Every dog is different. All the personalities thoughts. Different. I am on my second JRT first one I had 16 years. Best dog I ever knew. House broke in 5 days. When he needed to go. He stood by the door and waited. He was only 6 weeks old when I brought him home. So basically 7 weeks old and standing at the door waiting to go outside. He figured out fetch, not to jump, not to chew, how to just not be a mess lol. Now I have a pup. She is 13 weeks old and is a bit harder than my first one lol. Still teaching her things. I have enjoyed your videos cuz I need some help at times with this individual lol. I got real lucky with the first one and now the second one is making me learn lol. Still lover her the same.
Our JKs are 9 weeks tomorrow. Today my husband left me with the two puppies; one boy and one girl. It is 12:30 and I am already exhausted. I grew up with wild animals and had dogs throughout. These dogs? Take the cake. You have to have your A game. Energy? Oh yeah. I have already made mistakes, unfortunately didn't know it until done. Thank you for this video!
These videos are great! I have a 9 yr old male, he has always been very polite - asks permission before jumping up on furniture, he is allowed on one corner of the sofa where he has a blanket, which minimizes doghair and cleaning. Just saying that you dont have to have a complete ban and miss the cuddles!
I am a new subscriber and I want to say that the best thing I love about your videos is that the subjects you film to talk about are very well communicated and are exactly on point with dealing with the behavior quirks of our jrt beagle mix. I am so glad I found your channel.
I had the exact opposite experience potty training. I got my Jack Russell when he was eight weeks old. Two weeks later he'd already trained himself to whine at the door when he needed to go out. The bigger dogs we've had seem to have taken forever to potty train.
I got my JR 12 years ago, he was owned by a local university and was a working dog. He could identify mice feces, and was involved in a study for birds of prey. The study lost their funding and so the 6 JR’s had to be rehomed. He is now 17 years old turning 18 this summer. When I first got him it was evident that he had never lived around a tv. Went wild when animals came on the tv, jumping up and barking at them. Do you know how many animals are on tv? I stared to use his chew toys to distract him, and he would shake them and growl deeply, this took over several years to finally get to where he wouldn’t be disturbed by the animals. I honestly think he thought they were real. He also has a bad habit which is difficult to break, he likes to do his poo on a hard surface, like the deck or the side walk. It’s my belief that because he lived in a kennel the first 6 years of his life, this is what he learned as normal. Also he is a runner, give him a chance and he will be gone in two seconds flat. Because my current home doesn’t have a fenced yard, he is on a chain when he goes out. He has been a constant joy in my life, with what we’ve lived through the last year, I’m so glad I had him. It would have been pretty darn lonely in quarantine without him, also when I got Covid, he kept me going. Made me get out of bed a few times a day, when I was soooo sick. I worry that he will go to that big park in the sky soon, but continue to feed him whole food (make my own) and give him cbd drops to help his joints. He is no longer able to jump up on furniture, but is still active when we go for walks and outside to play.
Your Fem JR sleeping arrangements caught my attention as my Angel sleeps as with yours right down the bottom under the covers but ours is the opposite to yours. Angel gets cheesed off if I toss and turn. she jumps out in a huff and sleeps on my washed clothes that I place on a huge armchair near our bed.
If you have a park or area whatever in your area that is frequented by people taking their dogs for walks or play time, take full advantage and take your puppy there. My JRT was an only dog and I got her socialized that way for free lol 😆
Fencing is a must for jack Russell s.ours are indoors.they are allowed to go in the small yards by themselves.the ranch is fence and cross fenced. They are only allowed on the ranch if we are out there. People coming over have a habit of leaving gates open.we put the dogs somewhere else
I just adopted a Jug, because I love the pug and the JR because I just lost my 12 year old Frenchton 😢 girl Kara 2 months ago at 12 years old. I couldn,t get another Frenchton right know. Maggie is 11 weeks old. I,ve had her a week. She is 11 weeks old. She is the rust color of the JR the eyes and tail of the pug. This dog is so smart! She had one accident on the kitchen floor. Only uses her wee wee pads. Holds poop and pee all night 10 hours. Extremely smart! Best of both worlds in looks!❤
I'm getting a jack russell terrier mix this upcoming Saturday. She's about 30lbs and a mostly yellow/tan coat on top, white on bottom. So idk what she is mixed with but anyway, I've been grinding watching all of your videos, learning so much that I hope to take with me when I get her! Thank you for all your help.
