog. Dad was a JR /boxer /mom a lab.  She would do best in a home with lots of activity.  She will need daily walks/runs.  Adoption Fee:$525  Included in adoption: All shots, sterilized, Heartworm test, Microchip ,Dewormed, Flea Preventative   If you are interested in adopting, please fill out an application and a representative will get back to you shortly to answer any questions you may have. The adoption policies and applications can be found at the following links: https://fancycats.org/adopt-a-cat and https://fancycats.org/adopt-a-dog. Email us at  adoption@fancycats.org for general questions about our rescued cats. Email us at dogadoptions@fancycats.org for general questions about our rescued dogs. See our calendar of adoption events at https://fancycats.org/(scroll towards bottom) You can save animals like this one by becoming a foster! Fosters are like bridges between high kill shelters and forever homes. We need fosters so that we can save cats and dogs before they are euthanized at the shelters. If you are interested in becoming a foster, please visit: https://fancycats.org/volunteerOctober 23, 2025, 1:21 pm

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PetConnect Rescue

PO Box 60714, Potomac, MD 20859

Pet Types: cats, dogs

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19 miles

Tasca's Love Cooperative

Silver Spring, MD 20906

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19.3 miles

Saving Grace Dog Rescue of San Antonio - VA transport stop

Alexandria, VA 22314

Pet Types: cats, dogs

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22.1 miles

K-9 Lifesavers

Silver Spring, MD 20904

Pet Types: dogs

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35.4 miles

Almost Home Dog Rescue

Ellicott City, MD 21042

Pet Types: dogs

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45.6 miles

Animal Allies Rescue Foundation

P.O. Box 6446, Baltimore, MD 21230

Pet Types: cats, dogs

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