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Herckleperckle
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11-20-2003

Saturday, February 07, 2004 - 9:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OMG, Luvmyjrt, my Herc looks just like Shannon, but with slightly shorter hair. Uncanny! Herc's ears aren't as full as Shannon's, but is otherwise a match! I take it that Shannon is a border collie, right?

Luvmyjrt
Member

09-18-2003

Saturday, February 07, 2004 - 10:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
That is correct Herckle..........she's a living doll.........Maggie is a Jack Russell Terrorist, but I love them both

Herckleperckle
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11-20-2003

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 2:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Jack Russell Terrorist! LOL!!! Maggie is adorable. I love those dogs. A couple of people I've met at our dog park/run area (in the spring and fall!) have JRT's and they are the funniest, cutest little imps in the world. I take it Maggie and Shannon get along well?

Luvmyjrt
Member

09-18-2003

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 6:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yes, Maggie was here first and is therefore the baby (I can't explain that except to say JRT's have a very skewed sense of reality) and Shannon came along 2 years later. Maggie USED to drag puppy Shannon around while playing sock until one day Shannon magically grew to 36 pounds. Maggie was unimpressed until Shannon decided it was time to be "alpha dog". Maggie now listens to Shannon very very well, but that's about the only one she listens to! Maggie is my baby and Shannon is daddy's!

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 10:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Did you all know that 'Jack' Russell Terriers are no more? Last year the AKC officially changed the name to 'Parson' Russell Terriers.

Luvmyjrt
Member

09-18-2003

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 11:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I know, it's hard to get used to......

Ddr
Member

08-19-2001

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 12:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ophiliasgrandma, a lot of JRT owners do not necessarily agree to the breed being in the AKC. In my eyes, they will always be a Jack Russell. The breed has an interesting history.

Yankee_in_ca
Member

08-01-2000

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 12:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hey, Luvmyjrt -- I just came back from playing ball in the park with my "terrorist" and saw your photos! Maggie and Shannon are both adorable. Maggie and my dog have about the same length of legs!

Here in Canada they're still Jack Russell Terriers. (To give some context for what Ddr said about JRT owners not agreeing with the breed being in the AKC -- here's one of the main reasons why, as I understand it. JRTs have traditionally been bred for their WORKING characteristics (i.e., narrow chest for going to ground, strength of temperament (fearless), bark, etc.), and many feel that the AKC places too much -- or total -- emphasis on the way a dog looks, not taking into account their working traits. So because people have bred them for their in-the-field characteristics for so long, you get a dog that looks *wildly* different from dog to dog. People are afraid that the essential character of the dog might be in danger if we start to breed them for "beauty" contests. I'm wildly oversimplifying here, but that's one of the main arguments as I understand it.)

I'll always call my dog a JRT, but it doesn't matter to me what he's called ... he's my good sweet wacky boy.

Ddr
Member

08-19-2001

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 12:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thats a great explanation Yankee!

Yankee_in_ca
Member

08-01-2000

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 12:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OK, now here goes the JRT people clogging up the thread again (!), but I have a question for any JRT owners out there (Luvmyjrt, lostintheglades, ddr, sasman, others...)... Actually, I guess this question is for any dog owner...

Some of the JRT owners mentioned your dog having allergies. Every now and then, my dog will scratch a spot on himself to the point of bleeding. He doesn't do it always, but once he's started on a spot, he doesn't stop. And it's always just one small spot.

We've taken him to the vets twice, both times were asked if we had anything different around the house (laundry detergent, had been feeding him anything different, etc.). We didn't. We both work from home so it's not separation anxiety. No fleas. Last time at the vets they did a test of the area -- no mites or other nasties in there. Lately it's been a spot on the side of his muzzle, small spot but he scratches it until his white fur is pink with blood.

We feed him a high quality, natural dry dinner -- California Natural lamb & rice mixed with Nutro Max Naturals lamb & rice (don't ask -- picky eater). (We had been feeding him a blend that had chicken as one of the ingredients, but the vet recommended switching to lamb only and seeing if that would have a change. So far, it hasn't but it hasn't been that long.)

What we've been doing, on the vet's suggestion, is keeping the area clean and putting polysporin on it (at one point he gave us a prescription for Otomax, but said polysporin is nearly as good). Eventually the spot does go away and he'll stop scratching it. But a month or two later, and there's a new one.

