Statistics

Size / Weight
10 to 12 in / ? lbs

Activity Level
High

Life Span
? yrs

Character

Good with kids
Yes

Good with dogs
Yes

Good with pets
Yes

History
The Jack Russell Terrier was named for the Reverend John Russell, a 19th century parson with a passion for hunting. Reverend Russell was particularly keen on fox hunting and developed a well-known strain of Fox Terriers. During the Rev. Russell's long life (1795-1883), the Fox Terrier evolved from a sportsman's dog to a popular and successful show dog. By the end of the 19th century, the show Fox Terriers, smooth- and wire-coated, had diverged so far from their ancestral type that Reverend Russell's old-style Fox Terriers were referred to as a separate breed-the Jack Russell Terrier. Because the proponents of this breed were so determined to maintain the breed's hunting capability, they opposed recognition by all-breed kennel clubs for many years, on the theory that such recognition would lead to degradation of the breed. The Jack Russell Terrier today is virtually unchanged from its origins, and breeders are striving to keep it that way.

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