![]() ![]() Ideally the Jack Russell stands between 25-30cm (10-12″) in height, a bit taller than a Maltese, and is slightly longer than it is tall. ![]() ![]() The Jack Russell and Parson Russell Terriers are ostensibly the same in appearance apart from the shortened limbs and narrower chest of the Jack Russell. This produced a longer-legged type, known as the Parson Russell Terrier, of which the Jack Russell Terrier is a smaller version. The founder was the Reverend Jack Russell who, preferring a longer-legged terrier which could keep up with the hounds, embarked on a series of cross-breeding with assorted breeds, likely including beagles and bull terriers. The breed originated in Devon, England in the mid 1800s. And to this day the Jack Russell remains a keen terrier. The Jack Russell Terrier is a plucky little dog, originally bred to roust foxes who had ‘escaped to ground’ (gone underground) during hunts. ![]()
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