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MissGambler'sMommy · 11-07-2006, 02:33 AM

Michael: The Jack Russell Terriers in Ireland were bred to work like the Corgis(and in most cases the fox terrier completely bred out), so they have a lot in common, they are herders would watch the children etc...(this is going back many years) they are a little shorter and stouter than the regular sized JRT, sized more like a Corgi, not quite as tubular though. They are EXTREMELY trainable and very loving, quite devoted. My childhood Irish Black lived 15 years, and was wonderful. He could walk beautifully off-leash, took every command, and was great around us kids and with cats. I love this breed, and they are extremely rare here, and hard enough to come by in Ireland, which is where my family is from and explains the devotion my family has for the breed. The picture that started this thread shows the face of an Irish Black Russell Terrier, in my opinion, right down to the eyebrows. My childhood dog could raise one eyebrow at a time, she had great intelligence, always thinking.

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MissGambler'sMommy Banned Dog Profile Status: Offline Posts: 431 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Francisco Bay area, but commute to Las Vegas, with Miss Gambler, for work	11-07-2006, 02:33 AM Michael: The Jack Russell Terriers in Ireland were bred to work like the Corgis(and in most cases the fox terrier completely bred out), so they have a lot in common, they are herders would watch the children etc...(this is going back many years) they are a little shorter and stouter than the regular sized JRT, sized more like a Corgi, not quite as tubular though. They are EXTREMELY trainable and very loving, quite devoted. My childhood Irish Black lived 15 years, and was wonderful. He could walk beautifully off-leash, took every command, and was great around us kids and with cats. I love this breed, and they are extremely rare here, and hard enough to come by in Ireland, which is where my family is from and explains the devotion my family has for the breed. The picture that started this thread shows the face of an Irish Black Russell Terrier, in my opinion, right down to the eyebrows. My childhood dog could raise one eyebrow at a time, she had great intelligence, always thinking.