I think I have something in my eye

Bo knows toilet water.

Michael Vick?

I'm gonna have to kill myself now. Emo threads, HSR, BBSpot and now a my dog is gone tear jerker thread.

tricycleracer:
Mike Tyson?

My first thought, too.

John Daly?

If dogs are such great athletes, why don't you ever catch them taking steroids?

... Yeah Micheal Phelps is really slipping these days.

I've got a similar pic of a similar dog. Musket.

TinyPic too big?

Link (new window)

RaceDTruck: I think I have something in my eye

Concur.

blicero: Hey, I thought it was a bidet.

Ha... good one.

I have a Schipperke. If you want the athleticism and smarts of a Parson Russel Terrier (they're not actually "Jack Russel" anymore evidently) without the unbridled insanity... a Schip is a good way to go. You need to be a diligent trainer and smarter than the dog, however.

11 1/2 pounds (they get up to ~20lb), faster than a border collie, corners like Barry Sanders, only barks when there's someone approaching the door, no grooming required. They're even good with kids, although a disproportionate number of black people are terrified of her. Weird.

I know a JRT very much like this. Does the same thing when out on a kayak with his owner, jumps in after minnows. Then he'd swim over to my kayak, towing his owner since I had dog goodies in my pocket for my own dog:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypq_rjjF7yU

He's now 13 and doing very well.

factoryconnection: I have a Schipperke. If you want the athleticism and smarts of a Parson Russel Terrier (they're not actually "Jack Russel" anymore evidently) without the unbridled insanity... a Schip is a good way to go. You need to be a diligent trainer and smarter than the dog, however.

Schips are stubborn that's for sure. My trainer had them for many years and went to the highest levels of obedience competition with them. Very cool little dogs.

Parson Russell is a recent example of AKC breed politics. They are only called Parson Russells when they are AKC registered. With all other registries, such as UKC, and their own JRT club that predates AKC acceptance, they are still Jack Russells.

The current Parson Russell "parent" breed club for AKC is a splinter group that sought AKC recognition while the rest of the group did not want that recognition. AKC recognition can lead to many changes in a breed (show vs working types) as well increasing popularity with puppy mills. Same thing happened to Border Collies and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. I think Australian Shepherds too maybe.

What I really want to know is why the name change from Jack to Parson, that's not usual in these situations.

Ah, yes the Jack Russel Terroists. Imagine a male German Shepherd who weighed over 100 pounds. Now imagine a female JRT he could devour in about two bites. Thumper (the JRT) thought she was bigger than Caesar (my GSD). Pathetically she convinced Caesar that was true.