An introduction to the Parson Russell Terrier When he died in 1883, he had only four aged (and non-breeding) terriers left after selling many of his dogs throughout his life due to financial troubles. While Reverend Russell has been widely accredited with starting the breed, it is important to note that there are no direct descendants of Trump.

The primary purpose of the early JRT were to hunt foxes, but Reverend Russell look to temper their aggression and was proud to declare that his dogs “never tasted blood”. Trump was used as a basis for Jack Russell Terrier, who were bred to “bolt foxes out of their burrows”. Wikipedia describes her appearance as “…white, with just a patch of dark tan over each eye and ear whilst a similar dot, not larger than a penny piece, marks the root of the tail.” It all started when Reverend Russell adopted a small white and tan dog called Trump in 1819.

Reverend John Russell was responsible for creating the breed for fox hunting before they later developed into dogs adept at hunting badgers.

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