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Terriers of Cedar Crest Farms
Rsdawn@wildblue.com

Dawn Labertew
Indianola, IA 50125
(515) 971-4673

The Euro Russell Club of
America
Preserving the traditional European Jack
Russell Terrier for the future!
We are passionate about keeping these great
dogs around.
The ERCA is working to further develop
consistency in breed type and are now
maintaining an accurate registry for the Euro
Russell of Today.
www.eurorussell.com
It is our goal to take the Euro Russell into a
major kennel club in the future!

This is what is typed under picture;
"Ailsa Crawford, owner and founder of the
American Jack Russell Terrier Club of America,
used this picture, showing Jack Russell Terriers
and Euro Russells to advertise her Hamilton
kennel in the 1970's."
Notice the fawn and the black and tan Euro
Russell to the left of the picture.

The history of the
Euro Russell
The Euro Russell is a small, agile, extremely versitile, and active
terrier. This terrier is one of many types of working terriers
found in almost all of Europe. They have survived as an
unregistered type of terrier because they are highly valued as a
working dog. They are very similar to the "Russell Terrier" and
come from some of the same bloodlines. Many say these dogs
only differ because of their coloring, which is heavy marked to
solid colored. These types are often crossed with one another,
puppies born of solid coloration are classified as a Euro Russell
and Pied (white bodied) dogs are classified as "Russell Terrier".
Today's Euro Russell is bred for structure, intelligence, athletic
ability and above all else a loving temperment! Euro Russell
breeders/owners have trained their dog in agility, ground trials,
fly ball and obedience training. In which they excel!
Our goal is to see that Euro Russell's have earned the right to
stand on their own,
known solely as Euro Russell

I have had many request and questions on tail docking. In
Europe it is illegal or not accepted to dock tails. Here in the
states where it is widely accepted to dock tails the trend is
changing. More humane groups and veterinarians are keeping
the tails natural. Here is a bit of History I found and thought it
should be shared.
"Docking of tails on farmers' or drovers' dogs used for herding
or driving cattle and sheep originated in early Georgian times in
England, when it exempted the owner from a tax levied upon
working dogs with tails. This was a case of putting profit before
the welfare of animals. Many other types of dogs were also
similarly docked to avoid this luxury tax, and although this
imposition was repealed in 1796, sadly the habit of docking
particular breeds has remained. It is thought that approximately
one-third of all recognised pure dog breeds have traditionally
been docked. These days the most often cited reasons for docking
tails are related to the prevention of tail damage, hygiene, the
maintenance of breed quality and tradition.

Euro Russells

The history of the
Shorty Jack Russell Terrier

Many types of terriers were used in the Irish and Northern
English fox hunts.
The Shorty Jack Russell terrier is a smaller terrier in
comparison to the larger Parson Russell, Jack Russell Terriers
and also the newly recognized Russell Terriers, that were
originally found in the south of England.
In the United States the term "Jack Russell Terrier" has been
universally applied to all mostly white working and companion
terriers that shared a similar look, all of which originated from
England. To further confuse matters the look and the
conformation of Parson, Jack, and Russell Terrier have been
established to form more of an intermediate sized terrier.
Russell Terriers were recently recognized by the AKC/FSS and
follow what is know as "FCI Standards".
<These dogs are tall and most range in height at the taller end
of 10 to 12 inches and can be differentiated from Shorty Jack
Russell Terrier in many ways.
* Many Breeders of the Shorty type of the Jack Russell
Terriers of much earlier times focused mainly on Temperament
as the #1 priority, giving little thought to the less desired traits
of rose ears, much heavier bone, bench legs and heads that
seemed to have a longer nose with little definition and no
obvious stop. These characteristics seemed to be especially
prominent in bloodlines of some of the oldest Full Irish
Heritage, as these doges were originally bred as true working
dogs and little attention was paid to specific standards and
conformation.

It is the original True "Old fashioned Pudding" Shorty Jack
Russell Terrier that has stolen the hearts of families all across
the world.
The Shorty Jack is recognized by (EJRTCA) English Jack
Russell Terrier Club of America, (UKC) United Kennel Club
and (CKC) Continental Kennel Club.
Size of Cedar Crest Farms shorty Jacks range from 8" to 10"
tall.

JRTCA

Parson Russell

Russell Terrier

Shorty Jack Russell Terriers
Left is pictured a male with Irish
bloodlines. Right picture is a bitch with
English bloodlines.