the name jack russell came from reverend john russell.
the name jack russell came from reverend john russell.
where did the name jack russell come from?
reverend john russell
bullet::::- lamplugh, lois. parson jack russell of swimbridge. swimbridge: wellspring (1994) [ii], 27p: ill, ports []









































bullet::::- noon, c. parson jack russell: the hunting legend 1995-1883, halsgrove press, tiverton (2000) 144 pp. []









































bullet::::- pepper, frank s. parson jack russell. swimbridge: church council (1981) 8p. [westcountry studies library - p920/rus]









































bullet::::- lifetime passion for all forms of hunting: the sporting parson the reverend john russell. devon family historian 84 (1997) pp. 2-3. [the hunting parson who bred the jack russell terrier]
jack russell (priest)
the russell terrier, also known as the fci type jack russell terrier is a recognized kennel club breed and is maintained separately from the akc parson russell terrier, and the ukc parson russell terrier. in 2001, the united kennel club accepted the application from the english jack russell terrier club to give dogs in their registry the official "fs" designation. ukc officially recognized the breed as the russell terrier because the name jack russell terrier was already in use for the longer legged dog in 2001. the ukc breed standard was changed in 2005 from the original standard of 2001. in 2009 the ukc changed the name to jack russell to go back to their original standard and aligning themselves with the rest of the world. the american kennel club akc accepted the breed into the fss program on december 8, 2004 based on the f.c.i. jack russell standard also submitted by the e.j.r.t.c. aka the american russell terrier club. the american rare breed association recognized the "russell terrier" in 2003, with the old ukc standard originally written by the ukc. this standard was based on the same standard written by australia and used also in ireland. the australian national kennel council recognized the breed in 1990. the original arba standard was then changed by the nrtfc to a new standard and different standard in november 2008, than again on january 1, 2010. the akc parent club for the russell terrier changed the f c i breed standard in 2010 and introduced their own standard which is now different from the rest of the world and f c i. the nrtfc was the first and is the only organization in the world and history of the breed, to recognize only the smooth coated dog and create a history different from the rest of the world.
russell terrier