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Had a little JRT years ago. Barney. He was short leg and rough coat. Ugly fella. Head like an alligator and a duck killing SOB.

There was a big pond where I’d take the dogs to run. One day while talking with folks I noticed the JRT had disappeared. Start looking around and see him creeping up the steep pond bank on the far side of the pond.
At the top of the bank was an old woman sitting on a bench feeding a whole mess of ducks. She even had a little pail with ducks stenciled on it that held the bread or whatever it was she was feeding.

I watched as he crept to the top, I swear the little bastard was low crawling like a cat, and then bum rushed the whole flock around the old woman’s feet.

The ducks exploded into the air making a racket. One duck was a bit slow to get sufficient altitude. Barney lept into the air, snagged the duck, and proceeded to shake the everlovin’ life, as well as guts, out of it.

The old woman about schit. She was so pissed, traumatized, and bewildered she didn’t know what to do.

I still laugh about it 25 years later. He was a good dog.

thought I’d wear him out but all I did was build endurance. He was the best dog I’ve ever had. A real rodent killer.

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on a 24 hour suicide mission.... not afraid of anything.

Hilarious.

Casey was half Jack and half traveling salesman.

A great companion, she was MY dog. She liked my wife, learned to
tolerate our kids.


Nothing came into our yard on her watch, nothing!
I can still see her running our neighbors Lab mix home.
Right on his ass, taking a bite of it every few feet. It's over 300 yards, she never
slowed down until they were in his yard, then she strutted home.


The bad.
She cost us hundreds of dollars in shoes and library books in the first few months.
Came home one day and my 45 Vacquero was on the floor by the bed post.
She had eaten the holster.

Got a crate and used that when we left her home alone, couple years age and
she was ok left alone.

She bit....rarely.
No nonsense, we watched her around kids. She would show her teeth multiple times
before she bit. But it wasn't a game, she was pissed and getting madder.
Never really drew blood, she pulled her punches.
My wife was the one who got it most, maybe 2 or 3 times over 13 years.

I'm not tolerant of that, and was close to taking her for a walk on a few occasions.
But I'm also a realist. If you are going to play with aggressive dogs, they are
going to show their bad behavior. Just like Beagles can't help following their nose.


She only ever bit one person bad...me.
A gash that revealed tendons in my hand.
By then she was old, deaf, going blind, and crotchety.
We put her down soon after.

Reading this, thinking of you, hoping you would tell that!

Hah! Old Barney. Got him from a chicken farm over by Winder GA.

I should see if I can find it again. Maybe they still have some dogs around.

We are finely a Jack free home....had 2 for over 16 years one was a true Jack Russel the other a Parsons Russel....I've had Labs, Golden Retrievers, Rottweilers and Airedales there is only one dog close Rottweiler only in a smaller package that didn't care how big anything is....
Would feed the deer every winter one day the Parsons snuck out the door and took off after the deer there was around 30 one very large doe didn't run but stood its ground and it was a going to fight....I ran out there and the deer decided to run with the dog trying to run in 18" of snow it was easy to catch it but it had a bad attitude because it didn't get the deer....
The last one we lost had to be put down because of a brain tumor a crazy dog that was going more crazy because of the tumor....she had never never bit any one but showed her teeth if she didn't like the situation... but one day was sitting on the lounge chair with her between my legs sleeping she jumped up when I moved turned around and bit me on my nose luckily I had glass on that saved me from a worst bite....how mean she had gotten it was time to put her down....she couldn't be trusted any more....

No more dogs in my house getting to old and not fair to the dogs.....

The first dog I remember was a rat terrier, bulldog cross. Bud.

My buddy called his a four legged adrenal gland.

My 1st Jack was about the smartest dog I've ever been around, which has included many highly trained German Shepard's & Border Collies.

She LOVED playing with balls and was a bit obsessed, but would have never called her hyper. At eight weeks of age she could figure things out and was a wonderful dog that went everywhere with me. She didn't like many people, but never did anything unless bothered. She'd growl in some manner that told over dogs to get the F... out of her way and she'd walk right past them. I've never seen another dog that could growl like her and not get into a fight.

Had her for 14 1/2 years, before Cancer took her. Still miss her....


Have another Jack now that's been a great dog, but not nearly as smart. Still loves playing with balls, but also would not consider ever having been hyper.


Both Jacks were from parents registered with the Jack Russell Terrier Club Association, which has pretty high requirements.

I have a mountain fiest and he is wide open and a squirrel treeing machine.

Tough little dogs.

I had a rat ,he was a cool little dog. His skull was one size too small for his brain. He would never back down from Any other dog. He would get put in his place often. He was friends with my lab. The little guy was scared to death of gunshots and fireworks. One July he busted a fence board and ran away and got ran over. He Got scared of fireworks going off,from down the street. Would I get another one? If I had another dog to keep him occupied.

This. Exactly.

They dont have to be hunting but they have to be included in whatever you do. If you take them along they are happy little dogs that are easy to work with. If you dont, they'll make your life miserable.

You don't say....

No. Sometimes they fall asleep out of sheer exhaustion. Get ready, doesn't take long to regenerate.

Jack Russell Terrier = 110v dog wired to 440v

Had 3 at the same time. They are killing machines, very smart, loyal and have zero quit in them. 3 at the same time is too much.

I've got a giant sized one. A fifty pounder.

Good lord man! Three at one time, good lord.

Learning curve brother.

The dog of Africa. This one liked my wife.