The Importance of Natural Diet To A Jack Russell Terrier by Richard Cussons

A Jack Russell Terrier is known to have good health compared to some other breeds included in the Kennel Club show dog. A healthy and well-cared Jack Russell Terrier can live for up to fourteen to twenty-one years.

Just like in humans, diet plays a very significant role in your dog’s health and life. Imagine your life or your dog’s life without a healthy diet. What would become of you? Most probably, a creature deprived of healthy diet will likely to acquire various diseases in addition to weight loss.

When I say here healthy diet, I’m referring to natural diet. What is this natural diet anyway? Is this really important to your pet? When talking about natural diet, some people may associate it with Read the rest of this entry »

Jack Russell Terriers – What a Personality!

Remember Mighty Dog? He was a Jack Russell Terrier! Celebrity status for these little guys too…wow!

Firstly, the Parson Russell Terrier, the Australian Jack Russell Terrier and the Russell Terrier ARE NOT the Jack Russell Terrier. These are not working breeds. They are companions and show dogs.

The Parson is a breed that was created by further narrowing of the breed.

The Australian and the Russell are newer breeds still and were only recognized in parts of the world in 2001. The claim there is that they were bred from dogs out of England.

The name “Jack Russell” has been used to describe a wide array of little white terriers, but it is now most commonly used to describe the working variety.

These little guys are fox hunters. They help hunters by scaring out the foxes from their dens, and other animals from their burrows.

When judging the Jack Russell Terrier, what is the most important physical attribute is Read the rest of this entry »