Jack Russell Terrier
The ratings of a much larger dog packed into a small one: very high energy, vocal, poor alone, and a garden required.
Small dog, outsized engine. The Jack Russell is a fearless little fox-hunting terrier with seemingly limitless energy, and its ratings are best read with that first line firmly in mind.
The temperament sheet
Energy is rated very high — remarkable in a small breed, and the single most important number on this page. Time alone is rated poor; a bored, solitary terrier finds its own employment, and you will not approve of its choices.
With children the rating is needs-supervision: interactions should be overseen rather than assumed. For a first dog the answer is no. And despite its size, space is rated needs-garden — the exercise requirement, not the dog, sets the space requirement.
The practical side
- Size: small. The only small thing about it.
- Grooming: low. An undemanding coat.
- Shedding: moderate.
- Barking: vocal. Expect running commentary.
Sheet, then dog
Ratings are averages, and terriers are individuals to a fault. The particular dog outranks its breed sheet, and meeting that dog outranks everything this page can tell you.