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.

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