I'd like to try to figure out the cause and stop it. But I don't really know what to do -- the vet did not recommend a full allergy test.

Do you recommend one? Anyone else had this type of thing with their dog? And if so, what are the likely causes I can start thinking about?

Luvmyjrt
Member

09-18-2003

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 1:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yankee: When we lived in S Florida, our JRT would gnaw at her paws, etc until she pulled out all the hair. We did the full allergy test after many rounds of steroids and antibiotics. Well, finally came back that she was allergic to roughly everything with the word "palm" in it. Hmmm, living in S. Florida = palm. Well, we were given a special mixture of medications to be injected as she began gnawing. Funny, just a few weeks later we moved to NC. NC = no palm. NC also equalled the dog no longer having problems and $600 of medication and testing that was worthless. Maggie no longer has any allergies and we finally threw away the syringes without ever using them. Needless to say, our move to NC was not caused by the dog, but she certainly appreciated it! I would suggest that if the dog is not uncomfortable with the treatment you are doing, continue. Maggie would go through spells when her itching would worsen, usually during a bloom of some plant or other. You might want to keep a record of when your JRT has flare ups and see if it corresponds to mold or pollen increases.

On another note, my DH has just finished making agility jumps and weave poles for the dogs from lumber and PVC. He is very excited and Shannon, the Border Collie is already a pro. Maggie, the JRT thinks its more fun to jump on the furniture.

Dogs, go figure!

Ddr
Member

08-19-2001

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 1:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yankee, my JRT is prone to skin allergies too. His allergies tend to flare up with season changes, although this year we seemed to have skipped it.

Vet prescribes a steroid that I give him for about 30 days to clear it up and I have a special shampoo for his skin. I also find feeding him Science Diet Sensitive Skin dog food helps.

He is also prone to ear infections that I have to keep an eye on.

Lostintheglades
Member

07-10-2000

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 2:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Little Millie only has a hard time in the summer and I sometimes have to resort to prednasone to keep her from scratching herself until she bleeds. She eats a special food I get from the vet with Kangaroo believe it or not and I have to bathe her about every other day with special shampoo as well. During the winter I wean her back off the prednasone and she does fine with just the baths and food. Oddly enough even with all that, every September I end up at the vets because it gets so bad even the prednasone doesn't stop it and she needs one of those shots Ddr's dog gets.


Luvmyjrt
Member

09-18-2003

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 3:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lost, I'm willing to be it's when the Mallaluca comes out. That's when Maggie was at her worst...

Luvmyjrt
Member

09-18-2003

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 3:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Let's hope Tess doesn't bust us for taking over the dog thread again!

Ddr
Member

08-19-2001

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 4:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL Luv, we JRT owners are passionate about our dogs!

Yankee_in_ca
Member

08-01-2000

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 5:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Luvmyjrt- funny about the agility poles. We've been taking Finnegan to flyball, and he continues to wonder "why" he has to jump over the hurdles -- "of COURSE I'll get to the end faster if I run around them," he seems to think.

Yankee_in_ca
Member

08-01-2000

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 5:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
[Luvmyjrt -- when you get to the preview page, are you hitting "browse..." and filling in that section before you post??]

Luvmyjrt
Member

09-18-2003

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 5:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm so sorry, let me try once more:

Luvmyjrt
Member

09-18-2003

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 5:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Okay, last try, I swear:

poolpuppy

Luvmyjrt
Member

09-18-2003

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 5:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yeah! I did it.....(note to self: save all files as JPEG!)

Yankee_in_ca
Member

08-01-2000

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 5:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Luvmyjrt -- is Maggie coming up out of the water, or sliding into the water???? Cute picture and congrats for getting it posted!

(I posted a photo of me & Finnegan in my profile)

Luvmyjrt
Member

09-18-2003

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 5:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I give....too tired!

Luvmyjrt
Member

09-18-2003

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 5:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yankee..........you are both BEAUTIFUL! What a cutie you are and your dog is a beauty. I'll get this posting figured out someday.......It keeps saying the file is too large. What am I doing wrong?

Luvmyjrt
Member

09-18-2003

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 5:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yankee, believe it or not, she floated around the pool that way for about 15 minutes. She was tired and was happy for the rest!