Some History And A Bit Of Advice

THE FIRST JACK WE HAD WAS FROM PERRY AND DONNA MELENKA OF REIMINGTON RUSSELLS. THIS LITTLE MALE, WHO WE CALLED JACK WAS OUR FIRST INTRODUCTION TO THE JACK RUSSELL TERRIER. WHILE GROWING UP, MY FAMILY ALWAYS HAD A DOG OR 2, SO OVER THE YEARS I HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW AND EXPERIENCE MANY DIFFERENT BREEDS AND CROSS BREEDS. THE JACK RUSSELL IS BY FAR THE MOST INTERESTING AND ONE OF THE MOST INTELLIGENT DOGS THAT I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. THEY ARE NOT ONLY ATHLETIC BUT VERSATILE. WITH POSITIVE ENCOURAGEMENT AND A LOT OF T.L.C. YOUR JACK WILL DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING YOU WANT IT TO AND GO JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE. THE KEY TO SUCCESS WITH YOUR JACK IS TO DEVELOP A ROUTINE AND STICK WITH IT. THIS WILL NOT ONLY BENEFIT YOUR DOG BUT WILL ALSO BENEFIT YOU. IT MAY ENCOURAGE YOU TO BECOME MORE ACTIVE AND STAY ACTIVE ON A REGULAR BASIS. THIS WILL DEVELOP A BOND BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR DOG AND YOU BOTH WILL LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR WALK OR ACTIVITY OF YOUR CHOICE. I WALK MY 5 JACKS IN OUR 160 ACRE WOODS. I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE THEY WERE YOUNG PUPS. THEY HAVE LEARNED THEIR BOUNDARIES AND COME WILLINGLY WHEN CALLED. THEY ENJOY FLUSHING GROUSE AND RABBITS FROM THE THICKETS. THEY ON OCCASION HAVE FLUSHED MOOSE, DEER, THE ODD BEAR AND COYOTE. THEY HAVE NEVER PURSUED THE CHASE AND HAVE ALWAYS COME BACK WHEN I CALLED. ONE TIME JACK NOT ONLY CHASED A BLACK BEAR BUT JUMPED UP AND BIT IT ON THE RUMP. BEING CAUGHT OFF GUARD I THOUGHT HE WOULD BE IN TROUBLE SO I GAVE ONE SHARP WHISTLE AND A YELL AND HE WAS BACK IN A FLASH. JACK WAS THE REASON I GOT INTO BREEDING. OUR FAMILY LOVED AND ENJOYED THIS LITTLE DOG SO MUCH THAT I WANTED TO SHARE HIM WITH OTHERS. I BEGAN MY SEARCH FOR THE PERFECT FEMALE. I FINALLY FOUND HER. SHE WAS BRED BY LOIS CLOUGH OF SALISHAN TERRIERS. HER NAME WAS SALISHAN TULLE BUT WE CALLED HER JEWEL. SHE HAD A WONDERFUL DISPOSITION AND A SMOOTH COAT JUST LIKE JACK. I KNEW SHE WOULD BE A GOOD PARTNER FOR HIM AND WHEN IT WAS TIME I BRED THEM. WE KEPT THE TRI-COLOURED FEMALE FROM THEIR LITTER WHO WE CALLED JADE. NOT LONG AFTER THE LITTER WAS SOLD, TRAGEDY STRUCK. JACK WAS HIT AND KILLED BY A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE. OUR FAMILY WAS DEVASTATED. THE LOSS WAS SO GREAT THAT IT WAS LIKE LOSING A FAMILY MEMBER. IT TOOK WEEKS TO ACCEPT OUR LOSS AND TO MOVE ON. WE WERE SO GLAD THAT WE HAD DECIDED TO KEEP JADE AS NOW SHE WOULD BE THE ONE TO PASS ON JACK'S AMAZING CHARACTER. NOW THAT WE HAD 2 FEMALES I HAD TO FIND A STUD DOG TO COMPLIMENT THEM BOTH. WELL BACK TO LOIS I WENT. SHE HAD JUST RECEIVED BACK A MALE THAT SHE HAD ORIGINALLY SOLD AS A STUD TO SOMEONE IN VIRGINIA, U.S.A. AND HE WAS NOW AVAILABLE. WE ALL LIKED HIS HAPPY, FRIENDLY DISPOSITION AND DECIDED TO BUY HIM. HIS NAME IS SALISHAN SALUTE BUT WE CALL HIM SULLY. SINCE THEN WE HAVE PRODUCED SOME FINE PUPS. WE HAVE HAD REPEAT CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE ENJOYED THE DISPOSITION AND TEMPERAMENTS OF OUR RHYMERUSSELL PUPS. WE HAVE KEPT 2 OF THESE PUPS FOR OURSELVES. PEARL , THE DAUGHTER OF JEWEL AND SULLY IS ALL WHITE WITH A QUIET AND CALM DISPOSITION AND HUNTER THE SON OF JADE AND SULLY, THE GRANDSON OF JACK. HE IS A TRI-COLOURED MALE THAT IS VERY MUCH LIKE JACK AND IS ALWAYS UP FOR A CHALLENGE.