Hi All,
My Jack Russell will be 6 this year and she is still an absolute handful. Before her I had a spaniel and more recently a Labrador which we unfortunately had to have PTS in June. I would consider myself a relatively experienced dog owner, but am slowly learning that Terriers are in a league of their own.
How do you keep yours stimulated? What are your best training tips?
In short she is quite highly strung, very loyal, can be nasty with other dogs if not introduced properly, very vocal (obvs), dominant and protective.
I have been to 1-1 training sessions with her but she is scared of everything so it doesn't really bring out the best in her. She is walked for a couple of hours each day, longer on a weekend. She can be hit and miss with her recall if there's something more interesting than me so I only let her off lead in certain places. I feed her out of a kong so she has to work for her food, I hide bits around the house and send her to go and find them but am struggling for more ideas to keep her stimulated. If left to her own devices she just likes to sit outside and bark at everything/or sit in the spare bedroom window looking out and barking at everything.
I am reading a couple of books on Terrier behavior but sometimes think real-life advice it best from the cats mouth so to speak.
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butcherswife · 30/08/2018 11:13
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