tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post113379498643198821..comments2024-03-26T22:16:26.572-04:00Comments on Terrierman's Daily Dose: Bad Dog: An Article for Prospective Terrier OwnersPBurnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-21945897729734578832019-04-25T06:21:37.312-04:002019-04-25T06:21:37.312-04:00We have had smooth haired fox terriers for over 40...We have had smooth haired fox terriers for over 40 years now - active, vibrant, intelligent little dogs - but so much easier to handle than Jack Russell’s and much better with children. I have never understood why Jack Russell’s are so much more fashionable when they have so many behavioural issues.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086520289290663959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-24987610558908570762017-11-12T08:36:45.718-05:002017-11-12T08:36:45.718-05:00Huge sigh! Yes, they are little monsters to the bo...Huge sigh! Yes, they are little monsters to the bone. I had a JRT/Rat Terrier mix. I loved Diego more than I loved almost anything in my life. He was the most maddening dog, but he was so fiercely loyal and loving to me, that I forgave him on all his little freakish ways. He was my ride or die partner. He went everywhere with me. I miss him so much and it has been well over a year since he got hit and killed by a car. I could not contain that dog. If there was a slight opening in the gate, he was gone like a shot. Thankfully he was not a digger and he had no idea that he could jump the gate with no problem. I had him psyched about jumping since he was a puppy. Thank you for the blog. It is good to see you handle your JRT with all the humor you must in order to keep sanity.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02039924012702322781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-31512028362123954032017-11-08T10:25:40.955-05:002017-11-08T10:25:40.955-05:00People often stop me on walks and other places to ...People often stop me on walks and other places to admire my super-cute female JRT, who at almost 13 years old, is fairly well-behaved. I explain that owning JRTs is a lifestyle. They don't see the many hours I spent to fix the extreme dog-reactivity she exhibited when I adopted her at the age of four. She needed rehoming when she began to attack the Golden Retriever she had lived with all of her life. I explain that while I don't hunt her, she is very busy training and competing in three dog sports -- nose work, barn hunt and terrier trials. She is still competing at the top levels of the barn hunt and nose work sports. This year she earned her Barn Hunt Rat-Champion title and National Association of Canine Scent Work Elite 2 title. She still needs and enjoys a two-mile walk every day and surprisingly that is what turns most people off!Bebe Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11381910302434169232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-42478624006642608072017-11-07T15:01:05.950-05:002017-11-07T15:01:05.950-05:00Note that in one video Jessie the JRT pees on his ...Note that in one video Jessie the JRT pees on his favorite corner in the house. Males are difficult if not impossible to housebreak. That is where crating comes into an important tool for this trait. <br />Karen Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602911871393351134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-8331920655169614402017-11-07T14:59:18.657-05:002017-11-07T14:59:18.657-05:00I had JRT's in the early 80's before they ...I had JRT's in the early 80's before they became 'fashionable'. Falconers had discovered these hardy dogs and they are ideal for rabbits and are still very popular, as well as mini doxies of hunting bloodlines. Mine were hunting dogs for falconry, flushing rabbits for the Red-tail and Goshawk. My RT would bind to a rabbit, the JRT would be on the other end if I did not get to the hawk in time Hawk is footing the dog to get her off 'her kill' and I was fearful of the dog loosing an eye. But the dog persisted and would just hang on. I would separate them and let the hawk feed. My current stray/rescue JRT is a leggy dog, 17 lbs, not a 'hole dog' but a flusher. She has an excellent nose and even has some 'pointing' instinct which I encourage. She is excellent in the house (not a chewer and I have chew hoofs all over the place for her). Sleeps in her bed, (or with us on cold nights). Protector of the hawks and our home. But not too crazy. I think that the 'spunkiness' of today's JRT's is not good. For my JRT's of the 80's were energetic but not insane like some I've seen now days. <br /><br />Karen Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602911871393351134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-10615650296214685622017-02-07T17:13:35.747-05:002017-02-07T17:13:35.747-05:00Brilliant blog! Our Jacks are hard work but we lov...Brilliant blog! Our Jacks are hard work but we love them :)<br /><a href="http://www.wildpaws.co.uk" rel="nofollow">From the WildPaws team</a>WildPawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14263222465412469387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-79719400125778419072015-10-17T13:04:43.293-04:002015-10-17T13:04:43.293-04:00Great article! We have Jagdterrier's and high...Great article! We have Jagdterrier's and highly discourage anyone other than avid hunters from taking one of our incredibly cute (blood tracking, cat eating, hole digging and super protective) pups home unless they are WELL educated! ;)RenoGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492240227743681290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-89841879622248775942015-10-10T22:16:38.079-04:002015-10-10T22:16:38.079-04:00My husband and I have a 12 year old female JRT. T...My husband and I have a 12 year old female JRT. This article could have been written with her in mind. But she is my baby and has been since she was 6 weeks old. We didn't have any idea what a JRT was when we got her for free from a friend. But in my mind, she was ours for life no matter what. We adapted to suit her needs and she loves us both. I wouldn't trade her or our years with her for anything.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143271546317934880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-71383087749437420662015-04-16T11:24:08.166-04:002015-04-16T11:24:08.166-04:00I love my JRT,Junior, I am his human.
