he's an absolute nut. never had a dog with this much energy and destructive traits.
Did you read up on the breed BEFORE you got him or was this an impulse type of purchase?
Obedience and more obedience and more training alone with a crate will go a long way towards getting you what you want!!!!
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January 25th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Did you read up on the breed BEFORE you got him or was this an impulse type of purchase?
Obedience and more obedience and more training alone with a crate will go a long way towards getting you what you want!!!!
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January 25th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Jack Russells are notorious for their high energy levels - all you can do is find a good trainer and exercise him every single day as much as you can. Destructive "traits" are a result of boredom and excess energy.
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January 25th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
You don't because you don't know anything about the breed.
No quick fixes here!
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January 25th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
I am new to the jack russell breed also, I have a female that is almost 4 months old. She has a lot of energy but I find that if I can focus it on positive things it helps a lot. When she is really hyper I ignore her. After she calms down I work with her teaching basic commands or just play a game of fetch. I find that playing fetch channels the hyper crazy energy into something else, and it tires her out after a while, at the same time she is learning to fetch and release an object. I would try enrolling in a basic obedience course. We attend the puppy training once a week at Petsmart and its been a wonderful help. From everything I've read, JR's will be destructive if they're bored, left alone too much, or not challenged enough. These are very smart dogs and need to be stimulated a lot.
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January 25th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Take him to the dog park and let him run around. I met many Jack Russell owners who had to take their dogs on substantial hikes and trips to the dog park. The best retriever I ever met was a Jack Russell who dove into the lake with all the big retrievers to fetch her ball. Hilarious dog.
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January 25th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
jack russells are a very hyperactive breed and need constant interaction i hope you researched the breed before you got this dog but i don't know the circumstances so im just going to say if i were you i would suggest looking into dog training classes or getting him a lot of toys to play with and exercise him regularly to get some of his access energy off.
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January 25th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
good luck, I have a 5yr. old female and she's still a nut. lots of toys to chew and shake, she likes balls to push around w/her nose. play fetch, you have to wear them out. they also shed alot, brush them outside alot. They are squirrel dog's. They are also very good agility dogs b/c they are so quick.
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January 25th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Jack Russells are a great breed but they have so much energy. I have a female that is 1.5yrs old and I just got a male he is now about 3 months.
Start doing as much training with them as possible…..they do have a short attention span but they are so smart and will pick up on things quickly. I also went to PetSmart with my first dog and did all the levels of training….she has turned out to be such a great dog. My little guy now is nuts!!! He is starting training this weekend.
The more exercise and play you provide them with the better off you will be……but even then…..they will have more energy then most dogs. They are really obsessive dogs to…my female plays with her tennis ball all day long and makes u throw it for her….then practically sleeps with it at night and wakes up first thing in the morning and starts playing again.
Also, correct him whenever he does something wrong. Make "leave it", "drop it", "stay", etc part of your normal vocabulary. If you don't take control of him early on, he will run the house! They have such strong, dominant personalities!!!
Good luck!!! It gets better!!
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January 25th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Jack Russell's have A LOT of energy and require A LOT of exercise. This is why people like to call them "Jack Russell Terrors!" You should always research about a breed before you go out and get a new puppy. A dog isn't just a dog. They are all different and were originally breed for different reasons. Basically, what you should be doing with a Jack Russell is letting him get plenty of exercise. Obedience training is a must and so are long walks to burn off the energy. If you don't take him on daily walks (at least 20 minutes walking fast), than he is going to destroy your house because he doesn't have any other way to work off his energy. Also, maybe get involved with agility classes such as Fly Ball. It is fun for them and works off some energy to keep them happy.
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January 25th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
How do you go at reversing the clock and going back to when he was 8 weeks old and MUCH more easily trained?
Maybe you should have turned it back even further, so that instead of getting a Terrier (all of whom are notorious for instant deafness when you issue what YOU think is a command) you chose a herding breed or at least a bird dog.
But unless you manage to turn the clock back the ONLY way is to start WORKING at what you should have done when it was still easy:
(1) Discover the First Law of Training: "Dogs obey because they WANT to." Some breeds so MUCH want to that you barely notice that you are training them, others require a LOT of time & consistency before they decide that maybe it is NICE to most of the time obey. So start working out how you can make it so enjoyable for your Terrier to obey that he WANTS to please you - I predict a LOT of praise in the months ahead, I predict lots of cupboard love being developed, I predict lots of games of tug-o-war, I predict lots of chase-the-ball and fetch-the-branch taking place. If you believe the old TelecomNZ ads you need to buy him a skateboard!
(2) Learn the Second Law of Training: "NEVER issue an order you cannot enforce." And so almost all training is done on-leash.
(3) Get yourself into a training class so that an experienced instructor can watch your current pathetic inconsistent error-filled attempts and start correcting your voice tones, your timing, your body language, your choice & use of rewards & reprimands.
(4) Accept that you will need to revise the week's lesson EVERY DAY at home - and not just every day, but several times each day. Ditto the lessons of the previous weeks. Practise doesn't actually make perfect, not when you are merely practising bad habits (yours & his); but DIRECTED & intelligent practise does.
As to the "destructive" bit:
Be like Worzel Gummidge and put your THINKING head on.
Ready?
Okay.
(1) WHEN is he destructive? Is it (a) while interacting with you, or (b) while playing in a security run, or (c) while left alone with free access to the house or the section?
(2) What materials can he NOT destroy?
Put your answers together and you should now know what to do with him when you cannot be with him, keeping him busy.
And being always fed in that cage/run encourages him to LIKE going in there. Leaving him with a gnaw bone (ribs, tail, spine) will give him something to do while waiting for you to return.
Les P, owner of GSD_Friendly: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/GSD_Friendly
"In GSDs" as of 1967
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