This is her first pregnancy and I wanted to know how much puppies is normal for her to have for her first litter.
And yes I know how to look after her. And no stupid answers please.
A responsible breeder would have a responsible mentor to answer this. A RESPONSIBLE breeder would have already:
1. Contact a breed club for your breed. Ask for a mentor.
2. STUDY the breed standard. Learn about dog anatomy and ask your mentor to
clarify anything you don't understand.
3. Learn what genetic faults and diseases run in your breed and test for any
that can be tested for.
4. Show your dog in conformation events to see if it is of the proper
quality for breeding. Winning doesn't always mean a dog is breeding quality,
but being around so many others that know your breed and will talk to you
will do wonders for your self-education efforts!
5. Study the past history of great dogs in your breed. You will see how your
breed has improved and progressed since the beginning of the breed.
6. Study the breed standard some more! 
7. Join any Yahoo groups about your breed.
8. Live, dream and study your breed.
9. Get a good book on canine reproduction, and educate yourself about the
pitfalls, problems, and proud moments of breeding. Learn about the
physiology of reproduction, such as heat cycles and venereal diseases in
dogs, potential for problems specific to your breed, and what you need to
expect at whelping.
10. Remember that whelping (giving birth) can kill your female. Being used
as a stud dog can encourage bad behaviors common in intact males such as
territorial marking, aggression, and desire to roam from home.
11. Prepare to be broke. Breeding properly is EXPENSIVE.
12. Line up potential homes for any puppies you produce and write up a
contract. Remember to include that you will be willing to take back your
puppies at any time in their lives that they might need you. If you bring
life into this world, it is your responsibility FOREVER.
13. Prepare to spend sleepless nights attending whelping females, caring for
fading puppies or puppies orphaned, and practice cleaning up after 24/7 poop
machines.
I'm sure there are many things I missed because being a responsible breeder
isn't just a job. It's a way of life. You will live dogs. 24/7/365. There
are lots of hard decisions. There is a lot of expense. There will be pain.
But, if you do your darndest to always keep the welfare of your dogs and the
future of any of their offspring, you can go to step 14.
14. Enjoy the love and success of a job well done.
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go to petfinder.com…….this is a site for rescue groups…….just enter your Zip code, and enter breed wanted, like Jack Russell Terrier aka Parson Russell Terrier, and be AMAZED at how many GREAT choices you have !!……..i recently adopted a Great Pyrenees mix from petfinder.com, and my dog Sylvester is awesome !!…….check it out…….try it…….do a good deed…….ADOPT a JRT puppy today !!!…….good luck to you, in your search for a JRT puppy as a new pet !!!!…….most adoptions run between $ 50 to $ 200 maximum, for a wonderfull dog, who will be very happy to be your new pet !!!
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we have a 6 month old jack russell female puppy. she’s absolutely lovely but we are getting very frustrated with her toilet training, or lack of it. It doesn’t help as we live in a first floor flat, but she will not use the training pads and continues to wee anywhere, especially in the bedroom. Can anyone help please with this and any other advice re: disciplining/training jack russell puppies. Thank You All.
I understand what you are going through. I have a 5 month old jack russell and until a month ago he too was not toilet trained and me and my boyfriend we at the end of our tether. We live in a 3rd floor flat.
The way we have managed to train him is through very very hard work im afriad. My boyfriend works from home so is with him all day. When he is awake my boyfriend had to watch him all the time and look out for any small sign that he wanted to go toilet. These signs involved sniffing the floor, crouching down slightly, runing around frantically and a few more (im sure you have seen some of these). The min he saw our pup do any of this he said to him: “come on walkies” and picked him up - put on his lead and took him outside. Most of the time our puppy would not go to the toilet outside and saved it for when he got back in. We never told him off just ignored him if he had an accident (which in the beggining was all the time). But we presisted until one day he did go outside cause my boyfriend had been going back and forth for about and hour and the pup was desperate by then. We praised him soooo much and gave him soo many treats.
After that he started to do it outside more requently thought still did have many accidents. As time went on he did it more and more outside and we always praised him when he did. Now 4 weeks later he barks at the door to go out for toilet.
Yes there are the occasional accicdents too but overall it has worked.
