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From: jla@inuxd.UUCP (Joyce Andrews)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: Jack Russell Terriers
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Date: Thu, 27-Dec-84 09:06:04 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 27 09:06:04 1984
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I tried to reply to the Jack Russell inquiry, but my message was
returned twice, so I will post this to the net, hoping it is of
some interest to the rest of you.

Jack Russells are very fashionable among the "hunt" set--that
group who dresses in special attire and follows the fox hounds
over hill and dale and, hopefully, some fences, because jumping
their horses is what it's all about.  As I understand the
development of the breed, it has to do with small, fast, brave
little fellows that can get right down into the den and drive
Mr. Reynard out in the open (that was in the days when they
really wanted to get rid of the fox because he was raiding the
hen house).

What the breeders got for their efforts is a small, fast, brave
little dog that is also about as smart as you can get and still
be a dog.  They are affectionate, and loyal.  They are also
compatible with city living, and make nice house dogs.  You do
not have to own a horse in order to own a Jack Russell!

Most of the hunt/race/jumper show magazines (Chronicle of the
Horse, Middleburg, Virginia; Blood Horse; Practical Horseman;
EQUUS) will have classifieds from Jack Russell breeders--and they
are usually reputable.  The prices are a couple hundred dollars,
and the breeders who advertise in those magazines are usually
reputable.