I got thinking after talking to people. I take these things as 'normal' but I guess they are not. (not all JRTs do these things, but they can)
Dekka was in an ex pen at regionals. With a metal lid, 3 metal clasps to each side. The door was clasped shut with 3 metal clasps. That should hold an 11 inch JRT? Noooo
I came back to be told by Lynn (AdoJRTs) that Dekka got loose and ran like a mad dog trying to find me. (I have witnessed this, she runs full tilt till she finds me, avoiding capture by dodging people and ignoring all food, and ignoring all dogs etc) When she made a loop back near the trailers Lynn called her, and as Dekka had not found me she ran to Lynn, who booked it to the trailer. They then put her in a wire crate and clipped it and cable tied it close. She was still in there when I got back. She had broken one of the metal clasps holding the door closed on the expen (she knows how to open the latches, which is why it was clipped)
Also the other day I went to leave for work. Dekka met me as I was pulling out. She had opened her wire crate, opened the wooden door, opened the screen door and scaled the 4 foot fence, all in less than a min.
Kaiden goes through screens. Dekka might too, but as all screens are closed when we are not in the house (that means if I want to go to the barn for 5 min, either Kaiden is crated, with me, or I have to close all the windows). I forgot that the upstairs windows were open, left Kaiden and Dekka loose and went to go teach agility. Then I see Kaiden and Dekka running around on the roof. (Very scary I was worried Dekka would jump!)
Kaiden has learned that plastic wrapped item often contain food. I wish I could have seen the look on his face when he ripped open a box of individually wrapped panty liners looking for food. He does not do this EVER if a human is present, only when left alone.
Kaiden can counter surf, he may only be 13 inches tall but he is built on springs. He can also open any garbage can, the lack of thumbs is no obstacle.
Snip kills cats, and any other small animal that is unfortunate enough to be near him and not flee fast enough. Agility is what you do while you wait for squirrells to appear. He broke his leather collar lunging while waiting for his turn at racing at the last JRT funday.
I look on with envy all the people with large athletic dogs who stay in expens or any dog in a soft sided crate, I admire houses with dogs in them but with windows open. ......so I totally get it when people say they don't want JRTs, but man my life would be so boring without them.
Dekka was in an ex pen at regionals. With a metal lid, 3 metal clasps to each side. The door was clasped shut with 3 metal clasps. That should hold an 11 inch JRT? Noooo
I came back to be told by Lynn (AdoJRTs) that Dekka got loose and ran like a mad dog trying to find me. (I have witnessed this, she runs full tilt till she finds me, avoiding capture by dodging people and ignoring all food, and ignoring all dogs etc) When she made a loop back near the trailers Lynn called her, and as Dekka had not found me she ran to Lynn, who booked it to the trailer. They then put her in a wire crate and clipped it and cable tied it close. She was still in there when I got back. She had broken one of the metal clasps holding the door closed on the expen (she knows how to open the latches, which is why it was clipped)
Also the other day I went to leave for work. Dekka met me as I was pulling out. She had opened her wire crate, opened the wooden door, opened the screen door and scaled the 4 foot fence, all in less than a min.
Kaiden goes through screens. Dekka might too, but as all screens are closed when we are not in the house (that means if I want to go to the barn for 5 min, either Kaiden is crated, with me, or I have to close all the windows). I forgot that the upstairs windows were open, left Kaiden and Dekka loose and went to go teach agility. Then I see Kaiden and Dekka running around on the roof. (Very scary I was worried Dekka would jump!)
Kaiden has learned that plastic wrapped item often contain food. I wish I could have seen the look on his face when he ripped open a box of individually wrapped panty liners looking for food. He does not do this EVER if a human is present, only when left alone.
Kaiden can counter surf, he may only be 13 inches tall but he is built on springs. He can also open any garbage can, the lack of thumbs is no obstacle.
Snip kills cats, and any other small animal that is unfortunate enough to be near him and not flee fast enough. Agility is what you do while you wait for squirrells to appear. He broke his leather collar lunging while waiting for his turn at racing at the last JRT funday.
I look on with envy all the people with large athletic dogs who stay in expens or any dog in a soft sided crate, I admire houses with dogs in them but with windows open. ......so I totally get it when people say they don't want JRTs, but man my life would be so boring without them.
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