Thanks for the great advice. Our Jack is now 12 and finally showing signs of slowing down a bit. They need the boundaries and like kids do, if you give a hand, they’ll take an arm. We easily trained ours (with consistency)to do his business in one area of the yard. No furniture climbing either. He has been a joy to have around the family and knows his place although there’s work involved for sure. 🐶
I have a 9 month old jack russell, pitbull mix. I learned about the fence the hard way. I assumed she couldn't get out at 10 weeks. Boy was I wrong. She found one spot. Corrected that. Then she found another. Corrected that. They are smart and sneaky. I've started some socializing, by taking her to the pet store with me.
I have a Parson Russell Terrier (used to be the same breed as a Jack). I bought the Friends Forever Donut Faux Fur Dog Bed (from Amazon). What a life saver. She loves it. It seems to calm her down.
Great video, will recheck my fence. I know where the dog is going to sleep. The crate will be in my room overnight, but the crate will be downstairs during the day in the same spot. Working on the command words I will be using.
Love my Phryne's cuddles,she loves to cuddle . My biggest problems are she PULLS hard and socializing her . I'd like to take her for walks at a park but she loses it when other dogs are around. She was about 7 months when we got her ,raised on a farm ( in a barn ) She's a was pistol but she has calmed down a lot
First, I love ur baby. Second, I wish I would have known about you 11 years ago seriously. One thing that hit me personally was to make sure you get the correct equipment for ur JRT. I have so much guilt about never walking my baby because she managed to escape 3-4 harnesses when I first found her and I nearly lost her to oncoming traffic. Now there’s no way I will walk her again. I’m so traumatized it’s a shame. The ramifications are everything u pointed out. She’s not socialized or exercised and is extremely jumpy when hearing loud noises and traffic and suffers from separation anxiety. So. My husband and I never go out together or have people over…in other words I did so many things wrong. I can tell u though Rama and her GS bro, Chief, are very happy dogs and enjoy their backyard and are so loved it’s kinda scary. Thanks so much for all you do for these spectacular creatures. I believe they are the best breed ever!
I can't even begin to explain to people how much of a set schedule was needed for my JR. Like a hardcore routine without too much deviation if we didn't want peeing in the house and separation anxiety to become a problem. I don't know about other people but my pup badly wanted to play with other dogs as a pup and still does. So we sent him to daycare after he was evaluated as a candidate. The problem we run into is other people's dogs with 0 socialization.
I have a Jack Russell mix with Chihuahua. It seems every small dog here in Texas is a Chihuahua mix lol. Still my Cookie seems more Jack than the Chi side. The only tell she's got the Chihuahua in her is her ears that stand straight up and her strange hair do that is a work in progress. I have no idea when it will stop growing lol. She has a Jack Russell personality as far as I can tell. My caregiver who is right next door has 2 Chihuahuas and a few mixes. So I have a place to compare Cookies behaviors. Love your channel. Great advice I dearly need. Much love from Texas
I rescued a JRT/Shepherd mix in August. She will be 6 months on Dec 20th and was just spayed Monday. Totally lucked out on potty training. It's like she has the Shepherd smarts and the JRT hunt/ digging and energy. We have 2 other dogs, one older and 1 blind that she does well with indoors but in the yard she wants to herd/ control them🤦♀️We had to line our fenced yard with mountain rocks so she couldn't dig under. she listenes well to many commands unless a squirell is in sight then I am ignored unless I get right up next to her. So far she just watches intently, no chase. She is finally leash walking ok and doesn't react badly to other dogs but fears 2 plant pots in a yard on our usual walk and must go way out around them, why I do not know🤷♀️ Schedule is huge to her! She will tug my pant legs if I'm 5 min late for dinner feeding. She is a love bug and follows me everywhere. Your videos have been a huge help. I had a Shepherd/ Beagle mix as a kid who looked almost exactly like her and figured there wouldn't be much difference in personality...haha wrong! Her JRT enthusiasm/ zoomies and quirks are a whole new ball game figuratively and litteraly 😆🐾💚
My dog Hollywood loves to go for walks with his harness and long leash but he can't understand that we can't go for a walk until he let's me out the harness on him and I have to struggle to get in on him....
