Seems like a Jack Russel, yes. A lot of energy in those doggos
A coworker is a professional trainer of Jack Russel terriers. When properly trained they are really funny dogs, but they need A LOT of activity to be happy
Hunting breed made for killing small mammals. Not meant to be a companion dog. Don’t get one unless you plan on hunting something or have a rodent problem. There’s far better companion dogs or dogs suited for training various tasks. They are stubborn, hard to train and not to be trusted around other small animals or children. Too see what’s the natural state of a jack russel terrier look up ‘Ratting’ videos. That’s what they want to do and how much of a prey drive they have. It’s a working dog.
The problem is that most owners don’t train their dogs and a JRT is not a good option for someone just looking for a friendly dog to have at home despite looking like one. There’s a reason you can often find one at a shelter given up, very few people are prepared for that much energy and killer instinct. It’s like the honey badger of small dogs.
This is all true, however my dog is half jack Russell half Yorkie and I swear to God this is the perfect dog breed. Never barks,nips,chases cats,shows any sign of aggression. Also is way cuter than any full breed Russell or Yorkie lol. I might be a little biased but I promise if you ever come across a Yorkie/Russell mix get em. You won't regret.
One of the coolest dogs I've ever met was a JRT and chi mix, she was tiny and spunky AF. You could play wrestle her with your hand and she was gentle enough to not to bite hard enough to ever hurt you, and when she would get the zoomies, she was like a tiny tornado-y blur. Also one of the most demonically possessed dogs I've ever met, was also a JRT and chi mix, that guy was a absolute terror, even to his owner.....that dude would chomp and raise hell at his own tail until it bled, would actively try to fight any male dog and breed any female dog (he wasn't fixed of course), would chomp his owner and would growl at literally everyone, peed on everything, including his owner.
I had a Russell/ mini schnauzer mix. He was a very, very smart dog. He had a big personality too. And yes he was incredibly fast, just like the one in this video.
I’ve had 2 JRTs and both of them were perfectly capable of being just companions. Sure they are better when they are killing rats and stuff but taking them out on regular walks, giving them toys and frequent mental stimulation is more than enough to make them happy.
You really need to think of a JRT in the same terms as you would a malinois or any other working breed. They're great dogs if they're trained and have a job to do, but a lot of owners are unwilling or unable to invest the necessary time and effort. If you want a small, cute house dog there are better breeds than the JRT.
JRTs are bred small for one simple reason: so they can follow prey into tight spaces where bigger hunting dogs can't go. What they lack in size they make up for in gameness, intelligence, and prey drive. If you don't train them, they will train you.
It's like playing toss with a hand grenade. You CAN, and it's totally fine. I'm sure you could for years. It's the liability, when you can use a tennis ball and have zero worries, with essentially the same results.
You have the dog a decade, he's a wonderful companion, ONE time his instincts shift and something happens. Now that poor guy is punished for just fulfilling his nature. Not to mention the fallout. The neighbors rat looking dog gets hurt, a family child, some litigious neighbor gets bit....
Not worth the liability, for me. If it has teeth, it can bite. I had a wonderful cocker spaniel as a kid. One day he attacked me out of nowhere. Turns out he was riddled with cancer and couldn't hold back the pain my love was causing him anymore....
Exactly. And a good one. You're saying it like it's a negative. That's what generalisations are, helpful "general" facts for making informed decisions. otherwise you have to weigh up every single anecdote as it comes by.
And I should clarify that generalisations about dog breeds are useful. 'generalisations' can be bad when they don't have an basis (ie, like a racial stereotype).
Dog breeds didn't burst out of the ether, Humans created them all. For very specific purposes. Purposes that we know. Like we know pugs were bred to have super squished up faces. This causes breathing problems. It's a 'generalisation' to say that you have to be careful buying a pug because they were basically bred to have breathing problems. It doesn't matter that you know someone who had a pug that lived to 15 without any breathing problems.
Jack Russell Terrier is a very popular companion dog and I don't think small animals and children are in danger. Like any dog JRT are great pets if raised right. Since they are more active they need more walks or play time, they don't need to hunt; they need a basic level of rules, routine, enough attention and love (again like almost any dog). It sounds like you watched one "Ratting video" and thought yourself an expert on dog psychology.
I have what I think is a Jack Russell mix. He’s great bc he will play ball all day and loves an adventure but he also could just lay in bed and be a little spoon all day too. He also loves kids more than any dog i have ever met. He’s awesome.
