History
Jack Russells were first bred in the Devonshire area of England in the early 1800's by a man called Mr. John Russell. He wanted to develop a terrier breed for fox hunting, a dog that was brave and fearless, would lead from the front and have the stamina for the chase. The Jack Russell started life as a fox terrier, and is not a pure breed as it was the combination of other dogs to create a new working terrier. The breeding program was continued after Mr John Russell died in 1883 as the breed was becoming ever more popular. It is testament to Mr. Russell and what an amazing breed he created that the jack Russell has been preserved and is so highly valued not just across the country but across the world. Shortly after Mr. John Russell died, another breed of "Jack Russell" was created by the secretary of the Parson Jack Russell Terrier club, he needed a breed for badger digging, one with the same characteristics of John Russell's, he decided to cross the parson with the bull terrier to produce shorter legs and a braver character. It is the descendants of these breeds that are now known as the Jack Russell terrier. There are three other types of Jacks known as "Russell Terriers", "shortie Jacks", or "Puddin' Dogs" these all come from the short legged working Russell terriers that have been mixed with others to create more family friendly breeds.
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