Did you know?
For many years people have argued over what constitutes the ‘proper Jack Russell Terrier’ and the type that eventually became most common was a short legged, rather round bodied terrier, often sporting the turned-in legs and turned-out toes commonly referred to as ‘Queen Anne legs’ after the style of furniture.
Ironically it is this very type of terrier that Parson John Russell was determined to get away from in creating his longer legged dog, as these required carrying across the saddle when out hunting. Hunting involved riding at a fast gallop across hedges, ditches and ploughed fields, and a rider would be managing the reins, his whip and possibly a horn, so having to carry a short-legged terrier as well tended to end up in rather a muddle!