Dog Question Jack Russell Terriers with short legs

[HappyGilmore]

Are there any veterinarians here or people that are familiar with with Jack Russell Terriers tell me anything about short legged Jack's? They may be called puddin?? Can the shortness of the legs mean that they have bone or joint problems? Does anyone have any experience with owning one of these dogs? I read something on a website that talked about it being a form of doggie dwarfism and they can have serious joint issues??

 

[Disneyadore]

We have one of these 'beauties".
He is almost twelve years and his legs are so short a men ones asked me if we didn't walk to much with him because his legs were obviously to short.

His "feet" are almost turned 120 degrees and we went to the vet to see if this was a problem.
The vet told us it comes with this special kind of breed so no worries.

Just found this link: http://www.connemaraterrier.com/WorthReading/WorthReading/puddinjackrussell.html

 

[chellewashere]

Wow I have two and didnt realize they had a special name.
The boy we have never had a problem with at all. He does have the "bow" leg in the front walks like hes a pit bull (and has the attitude to go with it). The girl we did have some hip issues with but she is fine with it and still gets along great. They did have a child together and he came out "normal" size.
Want to see a funny looking puddin' Jack. My female jack mated (accidently didnt think it could happen) with my male black lab. Talk about a funny looking shortie. He has extremely short legs and the lab head and body

 

[golfgal]

There is a bread of dog called the Rat Terrier that often gets confused with a Jack Russell (and sometimes a Chihuahua). One line of the Rat Terrier is often called the Teddy Roosevelt-because he had them as hunting dogs. They are a short, stocky version of the Rat Terrier. It is possible your Jack is a Rat .

The "A" line is more like a traditional Jack-thin, long legs

The "B" line is short/squat:

 

[walden]

Are there any veterinarians here or people that are familiar with with Jack Russell Terriers tell me anything about short legged Jack's? They may be called puddin?? Can the shortness of the legs mean that they have bone or joint problems? Does anyone have any experience with owning one of these dogs? I read something on a website that talked about it being a form of doggie dwarfism and they can have serious joint issues??

Oh, you know not what you ask! This is major doggy politics, or it was back in the 1980s.

No, not " dwarfism," but probably more Sealyham terrier way, way back in the line. "Puddin" is a pejorative term -- what you have is a Jack Russell Terrier with short legs bred to be a working dog primarily. I'm not aware of any major joint problems with JRTs, but if I were buying one I'd definitely ask the breeder about it. They are great little dogs with masses of energy.

I'll try to keep this short! A so-called "puddin" is probably closer to the original version of the terrier bred by and named after Parson Jack Russell back in the 1880s. It was probably a mix of Fox Hound, Sealyham and other terriers. The short legs were deliberate so it could "go to earth" (go down holes) after animals more easily during a hunt. As a working dog, there was a lot of variation in the breed standard.

These days people are more familiar with the long legged almost all white Parson Russell Terrier. This is a variant of the Jack Russell Terrier and has to do with breeding to a different set of breed standards in order to get AKC recognition. This standard had longer legs and less color, thus the Parson today is prone to eye problems and deafness.

The change in standards caused a major rift between the Jack Russell Terrier Club of America and the Jack Russell Terrier Breeders Association (JRTBA) as the those who loved the shorter legged terriers wanted to preserve the "working" terrier and not breed more effete (in their opinions) show dogs. The debate got very testy and finally forced a name change for the "variant." I was a member of the JRTBA back then and remember the fights.

I owned a JRT from 1986 - 2004, yes she lived to 18. She was born a JRT and remained a JRT, although she would probably have fit the breed standard for a Parson Russell due to her long legs. She was also one of the best dogs I ever owned.

 

[Disneyadore]

Oh, you know not what you ask! This is major doggy politics, or it was back in the 1980s.

No, not " dwarfism," but probably more Sealyham terrier way, way back in the line. "Puddin" is a pejorative term -- what you have is a Jack Russell Terrier with short legs bred to be a working dog primarily. I'm not aware of any major joint problems with JRTs, but if I were buying one I'd definitely ask the breeder about it. They are great little dogs with masses of energy.

I'll try to keep this short! A so-called "puddin" is probably closer to the original version of the terrier bred by and named after Parson Jack Russell back in the 1880s. It was probably a mix of Fox Hound, Sealyham and other terriers. The short legs were deliberate so it could "go to earth" (go down holes) after animals more easily during a hunt. As a working dog, there was a lot of variation in the breed standard.

These days people are more familiar with the long legged almost all white Parson Russell Terrier. This is a variant of the Jack Russell Terrier and has to do with breeding to a different set of breed standards in order to get AKC recognition. This standard had longer legs and less color, thus the Parson today is prone to eye problems and deafness.

The change in standards caused a major rift between the Jack Russell Terrier Club of America and the Jack Russell Terrier Breeders Association (JRTBA) as the those who loved the shorter legged terriers wanted to preserve the "working" terrier and not breed more effete (in their opinions) show dogs. The debate got very testy and finally forced a name change for the "variant." I was a member of the JRTBA back then and remember the fights.

I owned a JRT from 1986 - 2004, yes she lived to 18. She was born a JRT and remained a JRT, although she would probably have fit the breed standard for a Parson Russell due to her long legs. She was also one of the best dogs I ever owned.

Wow I got a dog whit a history
I'll tel him about this tonight.