Breeding miniture jack russell

[CRNativePonies]

Yes but it isnt often you see small purebred dogs in the rescue centre like JR or pomeranians etc. I looked into getting a dog from our local rescue centre and they were mainly staffies or staffy crosses and unfortunately our house isnt big enough for a large dog

[Welshcob92]

please avoid purposely breeding miniature jack Russell, I have experienced a very bad side to this.

A home bred bit*h of ours who is not miniature, but small gave birth in October last year to 5 beautiful pups. 3 of which were perfectly healthy, strong puppies. After 5/6 days we noticed 2 of them were struggling to latch on to the teet.

We had to hand rear these pups for 9 weeks, at 10 weeks old they weighed only 700g, the others in the same litter weighed nearly 2kg. The humane thing to do would be to put them to sleep, but they were in no pain, and at this point were weaned off milk and eating themselves. there development was very slow in comparison, but again, they were living by themselves with no human intervention.

In January this year, a lady took on the 2 pups, she was wanting to rescue, but fell in love with our 2 pups. I received a phone call last week to inform me they had been pts. They suffered from seizures & fits.

I can not discourage anyone enough about breeding small jack russells, I have bred standard sized jacks before & had the odd one been smaller, and I believe this is the only way small jacks should be bred.

Here is a photo of the little darlings at 8 weeks old.



and another at almost 12 weeks, they could fit in your palm still.

[Welshcob92]

also to add, if you do breed successfully dont be fooled into thinking just because they are small and cute people will be flooding in to buy them, we have bred jack russells for 10 years now, and all litters have sold to friends of friends etc. but the last litter we had in October didst sell as well, imho they were the nicest litter we have ever had i spent a fortune on advertising etc., in the end we had to give these pups away, previous years we had sold them for £200 a pup, we lost alot of money in vet bills, hand rearing, injections etc.

After that experience we will not be breeding again, not for a long time anyway.

[nici]

Mar 18, 2012 0:18:11 GMT Kaseyleigh said:

To be honest the edge of reason your a very rude person all she asked was what to breed her dog with get a grip you are very rude and annoying !!!!! I breed patterdales everytime my b*tch comes into season there are many dog yes that don't have home but they are mostly staffy's or mongrels not small full breds or small part bred so stop thinking your it and think it is for you to stick your penny's worth in !!!!

Did you really mean what you wrote there? Every single time? I take it you don't register your puppies then, as the Kennel Club will not register more than 4 litters from the same b!tch now (reduced from 6 at the start of this year.)

Our collie cross is a rescue dog, our JRT was from a letter bred by a friend of a friend, who we knew cared for her ponies and dogs and breeds responsibly. It'll be a few years yet before we get another, which will either be another rescue or a JRT pup, depending on circumstances at the time. But I will do my best to make sure, if we do take on a new pup, that the breeder is breeding responsibly.

[Milliesmum]

Can I just say, by posting something on a public forum you are inviting people to give their opinions. You might not like what they have to say, or agree with them, but they have every right to put forward their opinion. So if you don't want to hear what people think, perhaps think twice before you post.

Having said that, there are ways and means of saying what you want to say in a tactful way, and we can discuss things like grown ups without having to get personal or harsh.

Just a little food for thought.

[B_31]

thanks sarahp

mabey i am harsh with the way i put things accross but in all honesty i prefer my dogs to my horses and breeding dogs is a very sore subject




i purposely went round a rescue centre a few weeks ago and had to stop myself crying my eyes out...i was looking for another dog for company for mine and i couldnt get one....because i dont know the history im not willing to take the risk with my own

so theres 1 good home (and many others) share that view - its very sad quite honestly.

For pups - i would only ever buy from breeeders who breed working dogs with KC reg'd and DOING something with their dogs....

My dog is a crossbreed who i love to bits (i say cross shes techincally a good cross) but shes still a MUTT. i would never breed her so shes spayed....


so i cant understand why if someone loves their PET (not a working dog/show dog etc) why would you breed???

Only good reason to breed imo is an outstanding example of a breed (registered), with good results - whether it be showing/agility/obedience etc.....

As for dubhshee - - breeding a dog on every season.... i pity the dog.

[thimble]

I have a miniature Dachshund bit*h who is very well bred and was hoping to have a litter from her, BUT she is very tiny and just would never forgive myself if anything happened to her, so have decided not to take the risk. Better safe than sorry!!

[ellen]

I've been breeding dogs for over 30 years. Initially Yorkies, my brood
bit*h was deliberately bought because she was bigger than average, my stud dog was small. We never had any problems with her and in those days had no trouble selling the puppies. We kept one of her daughters who was normal Yorkie size and bred from her once, had to have a C-section and only had two pups, so
she was spayed. After I lost my last Yorkie at 16 years could replace them so got Jack Russells and successfully bred and sold several litters. I don't have a female of breeding age any more and due the current situation with so many homeless dogs I have decided to never breed again. My rare blue and cream JR who has commanded a high stud fee as blues can easily sell for £500, is not now available for stud and I'm probably going to have him castrated.

I'm just trying to say that the dog Market (like the pony Market) has changed dramatically over the last couple of years and it's unfair to add to the dog population, however much you think your puppies will sell. I'm looking for a rescue dog now to keep my boy company.

[sarahp]

Having had pedigrees for years our junior dog now was a rescue and senior dog came at 7 weeks old but was from an accidental litter. Must admit the latter is the most wonderful dog, but the rescue did come with problems, mostly worked through 5 years down the line, and although a sweetheart isn't the easiest to own.

[rhosyn]

b_31 I must admit I couldn't agree more about breeding a dog every season, bless the poor girl