Jack Russell Terrier

Advantages: Loyal & trustworthy dogs. Hardy little things too!
Disadvantages: They're little barkers!

...about my personal experiences on Jack Russells. First of all, I'll just say there are loads of wonderful websites out there about Jack Russells, but one I've been looking at is www.ejrtca.com. They have a bit about the history of Jack Russells, and to get started, here's just one paragraph of what they say: "The English Jack Russell Terrier is a type of a working terrier that goes into the earth after quarry. They are described as a small, sturdy, ...
...the early 1800's. The English Jack Russell Terrier has survived because of the dedication of the people who own them. Breeders took up the challenge to create a short terrier, with the purpose to be able to go in the ground and bolt the varmints out of their dens. Sometimes you have to dig down to them, because the varmint won't bolt and the terrier will not leave the side of the quarry." Jack Russells, I have found, are intensley loyal dogs. He'll ... Read review

Advantages: Will keep you laughing for hours
Disadvantages: Can get abit tempermental

The Jack Russell Terrier takes its name from the Reverend John Russell who bred one of the finest breads of terriers for fox hunting. Personality -------------- The Jack Russell is a happy, bold and energetic dog they are extemely loyal, intelligent and assertive. Their greatest attribute is their working ability, closely followed by their excellent qualities as a companion. They can be equally contented bolting a fox or chasing a toy in your ...
...this, my 3 year old Jack Russell fits all of the above. You cant let him see you get a pair of socks out because he'll take them, he spends alot of the running from one end of the room to the other, he desperately seeks attention by barking and if that fails he will lightly bite or scratch you. He gets extremely excited when visitors come. ( This can be too much as he jumps all over them, but aslong as they take the time to give him abit of attention ... Read review

Advantages: Loyal, affectionate, intelligent and energetic wee dogs.
Disadvantages: Yappy. Chew things. Very obstinate.

~ ~ I don't like Jack Russell Terriers me, or should I say I didn't like Jack Russell Terriers up until relatively recently. ~ ~ There was good reason for my dislike of Jacks, and I'm fairly sure the dislike was mutual, as they didn't seem to get along with me either. My first experience of Jacks was back when I was only a slip of a lad in the early 1970's, and newly moved down to the Home Counties from Scotland to take up a new job as a salesman. ...
...A mixture of aggressive wee Jack Russells, and an equally aggressive wee tanked up Scotsman was a sight to behold, and many times the whole apartment block would be awoken from their slumber by World War 3 breaking out in the courtyard! How I never got my marching orders I'll never know! ~ ~ I didn't come across Jacks again for quite a few years after this, or rather should I say I actually avoided them like the plague. For most of the time, they ... Read review

Advantages: no questions asked friendship
Disadvantages: active, vet bills.

...me. My friends name is Jack and he’s a tri coloured Jack Russell Terrier. Now a lot of people are very weary of Jack Russell’s simple because they seem to have a bad press, which is not really warranted as with almost all dogs they are as trust worthy as the people who handle them. They get their name from Reverend John Russell who as well as being a clergyman was also very keen on Fox hunting and breeding dogs for the sport he was also one of ...
...of the Jack Russell was called Trump who John Russell bought from a milkman. The Jack Russell’s of today resemble the then Fox Terrier and is one of the few breeds that have the name of a real person who was associated with them. Although originally breed to hunt foxes the jack Russell is often used to hunt most burrowing animals and have for a long time been associated with ratting. They have a lovely loyal, active, happy and intelligent character ... Read review

Advantages: The best guard dog ever
Disadvantages: ????...none!

I've chosen to review the Jack Russell terrier as I feel that they deserve the time, many people (including myself and my family until about three years ago)! see these dogs as yappy, annoying little creatures that only seem to ever get under your feet, but in fact I have found that this could not possibly be further from the truth. **************HOW IT ALL BEGAN************** Now your probably wondering how somebody of this opinion would become ...
...for life! *****************PERSONALITY**************** The Jack Russell terriers are renowned for their yappy and irritating personalities however there is also a very different side to them, I must point out though that our little man is actually a parson Terrier and for this reason there are small differences however they are largely the same. Although the terrier is yappy they make excellent guard dogs for this reason, they are also however ... Read review

Advantages: ALL OF IT!!!
Disadvantages: NONE

...No way would i give my Jack russel terrier anything other to eat but Pedigree chum it looks great and dont smell the house out which after trying almost evelything a dog can possible eat its the most non smelling food out which is great if your house is like mine and on the market so you dont have to waste time moving the dog food to place to place which is often the case with other dog food's There is never one scrap of food left in his bowl out of the dried food and canned food which proves to me that its the best around after all he is extreemly fussy about what he eats and what he dont eat so you can always be shure if its realy what dogs want to eat The bigger tins work out cheaper than the smaller buts its 100% good value in evely way P.S MY DOG LOVES THE VEGTABLE DRIED FOOD MIXED WITH BISTO... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: My dog likes it!
Disadvantages: None

...I own one very greedy jack russel terrier who eats and eats and eats until he's sick and then he will eat some more, so food as you can proberley guess means quite a lot to him.We have tried a lot of all diffrent brands of dogfood and not one (appart from this one) has he really liked.My jack russel (Rocky) has some very stange moods where he will eat a certain brand of dog food for weeks and then after we have bought about 36 cans he turns his nose up at it. Rocky eats Winalot twice a day.I dont enjoy leaving dog food out to stink the kitchen out, but i dont mind with this one as its smell isnt as strong as many others.The smell of winalot always attracts my dogs attention.As soon as i open the lid he looks up at the kitchen work surface and his tail will wag which totally asures me he likes the smell and the taste of Winalot... Read review

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Advantages: Its cheap
Disadvantages: It smells and Rocky wouldent eat it,only can be purchased from Sainsburys

...I have one very greedy Jack Russel terrier and he usally will eat anything he can find.He has a large appetite for a small dog and tends to eat about as much as a Spaniel according to the food guide i recieved in the post. This was quite an unusal experiance for Rocky(My dog) as he had not been fed for about 8 hours and is always very excited to see me open a tin of doggie food.I poured the food into the tin and could not really ignore the smell.The dog food was in his best metal tin bowl which he yacks at when its empty.I was so astonished to see that he ran over to the bowl had a sniff and licked one of the meaty chunks and ran off into the living room.I nearly fainted,the food was sat there all day and he hadent touched it...... I wasn't at all bothered that the food was wasted as it stunk the kitchen out and wasnt... Read review

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