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The
UKC Jack Russell Terriere
UKC Jack Russell Terrier
In
2001 the United Kennel Club recognized the Russell
Terrier also known as the Jack Russell Terrier
world wide. UKC adopted the FCI standard for the
breed which they named the Russell Terrier due
to the fact that they had already assigned the
Jack Russell Terrier label to the longer legged
and more square body porportion. The 2001 Foundation
Stock taken in by the UKC registry is indeed the
same foundation stock that the American Kennel
Club has taken as their Foundation Stock Jack
Russell Terrier. Both registries found merit in
the work accomplished by the English Jack Russell
Terrier Club ®, now The
American Russell Terrier Club, Inc,
Parent Club of the American
Kennel Club.
Again,
The purebred Kennel Club registered Russell Terrier
is not to be confused with the traditionally named
Puddlin Dogs or the American Stable Dog found
in the American, English or Irish country sides
. The traditional Puddlin Dog has benched legs
and an extremely elongated body, with a pointed
rounded head. The Puddlin is generally not noted
for pleasant disposition nor has it been been
bred for hunting or any utilitarian purpose.
Click here to
view the UKC Jack Russell Terrier Breed Standard
Click here to view a slide presentation, produced
by the ARTC, Inc.
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The
JRTCA Jack Russell Terrier
The Jack Russell Terrier Club of America
(JRTCA), founded in 1976, is an independent,private and open
registry of Jack Russell Terriers whose tenants are opposed
to Kennel Club registration of the breed. Interestingly enough,
most of the domestic breeding stock for the AKC Parson Russell
Terriers and UKC Jack Russell Terriers are and were
bred from individuals whose primary registry was originally
the JRTCA. The respective Kennel Club breed standards
are simply variations of the JRTCA breed standard. The UKC
breed standard is the most similar to the JRTCA breed standard.
The
JRTCA is an open registry, meaning that any Jack Russell
looking dog applying for registration which meets the JRTCA
registration requirements is either registered or recorded
on its merit. The JRTCA "registers" a dog,
which closely meets the breed standard on looks (type) rather
than a line of pure blood. It will register a dog whose parentage
is of several different breeds of dogs, even as close as the
parents. In other words should a mating between a Jack Russell
and a Border Terrier occur, any puppies from that litter which
look like a Jack Russell can be fully registered. The dog
still must pass a vet check, have a pedigree, however the
individual dog does not need to prove registration in any
other Registry.
For
many years the JRTCA has "recorded" dogs that do
not meet all of its registration requirements, either failure
to meet minimum vet certifications, absence of a pedigree
or failure to meet the look dictated by the breed standard.
In years past the JRTCA did fully register the longer bodied,
shorted legged "Puddlin" type. But since the mid
to late 80s, efforts were made to eliminate this style of
dog as breeding stock and subsequent Puddlin types were merely
recorded. In the JRTCA "recording" a dog means that
the dog is restricted from all conformation classes intended
for breeding stock but is allowed to participate in all performance
events.
Click here to
view the JRTCA Jack Russell Terrier Breed Standard
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