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.
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u/Judgementday209 1d ago
I've had 3 or 4.
That's all true but they have the most personality of any other dog I've interacted with and if properly trained, can be lovely dogs.
But they are high effort dogs for sure.