OMG Mickey#2 is BEAUTIFUL!! He's a little tiny thing - about 10 pounds - a goregous chocolate tri.... he's got this brown nose, that I am totally intrigued with!! LOL... it kind of blends into his face... guess I'm so used to seeing the tri colored dogs with the black noses.... LOL I've only seen pix of chocolate tri Ratties, and this is the first I've seen one in person, and he's just absolutely adorable!! He just wants to love love love....and get love :

  Oh Yay!  I was thinking about him last night and hoping you would hear someting soon!  I have brought it up a few times with hubby and he laughs and rolls his eyes at me.  Pictures will do him in for sure   I can't wait to see him and hear more about his personality.  It is so sad that he came with nothing of his own, they probably never bought him anything .  Thanks for keeping me posted.  Do you think he'd fit in well with 2 other boys?  Jack is very submissive and Jeter has Alpha right now. Oh boy, I have a few days off of work to really work on hubby now that I know you have him!!  He is the perfect size too 

oooooooooooooo ,   i can't wait to see his pics too!!  He sounds soooooo adorable!!

and good luck Sarah!!  baby that man with his favorite meals, and etc.....   and he'll see that you deserve  mickey too!! 

and suzie,  there's a picture of Baxter that I pulled in the rattie pics forum....   he seems so happy!!  check him out when you get a chance!!

Mickey is very submissive. He actually submissively urinated the first time I corrected him when he marked in the house, but it's not a persistent problem. He is housebroken, and he and my other foster Prince have totally bonded already and they do the rattie play bow, wrestle thing constantly!!

How old are your kids? The owner did say he was snappy with their 18 month old, but he also said that his daughter tortured him and played rough with him, so the kid probably deserved it...

Aww, Sue.  That just may rule me out.    The boys are 4, my oldest is 7 and Brynn is 1 1/2.  She is very good with the dogs but she does like to play with them.  She is in no way rough and just an occasional hug is all, but if he won't tolerate that I am not sure then.  Most of the time she ignores them.  The boys have all learned how to be respectful of the dogs.  I don't know though, we may be out if you are thinking not under 4.

I can't be sure how'd he be, Sarah. He is skittish, but has not shown any aggression towards me - but the owner did say he nipped at his 18 month old when she grabbed at him (and I asked "do you mean mouthed her, cuz there's a big diff between mouthing (warning) and nipping (biting)) and the owner said mouthed. The owner also told me that he wanted to get rid of Mickey to PROTECT him from his daughter, because he was afraid that the daughter would hurt Mickey, so I really don't know.

Let's come up with a date, then!    How is the first weekend in April for you?  (Sat/Sun, April 5/6)  I will probably work next weekend and the following weekend I have vet visits...

 I PM'd you

Mickey sounds like a total sweetheart.  It's too bad he had to experience suc ha crappy owner.  :-(

I missed it yesterday, Sarah, sorry, but I finally responded today!!