He tolerates...I love my JRT,Junior, I am his human.<br />He tolerates the cat and Australian Shepherd we have and prefers to be left alone except for his best friend, my daughters chihuahua. I pretty much thought he was untrainable despite the best efforts of numerous people to tell me what I needed to do. Well he trained me. At home,while enjoying training sessions with my Aussie, I noticed my JRT following the instructions as well and learning quicker.He could have made the "fly ball" team but didn't want to give up the ball, lol. This boy flies through the air to catch balls and can play fetch for hours! He eats just about anything I will eat and loves to garden. I use his digging skills to dig holes for my plants. He patiently waits until I say, "dig dig dig!" 90% of the time he stays by my side when we go outside, he rarely ever bolts and amazingly returns when I ask him to come (although I better have something for him when he returns). I love him dearly and he knows it. He tolerates my kissing his little face and hugging him and I tolerate his cranky moods (hence the nick name cranky pants). Odd though 2 of his favorite humans are the little hyper boy across the street and my grandson with ADD.Jan Bagchushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497091905787577931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-43958466724851150542015-02-11T16:56:17.574-05:002015-02-11T16:56:17.574-05:00I am wondering what those of you out there think o...I am wondering what those of you out there think of Just Jesse on YouTube. I owned a female JRT who adored my husband..he was her person yet would disobey all others. I spent alot of time yet never was able to train her well. I had her for years, lived out in the country and had lots of painful misadventures for memories of owning this stray. JRTs have a zest for life yet it can wear you down. Just Jessie on YouTubeis an example of the Wishbone type JRT experience. I just think the training must be very intense.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04633905221947723031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-78702511991167673232014-06-14T22:30:09.481-04:002014-06-14T22:30:09.481-04:00I have a JRT that I absolutely love and would not ...I have a JRT that I absolutely love and would not change but I always tell people they are not dogs for everyone. Now I have to say I live in the city and he has no issues with this because I make sure he gets plenty of exercise. They need a lot!!! He is in dog agility I take him to the beach or places where he can run. He does follow rules but when he doesn’t want to do something it is a challenge to convince him. I have found that what best works with him is positive reinforcement. Now I have to add I had to rescue him from the wrong owner and he did destroy this persons apartment and he was only eight months old when I got him. I think its greta that you warn people that they are not a dog for everyone. I myself would get another JRT in a heartbeat but I guess I am not the normal dog parent.Marisolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302429951535304267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-48962346749835733662014-03-04T06:00:04.101-05:002014-03-04T06:00:04.101-05:00Oh there's apparently a fix for everything. It...Oh there's apparently a fix for everything. Its called "training". The rapidly growing multi million dollar industry and maker of TV celebrity.<br /><br />Well Im sick of the advise on most JRT sites. You get one and to avoid all hard wired traits you then apparently set about trying your hardest to make it into a different breed. Fortunately no ammount of training will do this for the keen game JRT.<br /><br />All the traits that make a JRT a "bad dog" are the traits that it's bred for. So why for G's sake would you get one if you didnt like all those things it's bred for?<br /><br />Many people own JRTs with no problem at all or training for that matter. The dogs do their thing in the appropriate environment. They then still come in at night and snuggle up on the bed for a sleep like a lap dog might.<br /><br />The simple truth is that it's a dog not suited to urban living and cannot be made to be. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Antonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041212020431214852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-19954347534418260112008-01-07T06:19:00.000-05:002008-01-07T06:19:00.000-05:00There is no reason at all for the lap-dog loving a...There is no reason at all for the lap-dog loving and show-dog loving crowd to EVER own a Jack Russell Terrier or a Border Collie. These are not their dogs, and they will often find it is more than they want. For these folks, getting a Jack Russell Terrier or a Border Collie makes as much sense as a budgie owner deciding he wants to own a Redtail Hawk or a Golden Eagle because "they're so cool and smart." Budgies and hawks are both birds right? How different could they be? What could possibly go wrong? Quite a lot, it turns out! <BR/><BR/>We require a license and training to own a Redtail or an eagle. It's not quite that bad for a Jack Russell or a Border Collie -- but almost. There are a lot of Jack Russell Terriers and Border Collies in rescue whose only fault is that they are true working terriers and true working collies. <BR/><BR/>I think if we kept the dogs and put down the former owners of these dogs, a lot could be made right with the world in short order. Give "the blue solution" to 20-30 stupid people who did not research or listen before they acquired the dog they now want to dump, and I think the message would get out pretty quickly about thinking twice about getting a Jack Russell or Border Collie. <BR/><BR/>Lord knows, killing the dogs because the people are stupid has not worked all that well. Let's fly the airplane tail first into the wind, and see if this canard might yet take flight if we kill up the leash rather than down. Yes, I am a radical thinker. Vote for me, and we will fix quite a lot very fast. I promise.