Following are some samples of articles found in the newsletters.
There can also be found our regular features such as: Pres.
Message, Letters, New Members, Beginner’s Corner, Colors & Coats,
Helpful Hints, Kids Korner, Let’s Get Acquainted, Medical, Movie
Review, Our Pets and Friends, Show Reports, Stud Names, Vet
Referrals, Announcements/Ascensions/Arrivals, Stud List,
Breeders’ Directories, and others.
| 1984 |
January

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Genetics for Mouse Breeders 1, Introduction to Dominance. |
April
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A Book Review Rats, by Martin Hart. Novice Corner–Mice. Monarch Mouse. |
June

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Mayflower II–The Great UK/US Fancy Rat Export ’83. |
July
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English Rex Rat Breeding. Health Notes–English. Portrait of a Friend.
Mouse Genetics 2, Breedings involving a single gene pair. Not Exactly a Volume Business. |
October
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Mouse Genetics 3, Characteristics of A and B series of alleles–Introduction
to epistasis. A Little Rat Music. Rats Drinking Booze Carry on Like People. |
December
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Letter. Game. |
| 1985 |
Jan./Feb.

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Puzzle. Beginner’s Corner. Our Pets and Friends. Medical. Poems. |
March/April

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News from England. Rat Genetics–Breeding Genetics. Profile–Jackie
Jennings. Poems. Mouse Genetics 4, Albino series homozygotes. Helpful Hints. |
May/June

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Rat Genetics–Breeding Genetics continued. Puzzle. For the Kids–Cat & Rat.
Mouse Genetics 5, Albino series heterozygotes and inheritance of multiple alleles. A
Prospective. Short Tales. Requests. |
July/August

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Rat Genetics–Breeding Genetics Part II. Mouse Genetics 6, Blue and pink-eyed dilutions.
Requests–continued. |
Sept./Oct.
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Our Pets & Friends–Big Will. Mouse Genetics 7, Extension (recessive gold)
series. Medical–Junk Food and Rats Don’t Mix. Rat Genetics–Breeding Genetics conclusion.
News of the NFRS. |
Nov./Dec.
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Rat Genetics–The Silver Fawn. An Intro to Rats & Mice. Mouse Genetics 8,
How to get more of something “new.” |
| 1986 |
Jan./Feb.

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Maze. Ideal Markings–Rats/Mice. News from England. Chapter 2–Feed and Housing.
Medical–Eucalyptus Therapy. Poem–Rats in the Attic. |
March/April

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Our Pets & Friends–The Flinn Springs Rat Ranch.
A Human Experience. Our Pets & Friends cont.–Aunalee’s New Pets. Pheromones and Mouse
Behavior. News from England–How it all began. Chapter 3–Choosing your Rat or Mouse. Puzzle.
A Comparative Study between Wild & Domestic Rats. |
May/June
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Maze. Our Pets & Friends–Snowball; Dopey. News from England–How it all began,
conclusion. Part 2–A Comparative Study between Wild & Domestic Rats. Poem–Mease Mice
Mouse. |
July/August

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An English Mouse Show. Strange Phenomena. Word Search. Part 3–A Comparative Study
between Wild & Domestic Rats. A Novel Idea. All in Good Fun. Fancy Rats as a Hobby.
Profile–Norman Bauman. Letters to Sandy. Fair Comments. |
Sept./Oct.
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Ratthing: Reflections on a Wild Rat. Amazing Story. Chapter 4–Social
Behavior. Maze. Part 4–A Comparative Study between Wild & Domestic Rats. |
Nov./Dec.

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In Recommendation of White Rats. Judge’s Comments–Pet Rats. A Tribute to
“Bobbers.” News From England. Maze. Ratthing–part 2. |
| 1987 |
Jan./Feb.
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The Way I do it. News from Sweden and England. Puzzle. Mouse Genetics–Marked Mice.
The Judge’s Favorite. Puzzle. Ratthing–part 3. Poem–Mice.
Paper Doll Rat Family cut-outs (1). |
March/April

