Re: age

In Reply to: Re: age
Posted by:  Marie Evans
Posted on:  September 01, 2001 at 20:28:19

: : how old can a Jack Russel get. how much do they get up to?

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: Hi Amanda,

: With proper containment, many JRTs live well into their teens. The biggest cause of death with these dogs is people that let them run free and most of them end up getting hit by cars.

: So never let your dog off lead if you are not 110% sure he will come when called and always have a JRT-proofed fenced in yard or area for your dog.

: These two things alone can help increase the life-span of your pal.

: Regards,
: Marie

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In addition to Marie's good advice, I'd just like to say that my mother has a friend whose terrier died at age 21 or 22. She has another terrier who is 19. As Marie said, a safe, secure environment is KEY, as is feeding a good, well balanced diet and both of the terriers I mentioned were neutered early.