I have a 14 month old Jack Rat and I want to get a Jack Russel puppy around 2 or 3 months. Is it better to go with a male or female?

Either is fine. It all depends on your older dog's personality and how he does with other dogs.

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We got her around Valentines day.
She still goes to the bathroom in the house.
We all hate picking up her messes!!!

Do have fence in backyard? leave her outside when our gone

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or buy worming tablets it will be about 10/11 weeks old
it also need worming shortly after again would i have to go to the vets or buy worming tablets
Thanks

Regardless of the worming situation you need to take the pup to the vets anyway, all pups need a vet check and you can talk to the vet about worming while you are there. Don't bother with over the counter worming medication as generally its not worth the money and very rarely works.

Has the pup been vaccinated? if not then thats something else that will need doing.

Microchipped? if not then thats also worth doing incase the pup ever escapes or gets stolen, I'm not sure about other countries but JRT's are commonly stolen in the UK and used for rabbiting/ratting etc, so microchipping should be high on your list of things to do for your pup.

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She is getting better. We have her using those pee pads that you lay down on the floor. She uses them and she is usually really good about it, but every few days of the week she decides she wants to go on the carpet. What can I do? I think we have tried everything. We let her out for 1 hour every few hours so she can get it all out of her system but there is ALWAYS more. The problem is, is that she is a jack russel so they are very stubborn and don't care. So we have to put a baby gate in a little room so we can make sure if she goes atleast it's not all over the carpet it's only in one space. If I don't fix this problem soon my parent are going to take away my puppy. Please help!

P.S. We use loud noises and spray her with water when she is about to go but she still keeps going.

We had a jack-russel for 13 years before we had to put her down.

Are you planning on having her go outside to the bathroom? Do you have a yard she can run in freely?

If so take her outside and follow her around as she plays. To get her use to going outside you should move the pee pad closer and closer to the door every day.

Wash your carpet with a spray from a pet store that removes the smell of urine or like cats she'll be more tempted to go there.

On the crate training front, I completely agree. I had Pumpkin [my 2 year old lab, collie, retriever mix] crate trained by 3 months. My parents broken her small plastic crate so we bought this metal one that was a bit larger. Since it was bigger than she was at the time she had room to goto the bathroom away from her bed, so that set her back a little. But she grew into it and there's no problems.

But when Mandy [deceased jack russel] was a pup she howled and whined for HOURS in her crate, never wanted to be left alone. Eventually she grew out of it but ya, a bit of a nightmare. But if you throw a blanket over the cage they'll calm down just don't talk too loud or make alot of noise around your pup while in the cage.

You'll have to keep the crate next to you for the first while so your pup sees you and knows it's alright.

Put you pup on a leash and take it outside to pee don't let it play until it goes to the bathroom. Praise praise praise.

Spraying with water only works for cats=) My brother[years ago] bought this little remote that emitted a high pitch noise that only animals could hear. We used it to stop the dogs from chasing the barn cats and getting into the garbage.

You can always goto a pet store [I much prefer the little and local stores not the big box ones] the owners/workers know alot about pets and can give you tips. I mean they helped my my parents and I to raise 16 "oops" puppies.

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i live with my partner and we got an 8 week old jack russel puppy hes pretty good apart from a few things. 1 he still wees and poos on the carpet and did a wee on the bed this morning i just put him on it for 2 seconds to put my jeans on. We have paper on the kitchen flloor at the back door which he never uses and we let him have the run of the garden which he does his business in and we always praise him and treat him if he does it outside and say no firmly and put him on his paper if he does it in doors 2 he chews things but not all the time the worst is my dressing gown in the morning. 3 if were down stairs and we go up to the toilet and he left on his own he cries and i took him up with me when i had a bath and he cried then and tried to jump in i just took him up cos hed been on his own all night. When we go to bed he sits on our lap and we settle hikm then carry him into the kitchen in his bed where he slleps and settle him again and he slleps through to morning. How can i kerb the little things he does wrong before its too late

He’s very young so you need to be firm in your approach but also gentle. Get some of those special pads that give off a certain smell to encourage dogs to wee on them and gradually move it closer to the back door.
the chewing is due to teething which can go on til he’s 18 mths old and could also be due to boredom.
Give him a well wrapped up warm hot water bottle to sleep with and maybe a ticking clock in his bed too as this will mimic his mother and her heartbeat. All pups will cry initially as they miss their mother and they are pack animals so naturally would never be left alone. However you have to make the pup fit into your lifestyle so tough love is essential here.
Good luck.

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I have just got a Girl Jack Russel Puppy which is 9 weeks old, it is really hyper active and 4/5 times a day where it runs around the house and bites everything including my hands and feet. I really want this to stop and at the moment every time she does it i am saying no in a firm voice and staring her down but does not seem to work, is it a matter of giving it time or is there anything else i can try?

I also have a 4 year old girl who i don't want to get hurt by the dog so i need to sort it out. I also cannot walk her yet due to her not having injections so do you think this could be a factor.

Any ideas and the best way to train would be great.
I have had her first set of vacinations 2 days after i got her but the she cant have her second one's for another 2 weeks which she is booked in for. Then it another 1 weeks after this before she can go out.

Every time your puppy's teeth come in contact with your skin, yell "ouch!" in a high pitched voice and ignore her for at least ten minutes. This is how puppies learn not to bite their siblings. The high pitched yell tells your puppy that she's hurt you and ignoring her teaches her that playtime stops if she bites. Make sure no one in your family is playing too roughly with her, as that sends mixed messages. Do not hit her when she bites. This will only teach her that it's appropriate to use physical aggression on anyone lower in the pack than you and that hands are bad things that should be avoided or bitten.

Lack of exercise could definitely be an issue. Jack Russell's are known for being particularly active dogs. Make sure she gets a lot of active indoor playtime and get her vaccinated as soon as possible.

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i have 2 10 week old dogs and today they both had bones an the cane corrso finished hers first then decided she wanted the jack Russel’s bone and bit her hard and the jack is hurt how can i stop this

Both those puppies are dominant, tenacious breeds.

Neither one is going to give up on anything very often.

A pecking order will eventually be established but it will be through several knock down, drag out , bloody battles. The JRT will lose but may get badly hurt before he gives in. The Cane will win because of weight and jaw strength.

As they are still puppies, I would seperate them when feeding and handing outtreats etc. or one will always be doing without - the larger pup will win.

Why did you decide to pick these 2 breeds as room mates?

I have Jacks but i feel sorry for yours.

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My female dachshund did that for the whole time I had her. Sometimes they just have itchy skin, check out her skin and see if she has dry skin or any rashes.

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Will their personality traits mix well together? My cat Titan loves to play all the time, but she is selfish when u try to take her favorite toy and sometimes she just wants to sleep.

Hi Iani… so long as the introductions are done correctly which is to gradually introduce the two over time there shouldn't be any difficulties with the cat and puppy to get along.

Here's a website which explains how to introduce dogs to cats: http://www.thecatsite.com/Behavior/50/Introducing-Cats-to-Dogs.html

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hi all my male jack russel has been trying to hump my kids legs arms we tell him no but he dont stop any ideas wat i could do to stop him b4 he gets older thanks

when you get dogs neutered/spayed they usually stop humping everything. Also at 11 weeks, he probably doesn't know what "no" means yet, so you have to attach an action like spraying him with a little water from a spray bottle or shaking a can of pennies. It's pretty much normal for puppies to hump anything they can. My dogs who are also jack russels used to hump each others heads sometimes, it was weird. they're older now and they never do that anymore.

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