jack russell terrier

[don_vanecek]

Well I have again tried to change my avator with no luck-but I did find in the house pictures the little dog. Than dog is very similar to a guest dog at my house at this time, my daughter's long hair "Jack Russell Terrier".  We recently got a mouse in the house, do you think the cats got it, noooo, did the cats constantly look for the mouse, nooo, whooo pursued that mouse to the bitter, that cute little "Jack Russell Terrier!"  Boy was he obsessed with getting that mouse and he did it!!!  I believe that this is a dog the English hunters breed to dig the game out of it's hole after the running dogs trapped it-you go outside and did a hole and he will constantly be going in the hole to dig and sniff also. The dogs name is "Duke", and a noble little dog he is!

[Coil Coyle]

Don,
Jack Russell terriers are a "Ratting" dog. The breed had it's "gameness" refined in timed competitions in a pit of rats. Wagers were made on how long the dog would take to kill the rats, winners were bred back to parents and grandparents, just like game cocks.

I'm surprised your daughter's will allow a cat in the house, a lot of game must have been breed out in the quest for long hair.

My mom's Jack Russell spent 21 years keeping the cats away from her house. He died barking at them.
The day he died the cats started checking out the yard.

:)
Coil

[Brian Moffet]

There's a difference between sharing space with a cat (where the dog is familiar with it) and having interlopers come into the territory.  You can see it in cats, dogs, almost any territorial animal when an unknown animal comes into their territory.  I've seen both dogs and cats live happily with another dog or cat, but not tolerate a stranger in their area.

Brian

[don_vanecek]

I won't be surprized that it has been refined more as a pet dog then it's original intention. There have been cats in it's life since it was a puppy if that makes any difference. But it sure showed it's stuff this last week!

[Tiger]

 :) Jacks are fearless wee dogs with typical Terrier traits....fiesty wee buggers!!!

                8).......TIGER....... 8)

[Night Vision]

My mom's Jack Russell spent 21 years keeping the cats away from her house. He died barking at them.
The day he died the cats started checking out the yard.

:o wow  :o that's 147 in dog years  :D

[Coil Coyle]

Yeah, the Terriers don't have any of those 'Big Dog' skeletal problems.

Luke was a YAMAHA rider, too. He used to ride on the gas tank of the YDS-3 I restored in my bedroom the winter that we got him.

I buried him out at the end of the bush covered fence line he had defended all those years.

"God, Let me be half of the man my Dog thinks I am"

;)
Coil

[kiawrench]

why is it that jack russells all  make those high pitched whines, yelps and god awful loud yips --- mine does it, ,and it gets even worse if he is walking on a leash. he isn't being hurt, punished or even forced to walk-- he is fine until we walk, then he goes nuts,,, but walks along fine,tail wagging as he wakes every person in ten mile radius as we go down the sidewalk?  unclip the lead ,and he shuts up and just enjoys the walk, not a single sound

he hides his food too,,, not a little, the entire bowl,,,, drags it around until he can hide it under his dog bed ,behind the computer table, or even pushes it under the couch --- none of the others do this , just the jack russell .

[Rick G]

Freckles , my Red heeler , loves to bark at any dog she sees while riding in the truck. I have taken to  scolding her severely ,as I'm pretty tired of it. Now she has reduced it to whines , squeals and whimpers.
We are going to obedience training next week!

[Night Vision]

sounds like she has you pretty well trained if she reduced the severe scolding to a mere whimper  ::)

then again, I've never been to obedience school, so I can't say how much it will help you  :D