Despite Disney’s best efforts, rats still have a bad reputation. Expressions such as “rat-faced”, “I smell a rat”, “rat on someone”, “dirty rat” definitely didn’t help. Rats are not well-liked. Even snakes get more attention in the pet store. The girl in the video below is among the few people who actually think rats are smart and adorable. Moreover, the girl is on a mission to rehabilitate rats’ reputation by showing that rats are actually intelligent, social creatures. She trains her pet rats using clicker training and positive reinforcement, and the results are actually pretty impressive. Take a look:
