Our jack russel was just diagnosed with diabetes and the vet said that they put off a different scent and that may have something to do with it. They have fought numerous times today already and the dacshund will lock his jaw on the ear of the jack russel and my husband has to pry him off.
It has nothing to do with any different scent that jack russell may be admitting. It has to do with being alpha. Dogs are pack animals and have an alpha drive. Usually the drive to be alpha is different in most dogs and they can settle out who will be alpha and who will be betta. Sometimes both dogs have equal drive and cannot settle it out. This is very rare. My generalized guess, based on 50 years of training experience, is that your dogs are not socialized, nor are they trained to any reliability nor do they respect you as alpha. This all leads to the dogs not understanding their place in a pack. You at the top, then the dogs. These dogs need training, and you need education about dogs and dog behavior. I see this all the time, and the owners always blame it on the dogs, when they have actually (through ignorance) set the stage for the problem. Obedience classes, which are really for you but the dog also attends.
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I have a Jack Russel/ Sausage dog cross breed called Minnie. She is about 2 at the most. We recieved her in a kennel in Essex and i really want to know it's lifespan. We feed it well and gets alot of exercise.
They can live a long life,my mother has one that already is a 14year old puppy.Nothing stops her,she's acts the same as when she did when she was a young gal.They can live at least 20+years
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if you get one, make sure you have a place where it can run and get exercise. they have sooooo much energy and they are tough. if you have a short temper towards dogs though, i wouldn't recommend getting one. they are hard headed somtimes. the love attention though. one time we had one it he chased cars. well one day he got hit by a car by two of the wheeles. he got right back up and started chasing the car again! that goes to show how hard headed they are. lol.
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I was told ten years because of there being so hyper
Jack Russells can be active well into their 15-year-plus life span. The average, is anywhere between 9-15yrs.
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uhhh I think you can just use regular tissues? Don't get like the fancy scented kind or anything. Or use your sleeve.
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Shes due again and im scared to give them to her help?
My dachshund tends to react badly to shots too. When we told this to our vet last time we took her to get them, he recommended that we give her half at that visit, and take her back a week later to get the rest. She was still a little lethargic afterwards, but she handled it much, much better, since they weren't given all at once. You may want to ask your vet if that’s an option.
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he has a red rash on the inside of his legs, they look like pimples with a blackish dot in the middle of each. I dont know what it is, or if its harmful but I'd like to know about it incase I have to take him to the vet
JRT are reknowned for having contact allergies and skin inflammations. The best way IS to go to the vet. In all seriousness, it may be something so simple that all you need is a medicated shampoo. But the VET will have to tell you which one, how often to use it, at what strength and for how long. NO ONE on here can diagnose ur dog without seeing it. Plus most of them dont know what they are talking about.
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You need to get the meds from the vet. They will dispense it according to your dog's weight.
Don't get your meds over the counter or from a feed store. Many years ago, when I was inexperienced, I gave my dog a dewormer from a feed store and it almost killed the dog. Fortunately, it recovered, but my vet said not to EVER buy those things. They aren't that reliable and they can hurt or kill your dog.
Just go to the vet.
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I have a 7 year old jack russel named Elvis
and I live in Australia so we have been having extreme heat (41 degrees) .
He has been lying down and not doing anything but heavy panting and not even getting up for a drink.
I am worried about him i have soaked a towel and placed it over him and put ice in his water but i feel i could do more…also he is an outside dog
i have two jrt s
i wet them in the bath and put ice cubes in their water
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Hes fast but cant seem to keep his eye on the frisbee
Okay, you have to 'teach your dog' to catch the Frisbee … but it's really easy … first get him to 'catch' a ball … roll it across the floor to him slowly and 'praise him' when he puts his mouth around it (teaching him to 'fetch it back' is another step that you can 'figure out on your own') … when he can 'catch' the rolling ball start tossing it to him, again 'slowly' not hard … then when he does that introduce him to a 'small Frisbee' or 'flat round dog toy' (safer for the dog's teeth) … start 'very close' to you and then 'move away' slowly so the dog must learn to 'catch' from different distances. This is a 'fun game' for most dogs (and Jack Russels LOVE to have fun like this) so your dog should 'catch on fast' and become 'totally demanding' for 'time in the park to catch my Frisbee.' You'll know you have 'done it right' when you get woken up in the morning by the dog with the Frisbee in his mouth INSISTING he 'needs to go out and play' when there's six feet of snow on the ground, and you are nice and 'warm' and don't want to move. Okay, I'm kidding, but Jack Russels really LOVE to 'play catch' with their owners … balls, Frisbees, and even 'fallen sticks' will make your dog a VERY HAPPY fellow.
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