What are the top 10 reasons people give up their Jack Russell Terriers?

1. “The dog destroys things in the house.”

2. “The dog digs up the yard.”

3. “The dog barks all the time when we’re not home.”

4. “The dog demands too much of our time and attention.”

5. “The dog is not good with our children and other pets.”

6. “The dog is disobedient and won’t listen to us.”

7. “We are moving, and can’t take the dog.”

8. “We thought we were getting a small dog who would sit on our laps, but this dog won’t sit still.”

9. “The dog goes to the bathroom in the house.”

10. “The dog keeps running away.”

Why do people have all these problems with Jack Russells?
Because they didn’t really know what kind of dog the Jack Russell was before they got one. Jacks are high-energy dogs who need a vast amount of exercise, stimulation and training. Most of the problems people have with Jack Russell Terriers are the result of poor planning on the part of
the owners and a lack of training of the dogs. People just don’t realize Jack Russells really are so active and hard to train. This breed is not for everyone. In fact, they aren’t for most people. Most Jack Russell Terriers who are abandoned or surrendered to animal shelters were given up because the owners underestimated or simply didn’t know how difficult life would be with one of these tenacious terriers.

Do Jack Russell Terriers bark very much?
Jack Russells bark when they are excited, when they are bored and when they are hunting. Seeing the mail carrier or even a kid riding a bike down the street is usually enough to set off a lot of barking in a Jack Russell. Jack Russells left alone in the house or yard with nothing to do will bark out of sheer boredom and will do it loudly and obsessively. If a Jack Russell has cornered an animal when hunting, the dog will bark at that creature out of sheer excitement.

Why do Jack Russells bark so often?
They were bred to bark whenever they cornered their prey underground to let the hunter know their location. Jack Russells still retain that strong tendency to bark, and apply this tendency to many different situations.