Re: Need lots of information for competition & otherwi

In Reply to: Need lots of information for competition & otherwi
Posted by:  Jeanne
Posted on:  March 30, 2001 at 17:59:12

: I have lots of questions.

: 1. Our 8 month old male Jack Russell, Rascal, is badly intimidating our 1 year old male Beagle (who is much larger). We also have a "fixed" 5 year old female Schnauzer in the house. These battles of will are more and more often turning into vicious fights. Until recently, they were absolutely the best of friends. Is this a normal thing? Are they just now trying to determine who the boss of the house will be? And, if so, will it ever end?

: 2. Rascal barks excessively when outside. It is extremely annoying & I'm sure the neighbors do not appreciate it. Any simple solutions to this?

: 3. Rascal belongs to my 10 year old son who is very interested in racing him. We've seen the races on TV, but you can't really tell from that if he would be a serious competitor. All we know is that he ALWAYS has to be in front. Are there any races in Virginia? Or where are the closest ones?

: 4. How do we get started? I suppose he needs to be trained to compete. How do you do that? Or who could I contact to get that kind of information? Also, does he have to be registered with anyone as a purebred because we don't have any papers on him -- but he is pure.

: Thanks for any answers I can get.

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Hi. Let see if I can helps some with some of these questions.

1. Sounds like you have a good case of Same Sex aggression going on, in your house between the two males, while there is not a cure for this, you can keep the seperated. This doesn't get better over time and it will get worse if you don't take steps to prevent it. Seperation is the only solution. Please use the Search engine and put in Same sex Aggression or Two males .

2. Barking is something that Jack Russell are bred to do, and this is one of the main reasons we don't recommend them for close city or urban living. The do bark and they bark more when they are bored.
Again use the search engine for more information.

3.All the trials are listed under the Trial Section of this site.
I don't believe that there are any in VA, so you will have to travel. Terrier Trial Schedule

4.The best way to learn is by doing, these guys catch on pretty quickly to racing, you can also contact your State Rep in your area for more information., JRTCA State Representatives