Puggat

Pug / Rat Terrier Mixed Breed Dogs

Information and Pictures

A small graying, tan dog with a white chest with this front paws on top of a jacket with a human hand touching the backside of the dog

Nugget the Pug / Rat Terrier mix breed dog (Puggat) at 11 years old

Other Names

Rug Rat

Description

The Puggat is not a purebred dog. It is a cross between the Pug and the Rat Terrier. The best way to determine the temperament of a mixed breed is to look up all breeds in the cross and know you can get any combination of any of the characteristics found in either breed. Not all of these designer hybrid dogs being bred are 50% purebred to 50% purebred. It is very common for breeders to breed multi-generation crosses.

Recognition

ACHC = American Canine Hybrid Club
DDKC = Designer Dogs Kennel Club
DRA = Dog Registry of America, Inc.
IDCR = International Designer Canine Registry^®

The back of a tan with white Puggat dog that is laying on a sandy beach looking back to face the camera. It has short hair and large perk ears.

Peanut the Pug / Rat Terrier mix breed dog (Puggat) all grown up at 1 year old at the beach (shown below as a puppy)

Front view - A tan with white Puggat puppy is laying on a tan couch looking forward. Its head is slightly tilted to the right. It has white paws and a white chest.

Peanut the Pug / Rat Terrier mix breed (Puggat) puppy

A tan with white Puggat is standing in a hallway on a carpet and it is looking up and forward. Its left ear is flopped over and its right ear is sticking straight up in the air. Its tail is curled up over its back.

Peanut the Pug / Rat Terrier hybrid (Puggat) all grown up at 1 year old

Close up head and upper body shot - A tan with white Puggat is standing on a tan carpet in a hallway and someone is petting under its neck. Its right ear is standing straight up and its left ear is folded over.

Peanut the Pug / Rat Terrier mix breed (Puggat) all grown up at 1 year old

The right side of a tan with black Puggat that is sitting on a carpet and it is looking up and forward. Its head is tilted to the left.

Mason the Puggat (Pug / Rat Terrier mix) at 10 months old

Front view - A tan with black Puggat is laying on a carpet and it is looking up. There is a couch to the left of it and there is a bone over its front left paw.

Mason the Puggat (Pug / Rat Terrier mix) at 10 months old

The right side of a tan with black Puggat dog that is standing on a carpet and it is looking forward. Its head is tilted back and to the left and its tail is curled up over its back.

Mason the Puggat (Pug / Rat Terrier mix) at 10 months old—"Where we got him, he was called a Rug Rat."

The left side of a tan with black Puggat dog is sittig on a bed and it is looking up and forward. Its ears are folded over to the sides.

Mason the Puggat (Pug / Rat Terrier mix) at 10 months old—"Where we got him, he was called a Rug Rat."

The right side of a shorthaired, tan Puggat puppy is laying across a black leather couch and it is looking forward.

Tyler the Puggat (American Rat Terrier / Pug) puppy at 4 months old

A tan with black Puggat puppy is laying on a throw rug under a table and it is wearing a colorful sweater. There is a rope plush toy next to its front paws.

Tyler the Puggat (American Rat Terrier / Pug) puppy at 4 months old

A shorethaired, overweight, tan Puggat dog is laying down on a carpet and there is a rawhide bone placed to the right of it.

Frank, a Pug / Rat Terrier mix (Puggat); his owners call him a Rug Rat.