Jack Russell Terriers, Kerryn Childs [well read books .txt] 📗

This may have a delaying effect on any divergence of the two types, but many breeders remain opposed to registration and are likely to continue to breed outside the Parson Russell standard and to continue to use the "Jack Russell Terrier" name.Jack Russell or Parson Russell dogs registered with the FCI and the Kennel Club generally are not working dogs. Most working Jack Russells are either unregistered dogs or are registered with one of the Jack Russell Terrier Clubs (The Jack Russell Terrier Club of Great Britain, the Jack Russell Terrier Club of America, and the Jack Russell Terrier Club of Canada). These clubs feel that the Jack Russell is a working breed and should not be restricted by the standardisation and limits to breeding that AKV registration involves. Most large registries recognise and register only breeds that they regard as "purebred", that is, dogs who breed true to form, within a set standard, and whose parentage is known to be of other examples of the breed meeting these criteria. For working-terrier enthusiasts this may not always be acceptable. They want to breed for function rather than form, which might include using dogs of variable ancestry to improve the working abilities of the offspring. Unlike the Ameican Kennel Club, the Jack Russell Terrier Clubs discourages inbreeding and will not register a dog that has too high a Coefficient of Inbreeding.In 1990 Jack Russell Terriers were given full recognition by the Australian National Kennel Council. The FCI followed with recognition in 2001. This breed is sometimes called the "Australian Jack Russell Terrier" to distinguish it from the other forms of Jack Russell terriers found in other countries. Its form is very similar to the Parson Jack Russell and to working Jack Russell Terriers, although its standard form is for the body to be longer than it is tall. This gives it a form somewhere in between that of "shortie" Jacks and the taller formation of other Jack Russell Terriers and of Parson Russell Terriers.

Because of the recent nature of these changes there is still considerable variation in the names used for the different types of dog. Additionally, controversy over registration, conformity to set standards and breeding restrictions may still lead to other variations in the naming and classification of these dogs.
The Jack Russell's endearing facial expressions, feisty personality, and cuteness make it a natural choice for television and the cinema. Some famous Jack Russells include Wishbone the title character of an extremely popular and award winning children's television series in the United States. Wishbone was played by the late Soccer who died in June 2001 at 13 years old. Also there is Milo from the hit movie The Mask played by Max, Rimshot from the comical Ernest P. Worrell movies and Bijoux the policeman-hating dog from Hooperman. There was even a Jack Russell in the movie Crimson Tide, and in the movie the character played by Gene Hackman introduced the dog breed as one of the smartest in the world. Moreover, there is also a Jack Russell called Flike in the well-known Italian neorealist film Umberto D., who is depicted in the film as the main character Umberto D.'s only friend. In the movie, Problem Child 2, Junior's grandpa had a Jack Russell named Nippy.

Some Jack Russell Terriers have near-superstar status, including Eddie, the clever, irrepressible dog belonging to character Martin Crane on the sitcom Frasier. Eddie was played by the late Moose, who died in July 2006. Later in the series, Moose had a stunt double; his son Enzo stepped in for the more physically demanding tricks to spare his aging sire. Moose and Enzo also appeared in the movie My Dog Skip. Also prominent is Soccer, the dog star who portrayed Wishbone, a veteran performer with many television commercials to his credit. He reportedly hated swimming and had two stunt doubles and a body double. A rough-coated JRT also played on the sitcom Gilmore Girls for only a couple, if not only 1, episode. Another rough-coated JRT, Ruffian who played Bob in the movie When Night is Falling, in which, he died but returned to life at the end.


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