First! Thank you josh for sharing your mistakes, now I know what right and what’s wrong for my jack Russell terrier, he sleeps with me at night and maybe at a couple seconds he’ll find his spot, he falls asleep easily too, maybe it’s because he’s a puppy?
My Cookie was a rescue puppy who was taken away from her mom way to soon. The foster mom had no idea how to feed a baby. So I rescued her from the foster mom. She was skin and bones poor baby. It didn't take long for me to fatten her up. Then I found out what I had. I had no clue how to raise a Jack Russell Terrier mix. That's why your channel is so important to people like me who have these adorable high prey drive, high energy, over the top love and jealousy. But, gentle soft mouth amazing fur babies. Who love the feral cats we feed, and loves the Bark Patrol my name for my caregivers 5 mixed dogs. She's a rescuer too. So Cookie gets lots of dog socialization. I take her every where possible. To the grocery store mostly. She has her service dog in training vest. Which is what my goal is. To make her a real therapy dog for my PTSD
@oldgamerchick.Great idea re. the PTSD. I have it, too. My dog has really helped me. Sometimes too full on and then I wonder what I’ve taken on and why I didn’t get a less high energy dog, but they’re so intelligent, and make you get out of bed. Also, great fur babies. I had no idea til I got mine just how affectionate Jack Russells can be. Of course, they need a lot of work put in that’s for sure, but that’s a good focus fir me. He gives me the love I need when having a bad day - and he makes me laugh! Good luck - not always easy with a Jack, but I think they’re great medicine for mental health problems. Thanks fir sharing yr story.👍
What do I do if I have a JRT that is really a good pup but I think we've realized that he needs a home with kids, a fence, and someone who has the time needed to give him what he deserves. We love our Jack Russell but we are in our mid/late 50's and I didn't know how much they love to run and play. He's 8 1/2 months old, potty trained, kennel trained and so very loyal and loving. I just want him to have a better home for him.
I really sympathise. I’m 65 and have an 8 month old Jack Russell. No easy answers, but can he go to a carer once or twice a week who has other dogs? Just a thought. Looking back I walked into this blindfold and am now very attached, but wouldn’t do it again. Tricky one - my heart goes out to you. Hope it all works out one way or another.
@@jodie01 Thanks for that. It was so kind of you to go to such trouble. I think I was having a particularly difficult day when I posted. Following being neutered he was hyper - but I hadn’t realised that some dogs produce a huge amount of hormones very briefly following the procedure.… A new one on me. He has since become gradually calmer. He gets lots of mental stimulation - In fact we’ve just come in from a short training walk. Im also lucky enough to have a neighbour who can help out - tho at the moment she has Omicron ( but doing okay 🤞). As everything now is beginning to shut down ( I’m London based) as we start the huge surge of cases, there will be no puppy classes for a while. I’d already tried to enrol when I first got him, but without success, as so many people wanting classes, having got pups during Covid. Anyway, fingers crossed we are now doing better - and he now has his very own digging patch in the garden! What terrier isn’t pleased to dig - and dig. So, still the challenge of distractions in the park, but Im hopeful. Someone recently reminded me that I managed with my last dog - terrier/ collie cross, so I’ll keep on ploughing away - he’s a very loving and affectionate little soul - never bites or snaps - so I have that to help. Fingers crossed that we’ve got across a ( very large) hump. He’ll always be a high energy dog of course, but now I feel I’m travelling in hope… Many thanks again Jodie.
