SCRAPS Breed Profile PARSON RUSSELL (formally the )

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Country of Origin: England Group: Terrier Use today: Family companion, . Life Span: 15+ years Color: White with black, brown, cream and tan markings. Coat: Comes in smooth, broken, and wire-haired varieties. The broken coat is a cross of rough and smooth coat - long body hair, slightly fuzzy face and smooth head. Grooming: All coat types are easy to groom. Comb and brush regularly with a firm bristle brush, and bathe only when necessary. To show, owners must strip the coat. Like the rough coat, the broken coated Jack needs to be stripped out also. Height: 10 – 12 inches Weight: 14 – 18 pounds

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In Brief: The enjoys games Temperament: The Jack Russell Terrier is a and playing with toys. Generally kind to children perky, merry, devoted, and loving . Spirited who do not tease or strike the dog. Can be and obedient, yet absolutely fearless. Careful slightly difficult to train and need a firm, and amusing, he enjoys games and playing with experienced trainer. They can be aggressive toys. Friendly and generally kind to children with other if not well trained and socialized, who have been taught not to tease or strike the so early socialization can help. The owner dog. They are intelligent, yet willful and should have prior experience with . determined. They can be slightly difficult to train and need a firm, experienced trainer. The Jack Russell can be aggressive with other dogs if not Description: The Jack Russell is now well trained and socialized. Some have killed or recognized by the . This been killed in dog fights. Early socialization can small, compact, athletic dog looks like a less help substantially moderate this trait. They have refined working Fox Terrier. White (at least 51%) strong hunting instincts (stronger than your with reddish black, tan, or brown markings, average terrier) and should not be trusted with especially in the head and tail. The skull is flat other small animals. They like to chase and between the ears, then tapering. The stop is explore. Be careful not to let them off the lead defined, but not abrupt. The nose is black and unless they are very well-trained. Jack Russells the almond-shaped eyes are dark. The v-shaped like to bark and dig. They tend to get restless ears fold forward. The Jack Russell has a and destructive if not kept fruitfully occupied and flexible body and fairly small chest (easily well exercised. Jack Russells climb, which spanned by the average man's hands) to enable means they can climb over a fence, they also him to go to ground after his prey. The docked jump. A Jack that stands 12 inches high can tail is carried gaily and set fairly high. Comes in easily jump five feet. JRTs are not the breed for smooth, broken, and wire-haired varieties. The a inexperienced dog owner. This is a BIG dog in broken coat is a cross of rough and smooth coat a little dogs body. The owner needs to be as - long body hair, a slightly fuzzy face and a strong-willed as they are, or this little guy will smooth head. An Irish-type called Jack Russell take over. With the right owner this little dog can Shortys have shorter legs than the English-type. really excel, but is not recommended for those who have not had prior experience with terriers.

Health: Some are prone to dislocation of the but it will be in its glory with space to run, hunt kneecaps, inherited eye diseases, deafness, and play. Legg Perthes-a disease of the hip joints of small breeds of dogs. Origins: The Jack Russell Terrier was developed in 19th century England by a Living Conditions: The Jack Russell Terrier will clergyman named Jack Russell. This feisty little do okay in an apartment if it is sufficiently terrier was used to hunt small game, particularly exercised. They are very active indoors and will fox, by digging the quarry out of its den. do best with at least an average-sized yard. If Breeders have emphasized its working ability, the Jack is kept in an apartment, the dog should so the standard is very broad, encompassing a have a person home with it during the day wide range of accepted body types. On English unless the dog is crate trained. Even then, the hunts, the Jack Russell Terriers were supposed owner better expect to get some exercise or be to be long-legged enough to keep up with the pestered to death for belly rubs and tug of war hounds. The energetic and playful Jack Russell games when he/she gets home. makes a good family companion. Some of the Jack Russell's talents include: hunting, tracking, Exercise: The Jack Russell terrier is very agility, and performing tricks. adaptable and will exercise itself in a small yard,

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