SCRAPS Breed Profile JACK RUSSELL TERRIER Stats Country of Origin: England Group: Terrier Use today: Family companion, fox hunting. 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 Profile In Brief: The Jack Russell Terrier enjoys games and playing with toys. Generally kind to children Temperament: The Jack Russell Terrier is a who do not tease or strike the dog. Can be perky, merry, devoted, and loving dog. Spirited slightly difficult to train and need a firm, and obedient, yet absolutely fearless. Careful experienced trainer. They can be aggressive and amusing, he enjoys games and playing with with other dogs if not well trained and socialized, toys. Friendly and generally kind to children so early socialization can help. The owner who have been taught not to tease or strike the should have prior experience with terriers. dog. They are intelligent, yet willful and determined. They can be slightly difficult to train Description: The Jack Russell is now and need a firm, experienced trainer. The Jack recognized by the American Kennel Club. This Russell can be aggressive with other dogs if not small, compact, athletic dog looks like a less well trained and socialized. Some have killed or refined working Fox Terrier. White (at least 51%) been killed in dog fights. Early socialization can with reddish black, tan, or brown markings, help substantially moderate this trait. They have especially in the head and tail. The skull is flat strong hunting instincts (stronger than your between the ears, then tapering. The stop is average terrier) and should not be trusted with defined, but not abrupt. The nose is black and other small animals. They like to chase and the almond-shaped eyes are dark. The v-shaped explore. Be careful not to let them off the lead ears fold forward. The Jack Russell has a unless they are very well-trained. Jack Russells flexible body and fairly small chest (easily like to bark and dig. They tend to get restless spanned by the average man's hands) to enable and destructive if not kept fruitfully occupied and him to go to ground after his prey. The docked well exercised. Jack Russells climb, which tail is carried gaily and set fairly high. Comes in means they can climb over a fence, they also smooth, broken, and wire-haired varieties. The jump. A Jack that stands 12 inches high can broken coat is a cross of rough and smooth coat easily jump five feet. JRTs are not the breed for - long body hair, a slightly fuzzy face and a a inexperienced dog owner. This is a BIG dog in smooth head. An Irish-type called Jack Russell a little dogs body. The owner needs to be as Shortys have shorter legs than the English-type. strong-willed as they are, or this little guy will take over. With the right owner this little dog can really excel, but is not recommended for those who have not had prior experience with terriers. Health: Some are prone to dislocation of the Exercise: The Jack Russell terrier is very kneecaps, inherited eye diseases, deafness, adaptable and will exercise itself in a small yard, Legg Perthes-a disease of the hip joints of small but it will be in its glory with space to run, hunt breeds of dogs. and play. Living Conditions: The Jack Russell Terrier will Origins: The Jack Russell Terrier was do okay in an apartment if it is sufficiently developed in 19th century England by a exercised. They are very active indoors and will clergyman named Jack Russell. This feisty little do best with at least an average-sized yard. If terrier was used to hunt small game, particularly the Jack is kept in an apartment, the dog should fox, by digging the quarry out of its den. have a person home with it during the day Breeders have emphasized its working ability, unless the dog is crate trained. Even then, the so the standard is very broad, encompassing a owner better expect to get some exercise or be wide range of accepted body types. On English pestered to death for belly rubs and tug of war hunts, the Jack Russell Terriers were supposed games when he/she gets home. to be long-legged enough to keep up with the hounds. The energetic and playful Jack Russell makes a good family companion. Some of the Jack Russell's talents include: hunting, tracking, agility, and performing tricks. Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service 6815 E. Trent • Spokane Valley • Washington • 99212 (509) 477-2532 voice (509) 477-4745 fax www.spokanecounty.org/animal .