Yeah, restrict JRT from window level access unless you want a running commentary on everyone passing by who might be a villain, i.e. everyone. For a couple of minutes after they've gone.
Try inviting some kids you know to your house and get them to play with the dog. Once she sees you welcoming them she should get the message they are friends and the playing should reinforce the positive message. Worked with my JR, she loves kids now
Thanks Kay u so sound unfortunately I don't know anyone local with kids it's such a pity as everyone loves willow she such a celebrity but just not with kids thanks Kay.
Boy, do I need your advice. If our Jack sees a squirrel that's it we lost him. If he's on a leash we can pull him out, but if we're in a dog part and he sees a squirrel in a tree, he'll spend the rest of his time there "squirrel gazing" and forgets about playing even with his best dog-friends. Is there anything we can do to disuade him from this habit?
My biggest mistake was not socializing her as a puppy more with humans. She loves me, my husband, and our kids, she tolerates the vet and my mom, she hates every other person. She is a super anxious dog. She isnt aggressive tho unless she feels cornered. Shes just loud and hides
That list of prepare comments seems like a whole lot of avoid. Jack Russells are easy. They will chase anything that catches their eye. They know how cats smell and they do not care for it. They want to play. They express this by growling and eye-contact. They may break eye-contact.
"Whining in a crate", or caging as we call it in the animal misery business. Cos dogs love to be crated, or removed from freedom. Why are dog crates an acceptable thing? It's like someone thought it would be nice to have a dog, but only restricted to a crate until it was dog time. Then back to crate, now dog time. Those people suck. Dog crates are evil.
I dont think i Suck:):) and i have a crate it calms my pup down, i can eat in peace and when its sleeping time she have her own crate by my bed. its a good method to learn them to calm down,to not walk around( in me) 24 hours in a day. and if she is older i will let the crate open if she understand that she doesnt have to follow me every minute or scream her lungs off when iam out of her vision,,. so yes i like crates use them before and so long you dont use them for hours its fine.
Dog crates are fine if used properly, my JR only goes in her crate at night or if I have to go out without her for a couple of hours( I work at home)I have a black labrador who stays in the room with her whenever she’s crated (I never crate him because he’s never needed it) and keeps her calm
If you think of a crate from a human point of view, they are cruel, but from the dog's point of view, they are great. Dogs are pack animals (why they love being with you) plus they naturally prefer a den. If you don't provide one for the dog, they will make one of their own (e.g. under your bed). It keeps them calm by limiting the amount of area they have to 'guard'. Please don't stress your dog by not using a crate at appropriate times.
Related Blog Post: www.terrierowner.com/jack-russell/the-biggest-mistakes-jack-russell-terrier-owners-make/
Every dog is different. All the personalities thoughts. Different. I am on my second JRT first one I had 16 years. Best dog I ever knew. House broke in 5 days. When he needed to go. He stood by the door and waited. He was only 6 weeks old when I brought him home. So basically 7 weeks old and standing at the door waiting to go outside. He figured out fetch, not to jump, not to chew, how to just not be a mess lol. Now I have a pup. She is 13 weeks old and is a bit harder than my first one lol. Still teaching her things. I have enjoyed your videos cuz I need some help at times with this individual lol. I got real lucky with the first one and now the second one is making me learn lol. Still lover her the same.
Our JKs are 9 weeks tomorrow. Today my husband left me with the two puppies; one boy and one girl. It is 12:30 and I am already exhausted. I grew up with wild animals and had dogs throughout. These dogs? Take the cake. You have to have your A game. Energy? Oh yeah. I have already made mistakes, unfortunately didn't know it until done. Thank you for this video!
These videos are great! I have a 9 yr old male, he has always been very polite - asks permission before jumping up on furniture, he is allowed on one corner of the sofa where he has a blanket, which minimizes doghair and cleaning. Just saying that you dont have to have a complete ban and miss the cuddles!
