"DINGER" LIFE: AUGUST 7, 2008 to AUGUST 20, 2020 BREEDER: ANDREA WERNER OWNED BY: DARICE RAGAN & JEFFREY WERNER DINGER'S titles include: National Best of Breed (UKC), AKC Champion, UKC Grand Champion, UKC Premier Top Ten Best of Breed, UKC Coursing Aptitude, AKC Coursing Aptitude, Canine Good Citizen. Dinger was bred by the late Andrea Werner. Andrea campaigned Dinger for two years, placing him in the UKC Top Ten; #7 in 2009 and #4 in 2010. At the 2010 UKC Premier Top Ten Invitational, Andrea handled Dinger to the coveted Top Ten Best of Breed Rat Terrier win. Andrea passed away December 10, 2010. "Dinger came to stay with me (Darice Ragan) in February 2011 and my pack welcomed him with open paws. When a dog loses their master, they grieve. I knew Dinger was grieving and my dogs sensed his sadness. About ten days after Dinger came to Tennessee, our hairless terrier, Sage, play bowed and asked him to chase her. He obliged and after they ran around the couch numerous times he jumped in my lap, layed down and sighed...I knew then, he felt secure and would begin to heal his broken heart. From that day, I witnessed a remarkable recovery in his state of mind and a difference in his happiness; he began to smile again. Dinger enjoys his romps across the property, trips to the creek, and just being a dog." The rotating ARTA National Specialty was held April 1, 2011, in Hickory, North Carolina and the 2011 American Rat Terrier Association National Best of Breed honor went to GRCH Ratituee Grand Slam I Am, aka Dinger. Darice Ragan said, "I couldn’t be prouder! This was a great honor to handle Dinger at the National. The win was quite emotional for me. It was a beautiful moment and a perfect ending to a tough year." "Andrea handled Dinger to the 2010 Premier Invitational Top Ten win in June. The NBOB title was her other goal. I’m proud I accomplished this goal for her. I know she was smiling down from Heaven. When we walked in the show ring at Nationals it was our first time as a team. Dinger was "on" and the outcome was perfect!" DM CLEAR - GenSol PLL RAT-PLL105/16M-PI Normal/Clear Patella RAT-PA690/13M/P-PI Normal-Practitioner Cardiac RAT-CA440/13M/P-PI Normal-Practitioner PARENTS: DAM: GRCH Raganrat Best Kept Secret RAT-CA373/16F/P-VPI -CARDIAC RAT-PA614/16F/P-VPI- PATELLA RAT-PLL7/35F-VPI-CAR-PRIMARY LENS LUXATION SIRE: GRCH PR’ Ratitatt All Abuzz About Jeter RAT-293E36M-VPI-HIPS RAT-EL186M36-VPI-ELBOW RAT-LP260/36M-VPI-LEGG-CALVE-PERTHES RAT-CA277/18M/P-VPI-CARDIAC RAT-PA504/18M/P-VPI-PATELLA RAT-PLL31/46M-VPI-PRIMARY LENS LUXATION
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Darice and Dinger during interview with The Daily Times
NEW AKC CHAMPION "Dinger" Ratituee Grand Slam I Am Judge: Robert Black Owner/Handler: Darice Ragan
The New York Times article covering Darice, Harriett and Frank Rogers (who both own Ragan Rats) and our dogs.
Waiting to Go and Show
Darice and Dinger
Darice and Dinger
Darice and Dinger
138th Westminster Darice and Dinger
Judge Black examines Dinger
Darice and Dinger
Dinger 5.5 years old
Nice pose
Yippee we won!!!
Dinger's number
Dinger's rosette
Entries in catalog
Darice and Dinger Eukanuba World Challenge 2013 Winner's Dog
2013 Eukanuba Meet the Breed sponsored by Rat Terrier Club of America
Dinger tries the Eukanuba dock diving
Dinger tries the Eukanuba dock diving
Dinger tries the Eukanuba dock diving
Dinger tries the Eukanuba dock diving
Dinger tries the Eukanuba dock diving
2011 NATIONAL BEST OF BREED ARTA National Specialty April 1, 2011 Honorable Judge Diane Raymond Darice & Dinger
NBOB Awards
2010 UKC Premier Top Ten Best Of Breed Thank you Honorable Steve Melgreen for this special honor. UKC Premier - June 2010 Handled by Dinger's Breeder - Andrea Werner
ARTA Newsletter
In memory of Andrea Werner 12/2/1949-12/10/2010
My Tribute to Andrea (click thumbnail, then click 'original' @ bottom to supersize)
Photos of Andrea
Photos of Andrea
What's up?
Bloodlines ad Andrea did for Premier.
Best in Specialty Show Judge Mark Green Dinger and Andrea
