I did a search on Chaz concerning JRT's, wow there are a lot of people who feel so negative about them. Now having said that, I know why, they can be absolutely miserable little creatures if not bred and raised correctly. And sadly that is the case with so many of them, when people don't consider temperament when breeding and/or placing them with people that have no clue as to how to raise and train them. People purchase them thinking they are getting a cute little lap dog, when in fact they are getting a dog that is first and foremost a hunting dog, with high prey drives and lots of energy, and usually combined with brains (although I have met a few really stupid ones and that is scary = reactive, high drives and stupid :yikes: gezz combine that with a stupid owner and the world isn't safe).
Nothing drives me more nuts than hearing people with jrts, try and justify how poorly their dogs behave, or yap their fool heads of at anything that moves, breaths or is just there.......that is not a breed trait its a training issue. The classic line is 'Well its a JRT and that is what they do." BS, imo. As for being hyper, I wouldn't own such a dog regardless of breed, let alone breed it.
I am always proud of my dogs and how they behave, yes they can raise hell if someone pulls into the driveway, but a quiet 'Enough' from me, stops it immediately. So they do have an 'off switch', my dogs for the most part are couch potatoes but can and do rise to the occassion when asked to. I haven't got a jrt in the house that would give you so much as a dirty look, let alone bite or snap and they always politely move if asked to. They are bed bugs and love to cuddle, they are also hunting dogs. I don't have a dog in the house that hasn't been proven as a true hunting dog in the earth.
Now I am not trying to change anyones opinion on this breed, I understand that some folks just are not fond of small dogs in general and others have had bad experiences etc. But please the next time, someone tells you 'But its a jrt and that is what they do', tell them B*lls**t and that Lynn of Ado Jack Russell Terriers said so!!!! :lol-sign:
Thanks and Take care
Lynn
Nothing drives me more nuts than hearing people with jrts, try and justify how poorly their dogs behave, or yap their fool heads of at anything that moves, breaths or is just there.......that is not a breed trait its a training issue. The classic line is 'Well its a JRT and that is what they do." BS, imo. As for being hyper, I wouldn't own such a dog regardless of breed, let alone breed it.
I am always proud of my dogs and how they behave, yes they can raise hell if someone pulls into the driveway, but a quiet 'Enough' from me, stops it immediately. So they do have an 'off switch', my dogs for the most part are couch potatoes but can and do rise to the occassion when asked to. I haven't got a jrt in the house that would give you so much as a dirty look, let alone bite or snap and they always politely move if asked to. They are bed bugs and love to cuddle, they are also hunting dogs. I don't have a dog in the house that hasn't been proven as a true hunting dog in the earth.
Now I am not trying to change anyones opinion on this breed, I understand that some folks just are not fond of small dogs in general and others have had bad experiences etc. But please the next time, someone tells you 'But its a jrt and that is what they do', tell them B*lls**t and that Lynn of Ado Jack Russell Terriers said so!!!! :lol-sign:
Thanks and Take care
Lynn