I am a new subscriber and I want to say that the best thing I love about your videos is that the subjects you film to talk about are very well communicated and are exactly on point with dealing with the behavior quirks of our jrt beagle mix. I am so glad I found your channel.
Me too I've watched all the videos. Really good information
I had the exact opposite experience potty training. I got my Jack Russell when he was eight weeks old. Two weeks later he'd already trained himself to whine at the door when he needed to go out. The bigger dogs we've had seem to have taken forever to potty train.
My Jack Russell took a few days to learn to.whine at the door
I got my JR 12 years ago, he was owned by a local university and was a working dog. He could identify mice feces, and was involved in a study for birds of prey. The study lost their funding and so the 6 JR’s had to be rehomed. He is now 17 years old turning 18 this summer. When I first got him it was evident that he had never lived around a tv. Went wild when animals came on the tv, jumping up and barking at them. Do you know how many animals are on tv? I stared to use his chew toys to distract him, and he would shake them and growl deeply, this took over several years to finally get to where he wouldn’t be disturbed by the animals. I honestly think he thought they were real.
He also has a bad habit which is difficult to break, he likes to do his poo on a hard surface, like the deck or the side walk. It’s my belief that because he lived in a kennel the first 6 years of his life, this is what he learned as normal. Also he is a runner, give him a chance and he will be gone in two seconds flat. Because my current home doesn’t have a fenced yard, he is on a chain when he goes out. He has been a constant joy in my life, with what we’ve lived through the last year, I’m so glad I had him. It would have been pretty darn lonely in quarantine without him, also when I got Covid, he kept me going. Made me get out of bed a few times a day, when I was soooo sick. I worry that he will go to that big park in the sky soon, but continue to feed him whole food (make my own) and give him cbd drops to help his joints. He is no longer able to jump up on furniture, but is still active when we go for walks and outside to play.
Please make all I’ve the videos you can. You are helping me! Thank you! 🙏🙌🏽♥️
Brilliant.👍👍👍
I just got my Jack Russell today. She is sooooo cute
I am getting mine on Thursday
Get ready to rock ‘n roll!
Just got ours a week ago.. This is our 3rd Jack.. 1st was a puppy.. 2cd a rescue 1 1/2yrs old.. Now a puppy again..
Every one of them are different..
I subscribed to this because I love Luna!😅 I had my own Jack Russell for 13 years. They are the best.
I have a 5 month old mixed and shes so difficult to potty train. Thanks for the video. I feel better knowing my baby isn't broken.
New subscriber here. The love you have for Luna shines through. Picking up our first ever Jack in a week & binge watching your videos for tips❤️
Welcome aboard! Thanks so much! Keep us posted how it goes with your JRT!
Your Fem JR sleeping arrangements caught my attention as my Angel sleeps as with yours right down the bottom under the covers but ours is the opposite to yours. Angel gets cheesed off if I toss and turn. she jumps out in a huff and sleeps on my washed clothes that I place on a huge armchair near our bed.
OMG this is so true on everything, my JRT pretty much owns me, she takes me out for a walk but its great without her I would probably be obese.
If you have a park or area whatever in your area that is frequented by people taking their dogs for walks or play time, take full advantage and take your puppy there. My JRT was an only dog and I got her socialized that way for free lol 😆
We pick up Piper this thursday..Thanks for all your info thus far..I'm looking forward to getting my first little one..
Fencing is a must for jack Russell s.ours are indoors.they are allowed to go in the small yards by themselves.the ranch is fence and cross fenced. They are only allowed on the ranch if we are out there. People coming over have a habit of leaving gates open.we put the dogs somewhere else
I just adopted a Jug, because I love the pug and the JR because I just lost my 12 year old Frenchton 😢 girl Kara 2 months ago at 12 years old. I couldn,t get another Frenchton right know. Maggie is 11 weeks old. I,ve had her a week. She is 11 weeks old. She is the rust color of the JR the eyes and tail of the pug. This dog is so smart! She had one accident on the kitchen floor. Only uses her wee wee pads. Holds poop and pee all night 10 hours. Extremely smart! Best of both worlds in looks!❤
I'm getting a jack russell terrier mix this upcoming Saturday. She's about 30lbs and a mostly yellow/tan coat on top, white on bottom. So idk what she is mixed with but anyway, I've been grinding watching all of your videos, learning so much that I hope to take with me when I get her! Thank you for all your help.
