Was watching shows like “its me or the dog” and JRTS were featured. How can the JRTs behavior get so bad?
Question by TerriersRock: Was watching shows like “its me or the dog” and JRTS were featured. How can the JRTs behavior get so bad?
Okay I’ve been watching “Its me or the dog” and other similar shows and I’ve seen quite a few shows featuring the Jack Russell Terrier.
And I’m just wondering how anyone can let the dogs behavior get that bad either without seeing the signs or without doing anything about it.
One show showed a JRT that no one could come in the door or on the property without the dog going nuts. The dog stole undergarments, and basically terrorized the owners.
I just don’t know how anyone could let it get that bad.
And it bothers me because Jack Russell Terriers are great dogs. I’ve never known a JRT that acted out.
But I hear all the time what “Terrible dogs” they are.
In my experience JRTs have been relatively easy to train, eager to learn really. I’ve known several, only known one to have any real behavioral issues, but the owners saw the signs and got him help.
My current Jack Russell Terrier is a mix. (Chihuahua or corgi) She was crate trained as a pup, she went to obedience classes when we started seeing behavior issues as a puppy such as chewing on things, not listening. She graduated top of her class, the whole time she was such a hard worker and eager to learn. Now as an adult she has pretty much free roam, she hasn’t had a potty accident since she was 10 months old, she doesn’t tear things up, she doesn’t act agressively.
I hope to have another Jack Russell Terrier in the future, but I’m starting to wonder myself if they are going to present a huge challenge like some of these JRTs on the shows?
So how do the owners let the behavior get that bad?
Does it have to do mostly with the dog or the owners?
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I just love JRTs and its so sad to see.
The best thing about my girl is she is only active at the proper times. She is very patient. She knows she gets her 3 walks a day and she knows what time she gets them, and yes she is very active on walks, well behaved but she likes a good jog. And she loves to run around and stuff during offleash yard play time. (We do have to get onto her a bit about digging)
But inside time she knows to settle down and relax and just be calm.
I love that about her
Best answer:
Answer by Beaa.
Both really – a lot of owners buy them thinking ‘cute little lap dog’, not realising terriers are bred for ratting and do not run out of energy. I’ve fostered a two year old JRT and he never had any problems besides jumping up. It’s normally a case of buying them without thinking or researching the breed I think.
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Its the owners at fault they either get the dog and think great pet then don’t bother to train it when it does something wrong rather than correct It they just let it get away with it
My friends has a german shepard hes unneutered and aggressive towards other dogs she just says i cant be bothered
The dog itself is very active and they are hard to control. It’s not the owner. My best friend is a vet and Newlly was her JRT… She loves her dog but she can’t train her. Sometimes you need to get a more calm dog.
Jack Russel’s are very active and unpredictable. If you do not train and socialize them properly, that is what they will turn into.
They are terriers.. and many people get them with the notion that they are small little lap dogs, the spoil them like little lap dogs, and when terriers are spoiled and not disciplined they can turn into nasty little terrors! JRTs are often featured on shows like this because they are popular little terriers right now.
It has nothing to do with the breed itself.. its the owners who fail to properly train and discipline these little dogs from the start. Its bad enough when a chihuahua or a pom gets spoiled, but you get a little terrier that was bred to have an attitude, and you can see why they easily turn into the little monsters you see on these shows!
Obviously owners lack of leadership, and discipline is what causes a dog, doesn’t matter the breed, to get to such a point of unwanted behavior. An owner can create either a positive state of mind, or a negative state of mind. How a dog reacts to any situation, reflect how the dog has been raised.
Dogs should be treated like dogs, before anything else. They shouldn’t be spoiled, humanized, or special treated. They must know their place within the household, or else they’ll rule the household.
I don’t view my dogs as “family.” at the end of the day, my dogs are my “pets” and nothing more. They get structure, discipline, and leadership, and at the same time, they get the most full filling life possible.
I guess some owners don’t expect the time it takes to train a puppy. I would say it has to do with the owners for not realizing and correcting the bad behavior.
Some people just think that any dog is born knowing how to behave. Some owner initially think the bad behavior is cute and do nothing.
Some just flat out don’t care.
Some do care but don’t know how to train and socialize and don’t know how to access people, good books, and responsible websites to learn.
Some buy a JRT because of shows like Frasier and others because they think all JRT’s are so cool.
Just about any dog can be worked with but it’s easier to prevent behavior problems than to correct.
Terries are cute, active, full of vim and vigor. They are dynamite in a tiny dog. They require a special owner as they think they are a big dog, will work and even dig like a big dog, can be very barky and even downright snappy and aggressive.
Terriers are not for the average dog owner. They require more intense training and a more dedicated owner than many other popular dog breeds. It’s easier to train and socialize a lab or GSD or even the shih tzu or maltese than most terriers especially the JRT.
So to sum it up it’s due to a lack of education, lazziness, or just plain don’t care.
Plenty of JRTS in JRT rescues due to those ignorant people who go out and buy one because they want a cool little dog like Eddie on Frasier.
I don’t have the energy or physical or mental stamina to properly train and socialize a JRT even though I’d love to share my life with one.
My two shih tzu and one maltese are the right breeds for me and my home and activity level.
It’s much more the dogs than the owners to answer your last question.
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People get these dogs and don’t know how to handle them. They let the dog do what it wants, they don’t know how to correct the behavior and they let it get out of control.
I also see a lot people get little dogs for lap dogs, and they tend to baby them more which causes bad behavior and because the dog is small people think its cute or funny and let the dog get away with it, After a while, they realize the dog is out of control and have no idea that them babying the dog is making it this way and they don’t know how to stop it.
These dogs also have quite a bit of energy, people don’t understand destructive behavior can come from lack of exercise. It really can happen with any breed, but people get JRT expecting it to be a sweet little lap dog when they clearly need exercise and discipline.
People don’t do their research and get JRTs when they are entirely the wrong dog for them. One surprising thing I found out when I read the results of the C-Barq testing: JRTs are right up there with pit bulls on dog aggressiveness. And their breed club recommends that no more than two JRTs of opposite sexes be allowed to play together without supervision because of the likelihood of fighting.