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Our Pets & Friends–The Best Pet Ever. History of the Siamese Rat
in the U.K. Mouse Genetics–The Tan Group including Foxes. What’s
For Dinner. Helpful Hints–Home made Bottle Holders.
The Rat Review. Puzzle. Ratthing–conclusion. Poem–Mouse Virtues. Connect the Dots.
Paper Doll Rat Family cut-outs (2). |
May/June
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Rats in the Classroom. Breeding Roan Mice. News from Abroad. Maze.
Swansong at Bradford. Mouse Genetics–Mutant Genes of the Mouse Part 1. Connect the Dots.
Paper Doll Rat Family cut-outs (3). |
July/August
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My Very First English Show. How I Raise Fancy Mice. Some Fair Comments.
Puzzle. Judge’s Report–July 4, 1987 English Rat Show. Mouse Genetics–Mutant Genes of the
Mouse–Part 2. Paper Doll Rat Family cut-outs (4). |
Sept./Oct.
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Mouse Genetics–The Albino Group of Mice. Little Yeller’s Great Adventure–part 1.
On the Subject of Rats. The Flinn Springs Rat Ranch–part 2. An Anecdote. |
Nov./Dec.
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Profile of Nick Mays. Monarch Mouse. They may not be Forever, but Rats
are a Girl’s Best Friend. The Rats of La Jolla High School. Inbreeding and the Rat
Fancy. Cats and Contamination. Little Yeller’s Great Adventure–part 2. |
| 1988 |
Jan./Feb.
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Views from the Mousing Shed. Helpful Hints–Bottle Watching. Puzzle.
My Observations of an English Rat Show. Profile of Nick Mays–part 2.
Little Yeller’s Great Adventure–part 3 conclusion. Puzzle. |
March/April
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Stud Names. Rat Personalities–Brought-up or Bred-in, Choosing and Training Your Pet.
Vet Referrals. The Way We Do It. Puzzle. A Concerned Reader. Breeding for Good
Dispositions–A Breeder’s Responsibility. Selective Breeding for Quality Pets.
Book Review The Handbook of Rodents in Captivity. |
May/June

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A Mouse of a Different Color. Rat Personalities. Book Review Nellie’s Story.
Profile of Nick Mays–part 3. Summary of the 1988 Del Mar Fair. Movie Review. |
July/August

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More English Mice come to California. Book Review More Cunning Than Man, A Social
History of Rats. Rat Mothers. Puzzle. Area Rep. Reports. Medical–The Health of
the Rat–Part 1–Health in General. Poem–The Gray Rat. Breeding Rats–part 1–Introduction.
Our Pets & Friends–Sir Lancelot. Helpful Hints–Hot Weather Tips. Poem–Mice. |
Sept./Oct.
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Vet Referrals. A Strong Bloodline. Breeding Rats–part 2. International News. Roan
Mice–Explanation of Roan Mouse Inheritance Factors. Our Pets & Friends–The
Little Troublemaker. Medical–The Health of the Rat–Part 2–Tumours. |
Nov./Dec.
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Catalogs of Mouse Items. Psychosomatic Factors in Rodents.
Breeding Rats–Breeding for the Fancier–Introduction. Vet Referrals. Helpful Hints–Water Bottles.
Medical–The Health of the Rat–Part 3–Respiratory Problems. |
| 1989 |
Jan./Feb.
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Profile–Tina Good, part 1. International News. Breeding
Rats–Part 4. Puzzle. Medical–Bloating in Rats; Medical–The Health of the Rat–Part 4–Other
Conditions. Poem–Friends. |
March/April

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Vet Referrals. Puzzle. Breeding Rats–Part 5. Profile–Tina Good, part 2.
History of the Standards: N.F.R.S. |
May/June
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Area Rep. Reports. Movie Review. Breeding Rats–Inbreeding–Part 6. Profile–Tina Good,
part 3. Vet Referrals. Puzzle. |
July/August

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Rodent Facts. News of the Northeast Rat & Mouse Club. Some Fair Comments. Breeding
Rats–Part 8 (The Agouti and The Cinnamon). Profile–Tina Good, part 4.Vet Referrals. |
Sept./Oct.
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Pen Pals Club. Area Rep. Report. Breeding Rats–The Self Group, The P.E. White. Mouse
Maze. Profile–Tina Good, part 5, conclusion. |
Nov./Dec.
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Area Rep. Report. Diary of the Great Rodent Rush Saga of 1989. Breeding Rats–The Self
Group, Breeding the Self Black and the Self Champagne. Recommended Reading. |