Jack Russell Terriers

hy·per
adj. Slang
1. Having a very excitable or nervous temperament; high-strung.
2. Emotionally stimulated or overexcited.

living with a JRT is like living with a mute two year old with a violent streak that never quite makes it to three.

Such a shame that you haven't had the pleasure of meeting good jrts......
instead of a bunch of ill raised, ill trained dogs owned by pet people

I had several replies to this statement, but I have decided not to. When I know that I am replying to very limited knowledge and experience.

Lynn

Such a shame that you haven't had the pleasure of meeting good jrts......
instead of a bunch of ill raised, ill trained dogs owned by pet people

I do NOT agree. There is a no comparison between a high energy, active dog and one that is Hyper. How many JRTS (not a half bred) have you lived with, trained, rescued and bred??? How many do you know, directly?
At this point I have known a few thousand directly. I have certainly rescued or known hyper Jrts, some were the product of their genetics (breeding) and some were the product of 'no job and somebodies idea of NOT getting off their *** to train the dog or interact with other than throwing a ball. Hyper according to Webster means Excessively.
Good grief if they were so hyper no one could stand to be a trial with them!!!
Try going to the JRTCA Nationals in Maryland in Oct. There is usually about 1800 + Jrts on the grounds on any given day. It's quiet. The ONLY time you will see the dogs being loud and hyper is on the day they hold the Racing.
Even in the line ups (which btw are very long) for Go-To-Ground, you *may* see some dogs over the top.
I have lived with as many as 17 Jrts at ONCE, I don't have kennels although I do have yards for the dogs. But I sure didn't have enough kennels for all those dogs, therefore many of them were in the house until they had their turn out. ALL the dogs slept in the house at night. Most of those dogs were rescues. I've had hyper jrts come in as rescues, but it is amazing how they quickly settle in and calm down.
Btw, I also have neighbors and I have NEVER had a complaint about barking dogs.............

Lynn

Such a shame that you haven't had the pleasure of meeting good jrts......
instead of a bunch of ill raised, ill trained dogs owned by pet people

I have read one too many rude comments by you in this thread to take your opinion as anything other than high and mighty.

I think she's meaning "pet people" as the type who just get a dog (usually from a store or BYB) to have a dog, think Pedigree is the best food on Earth and generally don't know much about anything when it comes to dogs. They just wanted a pet and didn't put much more effort than that into it.

Dog people are those who know the sort of dog they're getting, look for good foods and activities, understand behavior and realize that having a dog is more than just having something chained out in the yard.

I find this rather rude, then the post below that downright insulting.

First of all, I may not own a purebred JRT, but that doesn't mean that I don't have any experience with them. I know quite a few, and have had hands-on experience with them, thank you.

I didn't say you didn't have any experience with them, but limited may be a better word. Limited by not being a breeder, rescuer and someone that has been in the breed for years and has a network of fellow breeders that you compete with.
I ve had experiences with many different breeds, some breeds more than a few, some just a couple...............I don't make a judgement especially a negative one because I happen to have met or trained a few.

Pet people?

Yes, I am a pet person. I don't know what your definition for ill-raised is, but my half-bred here (who was, surprise surprise, raised and trained by ME, a "Pet Person", without the help of trainers!) is far from ill-raised. She is a quiet, happy, and very well loved dog. Just because she doesn't do agility doesn't make my dog (who is a PET!) any less than yours.

That was NOT directed at you or at anyone else on this board. That comes from YEARS of doing jrt rescue, when you get the same phone calls or emails EVERYDAY, 24/7, all hours, calls at midnight, on X-mass day and have dogs dropped at your home from all of the above. Its a great way to start the day, when you are woken up at 6 am to find a dog in a crate with all its stuff on the end of your drive way.............with a note saying please find him a home........or how about countless calls trying to help people that have little or no clue about the breed, how to train/raise etc, but they ALREADY own one??
So if I sound rude or very frank, there are valid reasons. BTW, I find it offensive when people generalize my breed as being hyper....................based on a limited experience with a few dogs that they have met.


I don't think that I am blind................I know (very well actually) several breeders of show Jrts, that produce dogs that ARE idiots, dogs that are hyper and insane but they win in the show ring bigtime. Dogs that I wouldn't have in my home, let alone breed.
I purchased a bitch puppy once...............she won in the show ring, she had an excellent pedigree.........she hunted..........she was nuts, mental, she had a problem..........I put her down. That wasn't an easy decision, as a matter of fact that was one of the hardest days I have ever had to face, still bothers me to this day. That was much harder than even having to look into the eyes of a rescue that you have to put down, because it can't be placed, for aggression.

Such a shame that you haven't had the pleasure of meeting good jrts......
instead of a bunch of ill raised, ill trained dogs owned by pet people

Not sure exactly that you have adequately explained what this means, but I'm a pet person. I guess this means my dog is ill trained and ill raised. But I will tell you this. I would pit her manners against your dog's manners any day of the week, and wager on it.

I think she's meaning "pet people" as the type who just get a dog (usually from a store or BYB) to have a dog, think Pedigree is the best food on Earth and generally don't know much about anything when it comes to dogs. They just wanted a pet and didn't put much more effort than that into it.

Dog people are those who know the sort of dog they're getting, look for good foods and activities, understand behavior and realize that having a dog is more than just having something chained out in the yard.