tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964329604594247607.post1657769841182652108..comments2024-02-25T10:27:05.886-05:00Comments on BORN-TO-TRACK BLOG: Jack Russell Terriers as Blood TrackersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964329604594247607.post-3195352354031757272017-07-26T06:34:18.140-04:002017-07-26T06:34:18.140-04:00I have to also disagree, I have been running hound...I have to also disagree, I have been running hounds of all kinds since I was a kid, I have been running JRT's now for twenty years and own and operate a game recovery service as well as I hunt them on coon, squirrel, dove, quail, ground hog( and I sure as hell never had to have a bigger dog kill anything for them)a lot of the problem is that JRT's require training to use their noses and I would gladly put mine up against any hound out there, they are small strong, smart and can go where larger hounds can not go, mine work "cold" and "hot" tracks, they work it out. I will argue this point or haul my dogs to wherever it takes to make you eat your words. in short 90% of the problem is the trainer not the dog!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02754622778936277963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964329604594247607.post-61815617694525570822015-12-13T14:06:01.699-05:002015-12-13T14:06:01.699-05:00I have a half jack and terrier mixed great ranch d...I have a half jack and terrier mixed great ranch dog he weighs 17 pounds and hard as a rock his name is Buddy he like Tex looks in the mirror and not afraid of anything will track and go get my doves for me never taught him to go retrieve my birds.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13411066156343243100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964329604594247607.post-29021944698163571272013-12-04T17:47:27.510-05:002013-12-04T17:47:27.510-05:00Mine sniffs out crawdads in river rocks.........Mine sniffs out crawdads in river rocks.........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964329604594247607.post-19083426913317017702013-12-02T23:02:34.430-05:002013-12-02T23:02:34.430-05:00It sounds like Jack is an excellent tracking/hunti...It sounds like Jack is an excellent tracking/hunting dog!Jolanta Jeanneneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113765650029370103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964329604594247607.post-82329132408225993142013-12-02T22:32:35.260-05:002013-12-02T22:32:35.260-05:00I would respectfully disagree. I run a commercial ...I would respectfully disagree. I run a commercial hunting operation on my family's ranch in deep South Texas and use my Jack "Tex" for all tracking duties. He is a variation of the breed called an "Irish Shorty", he's a little shorter and longer than a standard jack, but weighs 22 lbs and solid as a rock with jaws like a pit! He is 19 months old and as of right now has been on 23 trails, successfully locating the wounded deer 19 of those times. Just 3 days ago I had a hunter barely graze a buck in the brisket, the shot resulted in only 15 or 20 white hairs attached to a pencil eraser sized piece of hide. Tha was it, no blood, no bone, no fat, no nothing. I put "Tex" on the trail 13 hours later not expecting much, boy was I surprised! He trailed the deer for nearly 1000 yards through thick brush before jumping him in a mesquite mott, he then bayed the 220 lbs buck who was barely wounded for several minutes until I could get there and dispatch the buck. This dog also retrieves doves for me and will hunt anything I ask him too. Once had a friend say " Tex wakes up, looks in the mirror and sees a lion!" Irishn Shorty Jack Russell.......one hell of a dog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964329604594247607.post-2479745631631246302008-11-08T07:55:00.000-05:002008-11-08T07:55:00.000-05:00Let me tell you about my dog Ghost. He's a larger ...Let me tell you about my dog Ghost. He's a larger Jack Russell, actually I believe him to be a Parson Russell Terrier of not part Patterdale Terrier as well, He's all white (except for brown spots on his skin, but not his fur!) and a "smooth coat". He's got one icy blue eye, one brown. He's a bit overweight so he's just shy of 26 pounds, his lean weight is somewhere in the 22-23lb range. Well, he's got a really good nose. I'll tell you how I know. I live in an apartment but walk my dog several times a day. However, he doesn't walked for about 12-14 hours during the night, when he sleeps. Well, one night I was out having a smoke on my balcony which overlooks the parking lot. We had just gotten back from out evening walk. It was drizzling lightly and I saw a black cat run across the parking lot under a piece of wood that was leaning against the building. I then watched the cat run from the wood off the property as it wasn't staying dry I guess. It rained throughout the night. The next morning, I walked him and as we crossed the patch the cat took to the wood, he honed in on it like a slot car. I let him pull me and he followed that scent for blocks. He eventually got distracted by some squirrels as we were walking but he tracked the cat with his nose to the ground for over a mile and I know this because we followed the exact path the cat took off the property and down the street. <BR/><BR/>Another example, we were walking one night through the park, it was dark and the grass needed to be cut. It was windy and cold too. As we were walking he stopped suddenly and before I could even turn around I heard a squeak. He had plucked a mouse from up out of the grass. There's no way he saw it, it was nearly pitch black. <BR/><BR/>Another thing he's really good at is honing in on where stuff is, using is nose. My wife has this pink teddy bear. She doesn't sleep with it or anything, she just likes it. Well, apparently Ghost likes it too. No matter where we put it, he seems to know where it is even when it he can't see it. There's no particular reason why he should be able to single this stuffed bear out except for the fact it has a cotton rope around it's neck that he likes because the end is frayed and bushy. No matter where we put it or try to hide it, he'll "point" towards it, even when it's up high, and try to scratch at the various closets, trying to get it. <BR/><BR/>He's done dozens of things that lead me to believe he's got a really good nose. He can smell the difference between an unopened can or corn and an unopened can of sardines, for instance. If I put two cans down, he always chooses the can that has some sort of meat in it over the vegetable. And if I put down to unopened cans of vegetables, he just walks away. My wife didn't believe me until i showed her and he's even able to pick out the meat when I peel the labels and wash the cans with hot water and Dawn dish soap. It's not the shape either, because he'll pick out chili from vegetables with he same size/shape of can. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes, it's even a bit uncanny. For instance, he can be in any other room in the house, dead asleep but he can "smell" when I'm getting ready to go out, no matter how quiet I try to be or if the TV or radio is blaring. I think he can smell my wallet being moved or my shoes. And it's not like I'm using cologne or deodorant just before I go out or anything. <BR/><BR/>I'm diabetic and he knows when my blood sugar drops or gets to high. He licks my face like a crazy dog if it's high and I'll check my sugar and sure enough, it'll be high. When it's low, his reaction is a bit different-- he'll "nibble" at me, not hurting but sort of the same nibble dogs do when they use their teeth to scratch an itch or get at a flea. My wife and I have never trained his to do any of these things and at first we didn't notice some of the stuff he does but eventually we noticed a pattern. He's a very quiet dog and even though he's only 2 years old, he's a very serious and stoic dog. Nothing fazes him. He's as loving as he is demanding. <BR/><BR/>He's always watching, always listening and always <I>sniffing</I>. His name is Ghost we got him from a shelter in TX and he'd be named <I>The Ever-Vigilant White Ghost of Justice</I> if my wife would let me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com