Hello everyone

[jackruss]

My name's Tom. Nice to be here and see all these devoted dog lovers. I'm the proud (and very busy) owner of three Jack Russells, Bella, Runty and Louie. Between training and playing with them and my job at the local wildlife reserve, my life pretty much revolves around animals. So of course, I decided I needed to sign up for a dog forum. I also run a website on Jack Russells. Haha I never realized how obessed I sound until I wrote this post...

Anyway, hi everyone.

[adojrts]

Hi Tom,
Welcome to Chaz. I know the JRT addiction thing, I have had it for over 12 years now and currantly have 6 Jrts.

Hey Tom, I just looked at your site........I saw nothing on the genetic health issues that Jrts have, nothing on the latest news of DNA markers for PLL now available to JRT owners and espeically to breeders.

What I did see was a site that was promoting jrt designer mixes............sad.

Lynn

[Barb04]

Welcome. Sounds like JRT's are like potato chips - you can't just stop at one.

[jackruss]

Hi Lynn,

Well thanks for such a warm welcome. Must be the first time I've ever joined a forum to be met with a personal attack. I've been working on the site just over 2 months so I think it's coming along pretty well for the amount of time it's been up. I can't write about everything at once. I don't see how I'm "promoting designer mixes" - personally I'm not a big fan, but people want to know about them so I wrote about them. There's no reason for me to "promote" them. It's intended to be an accessible information resource for the average reader with an interest in JRTs.

And if you had read the page on JRT health, you would see that there is mention of some of the genetic health problems they face, but it's far from an encyclopaedia at this stage. But thanks for the "friendly advice."

Anyway, negativity aside - Barb, yes, that's a good way to sum it up.

[Dogs6]

Hi Welcome to Chaz

[Dizzy]

You have to bear in mind that some people on this site automatically assume that everyone has the same background, motivations and intentions as them, or they are "the enemy" and bring out the pitchforks.

I'd say 90% of people are more open and willing to hear both side of the story, but a good 10% will leap in with a snotty remark rather than ask a question first and base their answer on a reply given.

But, just ignore them (until they gang up of course ).

Welcome to the site - there's a wealth of knowledge here if you take the time to look around

[adojrts]

Originally Posted by jackruss

Hi Lynn,

Well thanks for such a warm welcome. Must be the first time I've ever joined a forum to be met with a personal attack. I've been working on the site just over 2 months so I think it's coming along pretty well for the amount of time it's been up. I can't write about everything at once. I don't see how I'm "promoting designer mixes" - personally I'm not a big fan, but people want to know about them so I wrote about them. There's no reason for me to "promote" them. It's intended to be an accessible information resource for the average reader with an interest in JRTs.

And if you had read the page on JRT health, you would see that there is mention of some of the genetic health problems they face, but it's far from an encyclopaedia at this stage. But thanks for the "friendly advice."

Anyway, negativity aside - Barb, yes, that's a good way to sum it up.

Tom,
At first I was very pleased that we had another jrt person here. When I went to the site, I started to suspect it was a Spam because of all the ads (jrt training e-books etc). There is a lot of spam here.
Yes, it did get my back up and it does appear to be promoting the mixes, for the simple reason that the mixes alone promote mills and backyard breeders.

I am surprised and pleased that you did respond, that you are a real person. Absolutely my response was negative, it was meant to be.........thinking it was spam.

Now we can start again or you can believe that it was a personal attack and it ends here. We don't have to agree on everything but we do have one thing in common.........passion for jrts.

Dizzy, don't you dare lump me into the 10%, I typically don't attack or view people as the enemy.

[MericoX]

Originally Posted by Dizzy

You have to bear in mind that some people on this site automatically assume that everyone has the same background, motivations and intentions as them, or they are "the enemy" and bring out the pitchforks.

I'd say 90% of people are more open and willing to hear both side of the story, but a good 10% will leap in with a snotty remark rather than ask a question first and base their answer on a reply given.

But, just ignore them (until they gang up of course ).

Welcome to the site - there's a wealth of knowledge here if you take the time to look around

And then you have the 1% of jerks ^^^^^^

Welcome Tom!!

[pearlsnollie]

Hello. I have two Jack Russells, the older one a Jack Russell/Chihuahua mix, and I love them both. The older one, Milo, named after the dog in The Mask because his face is completely brown as if he's wearing a mask, gave me lots and lots and lots of problems for years but somehow we weathered all that, and now he's the most loyal, trustworthy, housebroken dog you could ask for. He'd had it all backwards at first, thinking that houses were the place you went in, and he would refuse to go outside. (After all, humans go in houses, cats go in houses, why not him? Why was he the only one required to do his business outside?) It took 5 years to get through to him, but he finally, finally learned and is 100% trustworthy now. My second dog, he's pure Jack Russell, and he seems to think, well, I don't know what he thinks, except that he absolutely has to mark everything. He is kind of housebroken but he goes in the house whenever he is so inclined, and he marks every day, including the water dish, the food dish, and anything that manages to fall to the floor, even a Christmas card. What is he thinking? He tries to act like he doesn't need me and that punishments don't matter to him, Mr. Tough Guy, all independent and contrary. I try to do the things that worked for my other dog, although there was no single breakthrough. Any advice? I don't want to wait another 4 years for this guy! Help!

[pearlsnollie]

By "punishment" I don't do much except scold and banish him outside for social exclusion, and only when I've caught him within moments of the event. I've been told they don't hang onto the thought long enough for it to matter any other time, although I think maybe smells linger enough that if I'm cleaning it up, they have an idea. I use those enzyme cleaners to try to get the smells out. I try to rely more on the reward thing with treats and praise every time he does things correctly, which is what finally worked with the first dog. But such slow going!

I wonder if he's got that Napoleon complex, being smaller than my other dog, and that banishing him only makes him more insecure? I'm trying to develop in him a need for my approval, but so far progress is slow. I don't know.