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A B O U T T H E C O V E R
Jack Russell Terrier
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: England GENERAL APPEARANCE:
COUNTRY OF DEVELOPMENT: Australia A strong, active, lithe working Terrier of great character
UTILIZATION: A good working Terrier with ability to go to with flexible body of medium length. His smart
ground. An excellent companion dog. movement matches his keen expression. Tail docking
is optional and the coat may be smooth, rough or
FCI-CLASSIFICATION: broken.
Group 3 Terriers.
Section 2 Small Terriers IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS:
Working trial optional The overall dog is longer than high, i.e. rectangular.
The depth of the body from the withers to the brisket
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY should equal the length of foreleg from elbows to the
The Jack Russell Terrier originated in England in ground. The girth behind the elbows should be about
the 1800’s due to the efforts of the Reverend John 40 to 43 cms.
Russell. He developed a strain of Fox Terriers to suit
his needs for a dog to run with his foxhounds and go BEHAVIOR / TEMPERAMENT:
to ground to bolt the fox and other quarry from their A lively, alert and active Terrier with a keen, intelligent
dens. Two varieties evolved with basically similar expression. Bold and fearless, friendly but quietly
Standards except for differences, mainly in height and confident.
proportions. The taller, more squarely built dog is now
known as the Parson Russell Terrier and the shorter,
slightly longer proportioned dog, is known as the
Jack Russell Terrier.
SOURCE: FCI BREED STANDARD/ Jack Russell Terrier http://www.fci.be/Nomenclature/Standards/345g03-en.pdf
