Cammy and Catie
We have a new member of the (extended) family. My cousin Catie just got a new Jack Russell puppy from Willie’s breeder-- Kensington Jack Russells in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
This is such a new development that the puppy doesn’t yet have a name, and the breeder’s website does yet have her listed as being purchased.
And here is the yet to be named Jack Russell terrier puppy playing with her litter mates:
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Update: We have a name. Her name is Sasha!
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Update Part Deux: Her name is Cammy.
I woulda gone with Sasha, even though that’s a man’s name.
I am not watching that puppy video. I miss having puppies. Though Zora is kind of like a puppy, since she has to eat four times a day.
they are very cute, i do like jack russels they are such characters, and i do think they should be our national dog not that bulldog who couldnt catch a bull if he tried. a jrts personality and general assortment of types is so much more like the english personality.
anyway back to these lovely pups i do think it is sad that they have been docked though, i suppose i shall be slammed for saying it but these and most dogs sold are pets so why cant they be left alone, im not criticising your family please dont think i am, it just gets to me, there is so no need to keep chopping of the end of these dogs spines just for a look and you cant say its in the breed standard cause how many spaniels and boxers etc do what they are supposed to do in the breed standard. does any breeder in the usa or canada choose to leave there dogs natural. I never forget an episode of animal cops where they rescued a 3 mth old boxer who had a full tail, when he was passed to the breed rescue what do you know his tail was docked, i thought that was so sad, and surely wrong as he was over 3 months old. Im not trying to be polictical or anything i just love to see tails left natural and ears too although thankfully that doesnt happen here, i just cant for the life of me understand how anyone could pick up a tiny little pup and cut of his perfectly healthy and normal tail. we humans do some strange things to animals dont we.
anyway i hope catie has many happy years with her new pal.
tracey
More often than not, it’s tradition not practicality or appearance. The whole “we’ve always done it this way” thing.
I can tell you that having met several dogs from this breeder, that these dogs are all very intelligent, easy to train, and would make awesome family pets or possibly agility/flyball dogs.
They aren’t as hard in temperament as JRTCA type or “Parson Jack Russells.”
This breed can absolutely be fabulously trainable and good to work with. This is my favorite Jack Russell ever:
Fabulous FAST little agility dog, just finished his UD this summer, got his 1st UDX leg last month in a ridiculous hot spell, earning High in Trial and High Combined, while running agility at the same event. I believe he also has a tracking title. And his temperament is fabulous, sweet little guy, loves all people. I’d take him home in a heartbeat.
It’s almost impossible to find a Jack Russell of any type in the US with natural tails.
that is a shame. since the ban here i do see a lot more lovely long wags on dogs, some still are done though illegaly and by useing the exemption to get round it even though they know the pups will be pets and not working dogs. i do think that it is about time in the 21st centuary we moved on and stopped doing these things to our animals because of tradtion. it isint just tails and ears poor cats get the tops of there toes chopped of just so they cant strop the carpet.
As an owner of a Jack Russell Terrier I’m glad that docking of pet dogs is still allowed in this country. The JRT is a working breed and has all the drives of a working dog even if it only turns out to be a pet. My JRT still wants to chase and kill vermin, he still wants to go underground after animals or dive under furniture for toys. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve grabbed his docked tail and pulled him out of a situation he quickly lost control of or shouldn’t have become involved with in the first place – two things that happen very often with this breed of dog.
My spaniel is undocked and is a pet, but guess what, he still has all the drive to crash through the thickest of brush to flush and retrieve and I worry EVERY TIME about his full tail becoming broken, because he can’t help but do what his breed was originally bred to do. I wish he had been docked when he was a pup so this wouldn’t be something to worry about now.
Docking serves a purpose and I ardently believe that it is still necessary even in pet dogs, because although you may not actually work them, they’ll still retain those drives necessary in the working field (if from a reputable breeder who should breed for both form and function) and the dog will exhibit specific behaviors reflecting those drives.
I am sorry, but the myth of tail-docking always seem to be a load of crap to me.
I have a sickle-tailed Vallhund, and he got the prey drive which is comparable to a terrier. I can’t count how many time I had to grab him by the tail because he decided to see if he could fit into a gopher hole. Likewise, he loves to run rabbits.
We also had other hunting dogs, and they never broke their tails. We had a few that would get bloodied up, but that’s because of their thin skin, not because of the presence of the tail.
Now, I am not against tail-docking because I have seen a few terriers who would grab onto another dog’s tail and shred it. Considering the so-called “working” JRTs don’t get along very well, it’s probably for the best
Brett is quite convinced that all tall Afghans/Halfghans should have their tails docked. They tend to have stiff tails that when wagged are reminiscent of a stick, and are exactly at the right height to whack him in the testicles.
Have you considered “docking” Brett instead ?
well i have 2 undocked cocker spaniels and 1 undocked jrt x and i can tell you despite being very active and going into brush frequently and doing all those things you say they have never in 10 yrs damaged there tails so im afraid i disagree. i think you just think the tails will be damaged cause you prefer it and it is certainly a good excuse to carry on doing it isint it. why not just admit you prefer the look.
i have a book written by the son of the rev john russell and he says in the book “russell neither cropped nor docked his terriers. he said of trump she was the first and last terrier he ever owned with cut ears and tail. he liked his dogs to have tails on as, when one was to ground,he had something to get hold of to pull the dogs out. if one pulls a dog by his hind-legs one can permanently damage his back.”
so i think if the man who was supposed to have created the breed and who they are named for didnt think there was a need to chop of a dogs tail then i dont see why they need to be, and there are plenty of other undocked dogs who never damage there tails,.a dog might just damage there leg enough to have to have it amputated but you wouldnt take of a leg to prevent it would you.
What a lovely terrier pup.
I am in the UK where docking is banned for pet dogs. I am not in favour of docking tails for cosmetic purposes, but have experienced first hand the damage caused to undocked or inadequately tails of working dogs
Fortunately in England we have an exemption for our working terriers and spaniels Evidence is currently being gathered to present to the Scottish parliament where a failure to give an exemption to working dogs has led to painful and expensive (in vets bills ) tail damage in working spaniels.
Pippa
Her name is Sasha
Her name is Cammy!
And she will be spayed when the time comes, so don’t get any ideas, Willie…