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Standards for the Jack
Russell Terrier |
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General Appearance: |
Exuberant compact, active, small-to-medium lively looking little dog.
The body is slightly longer than tall. Regardless of
the size of the dog, the legs must be long enough to allow
the dog to move quickly and with agility in rough terrain. |
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Head: |
The
skull is somewhat flat and wide with a slight stop and a
tapered muzzle. The dark nose is button like. The deep set,
almond shaped eyes are dark in color with a perky
expression. Teeth are comparatively large, and evenly
spaced. The small V-shaped ears are set high. Falling
forward the tips is almost level with the eyes. |
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Forequarters: |
Long and sloping shoulders
which are laid back and clearly cut at the withers.
The forelegs are strong, straight, and moderately well
boned. |
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Body: |
Compact yet strong with a level back. The chest is narrow,
the loins lightly arched. The legs although short have
rather muscular thighs. The short tail is carried high. |
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Coat: |
There are
three coat types Rough, Broken and Smooth:
Rough Coat is a double coat that consist of a short
under coat and a wiry outer coat. These types of dogs
will have hair over their eyes and on the muzzle that will
form a beard. The wiry coat will not be to long that
it changes the appearance of the dog.
Broken Coat is a coat that is between the rough coat
and the smooth coat, the outer coat is closer than the rough
coat but longer than the smooth coat, and this type of coat
may or may not have the hair over their eyes and muzzle that
forms the beard.
Smooth Coat is a smooth short flat coat. |
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Color: |
Predominately white with markings of black and/or tan. The
nose and lips are black |
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Size: |
Females: up to 11 inches
// 10-14 pounds
Males: up to 11 inches // 10-14 pounds |
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Gait: |
Effortless, smooth, powerful
and well coordinated. |
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Temperament: |
This
high-spirited, feisty, and spunky, yet loyal dog makes for a
great guard dog as it tends to be highly excitable. As this
breed seems to have an inexhaustible amount of energy, it
benefits greatly for vigorous exercise. Aggression
towards anything other than legitimate quarry detracts from
the dog's ability as a working terrier and should be
discouraged as much as possible. |