Thanks for the great advice. Our Jack is now 12 and finally showing signs of slowing down a bit. They need the boundaries and like kids do, if you give a hand, they’ll take an arm. We easily trained ours (with consistency)to do his business in one area of the yard. No furniture climbing either. He has been a joy to have around the family and knows his place although there’s work involved for sure. 🐶
I have a 9 month old jack russell, pitbull mix. I learned about the fence the hard way. I assumed she couldn't get out at 10 weeks. Boy was I wrong. She found one spot. Corrected that. Then she found another. Corrected that. They are smart and sneaky. I've started some socializing, by taking her to the pet store with me.
I have a Parson Russell Terrier (used to be the same breed as a Jack). I bought the Friends Forever Donut Faux Fur Dog Bed (from Amazon). What a life saver. She loves it. It seems to calm her down.
I can relate to some of the mistakes especially the furniture. I just vacuum and clean a bit more. They are such wilful dogs!
I love my two jacks- exercise for me is a MUST it helps with my Diabetes control, my Goldie is rather chilled 🏃♀️🏃♀️🚶♀️💃💃they keep me moving ❣
thanks for the useful videos
Great video, will recheck my fence.
I know where the dog is going to sleep. The crate will be in my room overnight, but the crate will be downstairs during the day in the same spot.
Working on the command words I will be using.
Love my Phryne's cuddles,she loves to cuddle .
My biggest problems are she PULLS hard and socializing her .
I'd like to take her for walks at a park but she loses it when other dogs are around.
She was about 7 months when we got her ,raised on a farm ( in a barn )
She's a was pistol but she has
calmed down a lot
First, I love ur baby. Second, I wish I would have known about you 11 years ago seriously. One thing that hit me personally was to make sure you get the correct equipment for ur JRT. I have so much guilt about never walking my baby because she managed to escape 3-4 harnesses when I first found her and I nearly lost her to oncoming traffic. Now there’s no way I will walk her again. I’m so traumatized it’s a shame. The ramifications are everything u pointed out. She’s not socialized or exercised and is extremely jumpy when hearing loud noises and traffic and suffers from separation anxiety. So. My husband and I never go out together or have people over…in other words I did so many things wrong. I can tell u though Rama and her GS bro, Chief, are very happy dogs and enjoy their backyard and are so loved it’s kinda scary. Thanks so much for all you do for these spectacular creatures. I believe they are the best breed ever!
The recommended harness link goes to a leash. And the treat says page not found.
Gear link? 🤔
Thanks for these videos. I'm getting my first ever puppy, she was born on 1st June so I've got a few weeks to prepare before she comes home. 🤎
Hello it is very useful
Thanks for this 😊
Is a harness better than just a collar?
I can't even begin to explain to people how much of a set schedule was needed for my JR. Like a hardcore routine without too much deviation if we didn't want peeing in the house and separation anxiety to become a problem. I don't know about other people but my pup badly wanted to play with other dogs as a pup and still does. So we sent him to daycare after he was evaluated as a candidate. The problem we run into is other people's dogs with 0 socialization.
To keep the couch from getting dirty, I suggest getting a couch cover.
