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We were introduced to the breed in the summer of 1989 when we watched our friend's Jack Russell for 3 months. My 2 year son's comment pretty much summed up the breed. He said "Why is Judy always everywhere?" We missed her terribly when we had to give her up, so we waited for a puppy from her. We finally got her in 1991 and we were hooked. We began breeding in 1995. We went to our first EJRTC Terrier Trial in 1996. We have gone strong ever since.
December 8, 2004 marks the date the American Russell Terrier Club's application was accepted for the Russell Terrier to enter into the AKC FSS program as "Jack Russell Terriers". The AKC for various reasons, later changed their name to "Russell Terrier". Only in the US, this breed is known by a different name, worldwide where they are kennel club recognized, they are Jack Russell Terriers. Even though the AKC FSS is not full AKC recognition, we are on our way (whatever they call us)! On January 1, 2010 the Russell Terrier entered the Misc. Class with AKC. We were very excited to be one of the first to enter the AKC show ring on January 8 in Palm Springs, CA. And on our first show our sweet little owner bred Belle took BOB. What a feeling that was. We can't wait until the breed is eligible to move forward into the Terrier Group and be officially included in the AKC studbooks. I wonder what number breed we will be?
We show our dogs mostly in Conformation classes but we also attend Terrier Trials hosted by the ARTC. These feature classes in Conformation, Go to Ground, Flat & Steeplechase Racing and Agility (JR's love Agility). We have recently added Lure Coursing and boy are the dogs happy about that one! We are hoping to soon become involved in UKC Terrier Racing & AKC Earthdog Events.
We breed for health, temperament & conformation suitable for a working terrier. We feel the breed will be lost without the attitude and the conformation to be able to do what it was originally created to do. Our dogs have the intelligence and temperament to make excellent pets in the right active family. They love to be around people. We breed according to the AKC standard for the Russell Terrier. We have puppies available to approved homes, once or twice a year. We never sell them to brokers or pet stores. To read more about our breeding philosophy, click here.
If you would like more information on our dogs, Russells in general or have comments about this website, please e-mail us. Also, look at our puppy page to see some of our past litters. Feel free to sign our guest book. It's fun to hear from people who are looking at my site.
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