Jack Russell

A trainee vet at Churchview Veterinary Centre in Heswall on the Wirral cut a dog with a knife when she should have been removing his stitches, and then the vet centre charged the owner for the treatment.

A retired fitter, Mr Evans, of Heswall on the Wirral was playing with his Jack Russell terrier Buster in July when [read more]

Chippy is a Jack Russell that appears to have had an identity crisis having spent his entire life around 40 cats.  The Cats Protection League is treating him as an honorary feline and is seeking a home for him.

The charity in Stroud, Gloucestershire, says that Chippy sleeps next to his best friend, Annie a black female cat and even uses a litter tray.  He rarely barks, and the charity believes he thinks he’s a cat! [read more]

Firefighters were applauded yesterday for rescuing a dog, a Jack Russell terrier, from a well.

The Jack Russell, Vera, fell down a well in Staffordshire whilst out walking with her owner in Stretton, Burton-upon-Trent at the junction of Derby Road and James Brindley Way.  The dog luckily landed on a ledge about 16 feet (5 metres) down the well and was unhurt.

The fire brigade were called and a firefighter was lowered into the well so he [read more]

What a great sight!   Locals near Flaxley in Gloucestershire must stop and stare when they see two Jack Russell terriers riding a pony round the local farm.

73 year old Patricia Swinley runs a farm in Flaxley where seven year old Jack Russell Freddie has been riding a pony called Daisy for years.  Now, Patricia’s friend Sally’s one year old Jack Russell Percy seemed to be jealous of the attention Freddie has been enjoying and [read more]

Fire crews spent six hours rescuing two Jack Russell terriers that had become lost in underground burrows.

The two dogs, Rosi and Charlie, had been out walking in the woods with their owner Rachel Hartshorn in West Sussex, when they got overexcited and ran off.

Ms Hartshorn said:

“I’m normally quite cautious when walking the dogs because I’ve lost them once before.  But they just couldn’t resist the sight of the woods and nearby stream, so I let them off their leads so they could enjoy themselves.”

She added that she had been reluctant to call the fire crew but [read more]