I have a Jack Russell mix with Chihuahua. It seems every small dog here in Texas is a Chihuahua mix lol. Still my Cookie seems more Jack than the Chi side. The only tell she's got the Chihuahua in her is her ears that stand straight up and her strange hair do that is a work in progress. I have no idea when it will stop growing lol. She has a Jack Russell personality as far as I can tell. My caregiver who is right next door has 2 Chihuahuas and a few mixes. So I have a place to compare Cookies behaviors. Love your channel. Great advice I dearly need. Much love from Texas
I rescued a JRT/Shepherd mix in August. She will be 6 months on Dec 20th and was just spayed Monday. Totally lucked out on potty training. It's like she has the Shepherd smarts and the JRT hunt/ digging and energy. We have 2 other dogs, one older and 1 blind that she does well with indoors but in the yard she wants to herd/ control them🤦♀️We had to line our fenced yard with mountain rocks so she couldn't dig under. she listenes well to many commands unless a squirell is in sight then I am ignored unless I get right up next to her. So far she just watches intently, no chase. She is finally leash walking ok and doesn't react badly to other dogs but fears 2 plant pots in a yard on our usual walk and must go way out around them, why I do not know🤷♀️ Schedule is huge to her! She will tug my pant legs if I'm 5 min late for dinner feeding. She is a love bug and follows me everywhere. Your videos have been a huge help. I had a Shepherd/ Beagle mix as a kid who looked almost exactly like her and figured there wouldn't be much difference in personality...haha wrong! Her JRT enthusiasm/ zoomies and quirks are a whole new ball game figuratively and litteraly 😆🐾💚
My dog Hollywood loves to go for walks with his harness and long leash but he can't understand that we can't go for a walk until he let's me out the harness on him and I have to struggle to get in on him....
My dog loves to for a walk but hates to put the harness on as well.
First! Thank you josh for sharing your mistakes, now I know what right and what’s wrong for my jack Russell terrier, he sleeps with me at night and maybe at a couple seconds he’ll find his spot, he falls asleep easily too, maybe it’s because he’s a puppy?
Jack is 1 and nipping alot and going on first road trip any advice and first time around other dogs.
My Cookie was a rescue puppy who was taken away from her mom way to soon. The foster mom had no idea how to feed a baby. So I rescued her from the foster mom. She was skin and bones poor baby. It didn't take long for me to fatten her up.
Then I found out what I had. I had no clue how to raise a Jack Russell Terrier mix. That's why your channel is so important to people like me who have these adorable high prey drive, high energy, over the top love and jealousy. But, gentle soft mouth amazing fur babies. Who love the feral cats we feed, and loves the Bark Patrol my name for my caregivers 5 mixed dogs. She's a rescuer too. So Cookie gets lots of dog socialization. I take her every where possible. To the grocery store mostly. She has her service dog in training vest. Which is what my goal is. To make her a real therapy dog for my PTSD
@oldgamerchick.Great idea re. the PTSD. I have it, too. My dog has really helped me. Sometimes too full on and then I wonder what I’ve taken on and why I didn’t get a less high energy dog, but they’re so intelligent, and make you get out of bed. Also, great fur babies. I had no idea til I got mine just how affectionate Jack Russells can be. Of course, they need a lot of work put in that’s for sure, but that’s a good focus fir me. He gives me the love I need when having a bad day - and he makes me laugh! Good luck - not always easy with a Jack, but I think they’re great medicine for mental health problems. Thanks fir sharing yr story.👍
What do I do if I have a JRT that is really a good pup but I think we've realized that he needs a home with kids, a fence, and someone who has the time needed to give him what he deserves. We love our Jack Russell but we are in our mid/late 50's and I didn't know how much they love to run and play. He's 8 1/2 months old, potty trained, kennel trained and so very loyal and loving. I just want him to have a better home for him.
I really sympathise. I’m 65 and have an 8 month old Jack Russell. No easy answers, but can he go to a carer once or twice a week who has other dogs? Just a thought. Looking back I walked into this blindfold and am now very attached, but wouldn’t do it again. Tricky one - my heart goes out to you. Hope it all works out one way or another.
@@jodie01 Thanks for that. It was so kind of you to go to such trouble. I think I was having a particularly difficult day when I posted.
Following being neutered he was hyper - but I hadn’t realised that some dogs produce a huge amount of hormones very briefly following the procedure.… A new one on me.