It is hard work but it will be so worth it in the end. Its made our lives much easier now he is going outside. You just need to dedicate yourself to him and go out back and forth.
Another tip is the first place our pup did toilet outside - we took him to the spot again and again so it became his spot to begin with until he was confident enough to do it elsewhere.
Good luck and i know you can do it
x
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Separate them and work with them separately. Limit their time together and keep it supervised. Don't allow one dog to dominate the other dog. Crate them separately at night. Train them separately.Spay and nether them so you don't have a big mixed mistake.
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Okay here’s the lay down. Two almost four month old puppies, litter mates (please don’t tell me that we made a mistake), both boys. They’ve always been fine playing until recently, Bullet, the bigger and non alpha one loves to play tug of war, and his bro never had a problem with it! At least until now every time we play Jack (alpha and smaller one) gets mad and bites and attacks Bullet. Are we doing something wrong? But when we play one on one he never seems to want to play tug of war. What’s wrong? And they’ve been fighting each other lately, is this because of the testostrone levels?
I have a 3 year old Jack Russell Terrier and she does this to both of my Saint Bernard’s all the time.When she is laying on the couch one will walk by her when shes sleeping and she will fly off the couch and attack them for no reason they have just learned to ignore it. We just correct her and sit her back down on the floor and she feels bad and then eventually will lay back down and go to sleep. However Jack Russell’s can be feisty most of the time. I have lived with her taking on huge dogs and little dogs. Then she calms down after she smells them. He also could be trying to establish his dominance over his brother which is common if there starting to peak into sexual maturity. Also jealousy is a big factor with Jack’s too. Maybe because your playing tug of war your other dog is jealous and takes it out on your other Jack. My Jack attacks my Saints if I get upset with one of them and raise my voice or when I bring them in from going to the bathroom. I know sounds weird. She attacks growls,snarls, and jumps at them and nips and then leaves them alone. Fixing them may help, but it could be a good case of sibling rivalry that and there Jack Russell Terriers who seem to be little and very feisty most of the time. Big Dog trapped in a little body.
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I adopted a JRT awhile ago. He's four years old approx. I love and adore him! But he's crazy hyper. AND NEUTERED!
I often wonder what he was like as a puppy, I adopted him from a rescue that found him as a stray.
Anyone ever had JRT puppies, tell me what their like!
He maybe a Jack-Rat terrier, kinda hard to tell. He's intensely hyper and very emotional… but the love of my life!
They are very hyper until they are about 5-7 years old. Then, they'll calm down a bit but it isn't until they are older dogs that they make great little couch companions. One of my friends had a JRT that used to jump onto the back of the couch and try to nest in my hair if we would ignore him. Not to mention the jumping, barking, and crazy mad running. You just can't help but love them, though.
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Usually they have the same as their mother had, the litter they came from.
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what would they look like?
what would they look like?
If you don't have anything helpful or mature to say try somewhere else.
You get a some tall & some short puppies.
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She is due any day now and her belly gets big then a little smaller then big again and you see them moving all the time I am just curious how many she might have.
Congratulations! The Parson Jack Russell Terrier, on average, can live to 14 years or more.
Average Litter Size. 4-8 On average they usually have 4 to 8 puppies in a litter. …(according to breed site). It being her first, we hope she has afew less than 8!
Are you ready for puppies? There is lots of work to do.
You need a safe welping box. A newborn bottle and Esbilac (from your pet supply). A collection of old toweling and blankets. A hot water bottle or heating pad. A basin for hot water. Scissors and unwaxed dental floss….and an energy drink! I'll post a great site for whelping in a few minutes..>>http://hometown.aol.com/mayassites/whelping.html
This one is neat with pictures>>http://www.thepetcenter.com/gen/whelping.html
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Put a penny in an aluminum beverage can, and swivel to tab so the penny doesn't fall out. Each time they begin this, rattle the can..and then call them and offer a distracting toy.. No need to say anything, just rattle the can loudly, as this soon makes it an unpleasant act..
Don't let them work out who is dominant..YOU are dominant, and they have to respect that YOU make the choices..Otherwise JRTs will walk all over you..
Have them neutered when they are six months, or when they lift leg to pee, whichever comes first..
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