Learn about the Jack Russell Terrier
Maximum mischief in minimum space
The Jack Russell was bred for fox hunting, with the size, stamina and courage to run with the hunt and then go down a fox's hole. In our family tree, its ancestors include the Fox Terrier, old white terriers and working hunt terriers. It is a lively terrier today, and one half of the Jackapoo. Tap a circle inside to keep digging.
Likely life span
Learn more about the dogs that went into making the Jack Russell Terrier
c. 3000 BCOld Desert coursing dogs
c. 3000 BCAncient eastern sighthounds
c. 1200 BCEarly Badger hunting dogs
c. 700 BCOld trail dogs of the East
c. 600 BCOld Mastiffs of the East
c. 500 BCOld hunting dogs of the Celts
c. 400 BCLaconian tracking Hounds
c. 200 BCPug
c. 100 BCSegusian tracking Hounds
Ancient Chinese court dogs
Tibetan village dogs
Old Balkan spotted hounds
AncientCeltic Hound
c. 100Gaulish coursing Hounds
c. 100Dogs of the Alan horsemen
AncientAncient Mastiff
AncientCeltic Coursing Hound
AncientCeltic Scent Hound
c. 400Alaunt war dogs
AncientOld British Bandogs
MedievalEarth Dog
MedievalBloodhound
MedievalRache
MedievalTalbot
c. 1300Chien-gris
MedievalSouthern Hound
MedievalOld British ratting Terriers
MedievalEarth and hunt terriers
MedievalLand Spaniels
1500sOld English Bulldog
1500sBeagle
1500sEnglish Foxhound
1500sThe First Setters
c. 1600Dalmatian
1700sBlack and Tan Terrier
1700sPointer
1700sGreyhound
1700sOld English White Terrier
early 1800sBull Terrier
1850sBulldog
1860sEnglish White Terrier
1870sFox Terrier
1820sJack Russell Terrier