He has since become gradually calmer.
He gets lots of mental stimulation - In fact we’ve just come in from a short training walk.
Im also lucky enough to have a neighbour who can help out - tho at the moment she has Omicron ( but doing okay 🤞).
As everything now is beginning to shut down ( I’m London based) as we start the huge surge of cases, there will be no puppy classes for a while. I’d already tried to enrol when I first got him, but without success, as so many people wanting classes, having got pups during Covid.
Anyway, fingers crossed we are now doing better - and he now has his very own digging patch in the garden! What terrier isn’t pleased to dig - and dig.
So, still the challenge of distractions in the park, but Im hopeful.
Someone recently reminded me that I managed with my last dog - terrier/ collie cross, so I’ll keep on ploughing away - he’s a very loving and affectionate little soul - never bites or snaps - so I have that to help. Fingers crossed that we’ve got across a ( very large) hump. He’ll always be a high energy dog of course, but now I feel I’m travelling in hope… Many thanks again Jodie.
@@jodie01 Yr so right about helping each other out!👍Take care, too!🎄
Yeah, restrict JRT from window level access unless you want a running commentary on everyone passing by who might be a villain, i.e. everyone. For a couple of minutes after they've gone.
Any body know how I can stop my jack Russell been afraid of kids and barking at them when we out for a walk she in is 13 months old thanks
Try inviting some kids you know to your house and get them to play with the dog. Once she sees you welcoming them she should get the message they are friends and the playing should reinforce the positive message. Worked with my JR, she loves kids now
Thanks Kay u so sound unfortunately I don't know anyone local with kids it's such a pity as everyone loves willow she such a celebrity but just not with kids thanks Kay.
Boy, do I need your advice. If our Jack sees a squirrel that's it we lost him. If he's on a leash we can pull him out, but if we're in a dog part and he sees a squirrel in a tree, he'll spend the
rest of his time there "squirrel gazing" and forgets about playing even with his best dog-friends. Is there anything we can do to disuade him from this habit?
My biggest mistake was not socializing her as a puppy more with humans. She loves me, my husband, and our kids, she tolerates the vet and my mom, she hates every other person. She is a super anxious dog. She isnt aggressive tho unless she feels cornered. Shes just loud and hides
That list of prepare comments seems like a whole lot of avoid. Jack Russells are easy. They will chase anything that catches their eye. They know how cats smell and they do not care for it.
They want to play. They express this by growling and eye-contact. They may break eye-contact.
Can't find puppy classes or trainers around here in & what you do find know nothing, no training, or aren't reliable. Too far to go elsewhere.
"Whining in a crate", or caging as we call it in the animal misery business. Cos dogs love to be crated, or removed from freedom. Why are dog crates an acceptable thing? It's like someone thought it would be nice to have a dog, but only restricted to a crate until it was dog time. Then back to crate, now dog time. Those people suck. Dog crates are evil.
I dont think i Suck:):) and i have a crate it calms my pup down, i can eat in peace and when its sleeping time she have her own crate by my bed. its a good method to learn them to calm down,to not walk around( in me) 24 hours in a day. and if she is older
i will let the crate open if she understand that she doesnt have to follow me every minute or scream her lungs off when iam out of her vision,,. so yes i like crates use them before and so long you dont use them for hours its fine.
Dog crates are fine if used properly, my JR only goes in her crate at night or if I have to go out without her for a couple of hours( I work at home)I have a black labrador who stays in the room with her whenever she’s crated (I never crate him because he’s never needed it) and keeps her calm
I don’t believe in crate training either, it seems cruel.
If you think of a crate from a human point of view, they are cruel, but from the dog's point of view, they are great. Dogs are pack animals (why they love being with you) plus they naturally prefer a den. If you don't provide one for the dog, they will make one of their own (e.g. under your bed). It keeps them calm by limiting the amount of area they have to 'guard'. Please don't stress your dog by not using a crate at appropriate times.