- Black, brown or blue with tan-markings including their dilutioned variations (in any shade, from very pale to very rich).
- Yellow recessive colour (with pale pigmentation) and red in most rich shades.
- These are without tan-markings.
- Black and tan merle and brown and tan merle.
- Tan-markings are preferably a deep reddish tan, except in the blue varieties where it is paler according to the genetic make-up.
- Tan-markings are found above the eyes, on cheeks, on chest and on the pasterns and feet, also at inner side of the hindquarters and under the root of the tail.
- On the fore chest it forms two similar and separated triangles.
- Preferred: Pigmentation on nose, eye- and lip-rims are according to coat-colour, but deeper pigmentation
About the Prague Ratter
Prague Ratter
- FCI status
- Provisional
- Also called
- Ratonero de Praga
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What the breed standard says
- Bred for
- Companion dog
- Behaviour and temperament
“Gentle, curious and affectionate. Quick with good movement and steady pace. By nature slightly reserved towards strangers but very friendly in the family. With natural nobility and character”
Quoted from FCI standard n°363. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Characteristics
- Size
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- Exercise needsRead from what the breed was bred to do, in the registry’s own words: “Companion dog” That is a working purpose, not a measured exercise requirement — an individual dog’s needs depend on its age, health and household.
- 2 of 5
- Easy to train
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- Amount of shedding
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- Grooming needs
- 4 of 5
- Good with children
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- Cost to keep
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- Tolerates being alone
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- Intelligence
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- Health of breed
- Not researched yet
Pros & cons
Pros & cons for the Prague Ratter
What you get with the Prague Ratter
- Purpose stated in the standard: “Companion dog”
- The standard describes the breed as: “Gentle, curious and affectionate”
What you are taking on
- High grooming needs — the standard’s own description is “2) Moderately long, fringes on ears, quarters, tail and slightly longer on the chest”
Drawn from sources rather than written as an opinion — cited health research, the registry’s own standard, and peer-reviewed longevity. FCI breed standard. One breeder’s animals can differ from any of it, and an empty column means we hold nothing for that side rather than that there is nothing to say.
Characteristics
FCI standard · Prague Ratter
Coat and colour
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording, tagged preferred.
Coat
1) Short, glossy, fitting close to body, thick, without bald places.
Head is usually coated with thinner and shorter coat than the body. 2) Moderately long, fringes on ears, quarters, tail and slightly longer on the chest
Colour
- Preferred
- Permissible
- Undesirable
- Disqualifying
Preferred, permissible, undesirable and disqualifying are FCI’s own words about the breed. They describe what the standard asks for — not an assessment of any individual dog, and not ours.
Shortened from FCI standard n°363 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
What the breed standard says
- Size
- “Height at the withers: Males and females: 21–23cm (tolerance +/- 1cm) Weight: Males and females: optimal approx 2.60 kg”
- FCI states a tolerance around the figure.
Quoted from FCI standard n°363. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
What the standard penalises
What a judge marks the Prague Ratter down for, and what puts one out of the ring, in the registry’s own words. This describes the breed standard — it is not a checklist for the animal in front of you, and a pet with a disqualifying fault is an unshowable dog rather than an unhealthy one.
Disqualifying faults
Puts an animal out of the ring altogether.
- Open fontanel.
- Apple shaped head. Too short in muzzle.
- Overshot bite.
- More than 4 teeth missing (except P1 and M3), 2 or more incisors missing.
- Blue or predatory eye (very pale yellow).
- Hanging ears.
- Strongly arched back and loins (roached).
- Bald spots on any part of the body.
- Tan-marked dogs lacking tan-markings on the head.
- Large white mark on the chest, more than 2cm2 and white markings anywhere on body or legs.
- Excessive black overlay obscuring the tan-markings.
- The occurrence of blue color in eye over 50% of the area for merle coloring.
- Size over 26cm or under 18cm
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Prague Ratter in general; any individual animal can differ.
Health guide
What to ask for in a Prague Ratter
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Prague Ratter on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.
Gallery
No photographs yet
This is where Prague Ratter owners’ own photographs will go, from the pet profiles they keep here. Nobody has added one to a public page yet.
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Puppies
No puppies listed right now
No Prague Ratter breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.