Both my kids were born after we had two jacks and lived with them for 17 years. They never once, ever, nipped at them. They were fucking amazing with my kids. One didn’t give a shit and the other would just walk away. You’ve no idea what you’re talking about. Raise them right and they act right. Raise them like animals and they’ll act like it. My dogs would hunt squirrels and chipmunks and murder groundhogs all day but never in a million years snap at my kids.
All of this is true, but for a small game hunter they are the absolute best dual purpose dog out there. My Pearl is my best friend and a raccoon’s nightmare.
https://imgur.com/a/bMawanB
They can absolutely be a companion dog if you do what my late great grandma did and feed them nothing but Pepsi and ice cream until they drag their bellies worse than Dachshunds. They legitimately couldn't get back in the house without help, but hated everyone who could physically lift them.
I used to ride 4 wheelers with my neighbor and he had 2 Jack Russels. They would chase us all over their property and try to bite the air nozzel on the tire. Which was crazy that it could even see the nozzel going around at those speeds. The ground was dusty and it made it look like the dogs had smoke coming from their feet when they ran super fast, it was so funny.
I have a primarily JRT mix and she needs an energy outlet for sure, but even more she craves intellectual stimulation.
She's a careful observer of everything happening around her. I never taught her commands, formally. I just talked to her and occasionally threw out words that I guess could be associated with commands, but no traditional training, whatsoever. She picked up on key words and does what I ask now. I never provided positive reinforcement. She just figured it out.
I just told her to go to her bed and she did so right away.
Biggest heart I've ever encountered, as a dog owner. I rescued my JRT mix and she is the best dog I've ever had. She is so smart, full of personality, fast, and at the end of the day just wants me to love on her. As much as she loves running her tail off at the dog park, she equally loves cuddling up next to me.
Sheds an insane enough, but it's a small price to pay for the amount of loyalty and love I receive from my little girl.
By the end of her life my part-Jack Russell couldn’t jump up the two steps to my living room without hitting the bottom of her legs (she couldn’t jump a single foot) but could outrun every single dog neighbor until the week she died.
Parson Russell Terrier is what you wanted to say here.
I must inform you though that i guess by (human)technicality, this is a jack Russell.
Parson Russell is the original breed's look. Jack Russells like in this vid, have the shorter legs and theoretically have been bred for better temperament.
It gets funny though because they can both come from the same litters these days as people have bred more for pets rather than hunting.
so while im correcting you..its only by technicality lol
not to be pedantic but for anyone else who reads this thread: its basically only about leg lengths just to be clear here. there's nothing else different physically. parsons were originally bred as hunting dogs. small enough to hole an animal but long enough legs to keep up with the hounds. so the name keeps this original breed 'standard' that was created.
-even though genetically they're basically the same breed and you can get parsons and jacks from the same litter.
jacks are bred specifically for shorter stubbier legs(i guess like dachshunds were?) and for better pet temperament.
p.s. cute dog!! -also notice how your dogs legs are longer than the jack's in this vid
Thanks. Not sure how you can compare a picture of my dog to a video of one wearing a jacket?(which would naturally make him look shorter). My dog standing from ground to belly is 12cm.
Jack Russels are incredibly athletic. My family had one about the size of this dog and she would jump up and lick the noses of houseguests.
She always wanted to play. And my siblings and I would try to block up the hallway in our basement with couch cusuons to see if we could contain her but she’d leap over them.
You ever seen a video of a jack russel doing what they were bred to do? They are scary motherfuckers, cold blooded killers, ruthless little wrangle-your-neck-till your dead mofos.
If every animal on the planet all of the sudden became the same size, Jack Russels would be the dominant species
Working terriers are scary dogs because they are still bred towards the same hunting characteristics as they were hundreds of years ago. A lot of breeds lost the traits they were originally bred for as they became increasingly domesticated. If anything, JRTs have got even more deadly over time. The original Jack Russell was bred to be a baying terrier, rather than the killing machine it is today.
Farmers quickly realised a game JRT can kill just as well as it can bay, and put their JRTs to work on pest control duties. JRTs became popular barn dogs because they don't need any direction or encouragement to do their thing. Leave a couple of JRTs to their own devices and they will autonomously kill any varmint that scurries, scampers, or slithers into their AO.
That was my jack Russell at the dog park in her younger years. She used to lead all the dogs on a chase for 45 minutes or more. Every once in awhile a bigger dog could catch up to her, but they couldn’t turn as fast. She’d make a hard 90 degree turn and the other dogs would have to make a long arc. lol
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u/MikeMac999 1d ago
Fastest dog at my dog park looks just like him, must be a speedy breed