Guest Anonymous Posted June 25, 2003 Posted June 25, 2003 Hi I'm getting a 1 year old female spayed Jack Russell named Emma! Please tell me what I might need(food,water,toys,etc) Thanks!!!! P.S Wish me luck training her! :scatter: Bye!!!!!!! Quote
Mary's Mama Posted June 25, 2003 Posted June 25, 2003 Is this your first dog? Did you rescue her? Jacks are a very difficult dog for first timers. I encourage you to read read read!!! You will need to keep her busy and occupied. Here are some good sites www.terrier.com www.jackrussells.com Most important: NEVER let her off leash! Jacks will disappear in an instant (yes you will find out that mine are off leash trained, they are completely abnormal!! :D ) You cannot catch her, I promise. My girl ran a lure course once, the motor was able to run 35 mph. She caught the lure everytime. You should consider a harness for walking (gotta have a collar with tag just in case she escapes). If she has trouble on the leash look at a gentle leader or sporn harness. Dont use a choke collar on a jack, you can collapse her esophagus. You will need tons of toys. Preferrably durable ones. They can destroy a toy like a dog 4 times their size. Kongs are great and stuffable for the times you just want 20 min of peace. Nylabones are good just be sure to get the super durable ones. Pretend you are buying toys for a great dane. Please be sure to feed a high quality dog food, they are not available in the grocery store or large pet store. Do a search on foods here and you'll get a ton of info. Enroll in obedience class right away. A jack will try to be top dog and you need to really reinforce that you are in charge. You dont want to have a snappy aggressive dog. Enjoy the peace while you still can, you're about to get hit by a hurricane :lol: Quote
Rosebud Posted June 25, 2003 Posted June 25, 2003 :D Congratulations! Now, I don't know which one to answer, I am an aunt to two JRT's. Be prepared to keep your new baby entertained, they are very active dogs. :angel: Quote
Rowie-the-Pooh Posted June 25, 2003 Posted June 25, 2003 Forgot to ask, is this your first dog? :-? Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted June 26, 2003 Posted June 26, 2003 This is NOT my first dog! I have had cockers,a collie,a bichon and more!(they all died of old age years ago! :cry: ) My daughter(11 years) wanted a chihuahua but the one we were buying died so we decided to look at a local breeders pups and she had a 1 year old JRT who needed a home and here we are! Quote
courtnek Posted June 26, 2003 Posted June 26, 2003 Mary's Mama is right. They are extrme;y high=energy dogs, need something useful to do (agility training is good for these dogs) need some kind of "work" to keep them happy. They need tons of good durable toys, lots of exercise (a SECURELY fenced yard is best) and like Mary said, never let them off leash. They run. and run. and run. and run....... they also chase cats pretty badly, unless they are socialized kinda young... good luck!! glad you took a rescue!! Quote
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