I have a Jack Russell that looks nothing like the ones on TV, and I know people who have Jack Russells that look like kangaroos there legs are so long! Plus theres some curly haired ones Ive seen, so, how many distinctive kinds or types of Jacks are there???
Quite a few. The one true type is the JRTCA working Jack Russell Terrier.
Types-
Jack Russell Terrier: long legged. Comes in smooth coats, broken coats, and rough coats. http://www.jrtca.com NOT recognized by the AKC, thank Heavens.
Parson Russell Terrier: long legged. Not sure about the coat types. I -think- they can come in all three, but the roughs are groomed to look like brokens. Something like that. http://www.prtaa.org Recognized by the AKC.
Russell Terrier- short legged.
English Jack Russell Terrier- short legged.
The AKC is known for messing up breeds until they're no longer suitable for what they were bred for. The AKC tried to recognize the Jack Russell Terrier, but the JRTCA took a stand because they actually care about working ability and did not want the AKC so screw up Jrts as well. Now they're two different breeds pretty much. Or types if you prefer. The JRTCA Jack Russell Terrier, the true, working type that can show as well.. and the AKC Parson Russell Terrier, the new and unimproved, pretty show pooch type.
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June 17th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Your jack russell just might be badly bred. There are long hair and short hair jack russells.
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June 17th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
Read the breed standard here http://www.akc.org/breeds/parson_russell_terrier/
There are 2 coat types, smooth or broken. Smooth is a short haired, broken is a long haired.
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June 17th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Quite a few. The one true type is the JRTCA working Jack Russell Terrier.
Types-
Jack Russell Terrier: long legged. Comes in smooth coats, broken coats, and rough coats. http://www.jrtca.com NOT recognized by the AKC, thank Heavens.
Parson Russell Terrier: long legged. Not sure about the coat types. I -think- they can come in all three, but the roughs are groomed to look like brokens. Something like that. http://www.prtaa.org Recognized by the AKC.
Russell Terrier- short legged.
English Jack Russell Terrier- short legged.
The AKC is known for messing up breeds until they're no longer suitable for what they were bred for. The AKC tried to recognize the Jack Russell Terrier, but the JRTCA took a stand because they actually care about working ability and did not want the AKC so screw up Jrts as well. Now they're two different breeds pretty much. Or types if you prefer. The JRTCA Jack Russell Terrier, the true, working type that can show as well.. and the AKC Parson Russell Terrier, the new and unimproved, pretty show pooch type.
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I own, show, work, and study Jack Russell Terriers.
http://www.jrtca.com or http://www.therealjackrussell.com
June 17th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
long leg, Short leg, Short fur and long fur, but only 1 breed
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