<BR/><BR/>That said let me say that people still work terriers and they still work border collies. And I am not saying that all Jack Russells and all Border Collies need to be employed in their original mission (though I encourgage that). But I AM saying they DO need to be employed, and the employment is a lifetime employment, not a "five months and then I got bored with it," kind of thing. A dog is a 10-15 year committment. In this day and age, you may have your dog longer than your spouse. In fact, count on it, and plan accordingly.<BR/><BR/>PatrickPBurnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-74349518728837581832008-01-06T20:11:00.000-05:002008-01-06T20:11:00.000-05:00Another thought - in more ways then one - it is of...Another thought - in more ways then one - it is of course, <B>we</B> who have put the bolts on the neck of this "monster". Not only did we create the Jack Russell to be who he is, but it is us who have forsaken the lifestyle of our ancestors that necessitated terriers like him. Men and women would love the Jack Russell if they were farm owners 100 or even 50 years ago - when these fearless little guys kept their children, livestock and food safe from vermin. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-87204303763108311542008-01-06T19:58:00.000-05:002008-01-06T19:58:00.000-05:00I love your honesty, Gina and Terrierman. :) Not...I love your honesty, Gina and Terrierman. :) Not all dogs are for all people - something I recognized as soon as I started flipping through books about dogs as a teenager. I voraciously absorbed all of these facts about the different breeds as interesting trivia, but realized that it was indeed valuable information. <BR/><BR/>When the time came to choose a dog for myself, I took honest look at my lifestyle and realized that I would do best with a couch terrier, er.. I mean.. Boston Terrier. Hanging out with me in my computer chair and naps on the couch punctuated with short walks, weekly hikes and games of fetch in the house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-18328078929138402722008-01-06T18:34:00.000-05:002008-01-06T18:34:00.000-05:00Great article, and great site with the prospective...Great article, and great site with the prospective JRT owner profiler. I wish I could get both into the hands of people who think JRTs are always like Eddie on Frasier. NOT.<BR/><BR/>I admire terriers but know that I am just too lazy for an energetic and intelligent dog, so I'll admire them from afar :-).Social Mangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14135369986061367480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-60881923613645331502008-01-06T11:20:00.000-05:002008-01-06T11:20:00.000-05:00well, now ... I gotta say ... the nastiest dog I'v...well, now ... I gotta say ... the nastiest dog I've ever met was a Maltese. <BR/><BR/>My neighbor and I trade pet-sitting, and she was caring for a friend's Maltese. All I had to do was walk across the street, let myself into her garage and feed the little dog along with hers. He came at me like a rabid wolverine and tore a hole in my jeans. I fed him a towel, which he ripped into as I backed myself out of the kennel run. <BR/><BR/>He didn't eat that day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-6089906475019581972008-01-05T20:22:00.000-05:002008-01-05T20:22:00.000-05:00.My favorite people are the ones with little totte....<BR/>My favorite people are the ones with little tottering kids who think Jack Russells are like Toy Poodles or Maltese, and who act shocked when I say it's NOT okay for their barely walking kids to pet my dogs. <BR/><BR/>"Jack Russells are not good with very small children," I explain. "They have a habit of removing the front lip of children that squeal and jerk when they move." <BR/><BR/>And it's not a lie. A working Russell has to have brains and discretion, and most of the time it's all fine, but working terriers also have "the code that explodes" within them, and when that happens they are true terriers. Bottom line: they are not a dog for everyone.<BR/><BR/>"Is he he good with cats," I am asked. "Oh yes," I reply, "he loves them. What flavor is yours?" And no, that is NOT a joke. <BR/><BR/>PatrickPBurnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-33983704961380864172008-01-05T15:55:00.000-05:002008-01-05T15:55:00.000-05:00Not a week goes by that I don't get a letter from ...Not a week goes by that I don't get a letter from a reader of our syndicated pet-care newspaper feature. <BR/><BR/>"Help! Help! We have a Jack Russell and he digs, barks, chews and killed the hamster!"<BR/><BR/>To which I want to say: "Congratulations! You have a genuine Jack Russell!" <BR/><BR/>:::sigh:::<BR/><BR/>I love terriers. LOVE THEM. I love their zest for life and their sense of humor. And they are as cute as a summer day is long. But I don't have a terrier because they DO NOT FIT MY LIFE. Duh. How hard is that to figure out? Apparently, very.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com