Terriers & Earth Dogs
especially
Rat Terriers & Jack Russells
Since I am now
owned by three of these tough little persons (Francie, Foxy and Pixie)
I had better add a few good links.
Francie came to me as a rescue, given
up because she was not good with children. Francie now has a loving
home with lots of attention. She also has a mom who won't let Francie
be top dog. She is a very naughty, very active dog nevertheless
If you are interested in sharing your home with a rat or Jack Russell
terrier, be aware that they frequently end up in rescue due to being
too active.
They need someone who will play with them
and keep them busy. And this someone needs to be mature. Francie bites.
She bit the child five times before her former family decided they
had to place her. She attempted to bite me, but found out it wasn't
such a good idea. Still, I can't give her a pill or take really good
(as in stolen chicken) food from her.
She sometimes won't come in the house
unless it suits her, so I have to let her drag a line around if I
want to catch her in a hurry. Still she is a dear precious animal
who has brightened up my life considerably.
Since my last update, Francie decided
to declare war on my elderly German Shorthaired Pointer. So Francie
had to move down to the kennel room. She does get on fine with Foxie
(a terrier mix about her size and Pixie, my new foster JRT, who is
much sweeter than Francie, but even more active).
I
also share my home with Henry - who finally convinced me that
he was going to stay with me forever. Henry is a mix of bull terrier
or pit bull and border collie. To say that he is interesting would
be an understatement. He has mellowed out quite a bit. He lives for
his ball.
Henry
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Recommeded reading from the library:
Bandit : Dossier of a Dangerous Dog
by Vicki Hearne. New York, NY : HarperCollins, c1991.
This wonderful book tells the story of Bandit, a pitt bull saved
by the author. It is also an essay on racism, which extends not
just to other humans, but also to the creatures we live with.
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If you want to link to this page
I do occasionally add links submitted by visitors, mainly rescue and
educational breed pages. No commercial sites!
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Dog with Baby in Carriage(detail).
Click the image to see
the entire, remarkable, photograph.
The Breed Links
Airedales: 
Airedale
Terrier Club of American Website
Airedale Home Pages:
Trudy's Page
Travels with Mr. Woofer--The Airedale
from Hell
Very funny stories from one of the humorists of the Airedale listserv.
This guy has his own domain name!
Ellie's Airedales-
Very nice artwork on this page.
Ken's Low Bandwidth Oneonta
Homepage Go here for lots of links in a hurry.
Misha
and April "Two dogs with real lives". Extensive multimedia
site.
Osgood Homepage
Airedale Items for
Sale - from ATRA (Airedale Rescue)
OK, there are lots more terriers!
Bull terriers:
Patsy Ann's Story
You will enjoy this site even if you don't want a bull terrier.
Cairn
Terrier Home Page
- Links to information about this breed, and, links to many other
terrier breed home pages.
Cairn Terrier Club of America
- includes breed and rescue information
Jack Russell
Terrier Trials - From JRTCA
Jack Russell
Terrier Rescue
The animation comes from This website, there are several more
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Fox Terriers in
Denmark
This is a fine example of a personal page
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Fox Terrier Network
American Fox Terrier Club
Zoe's Place - see a rare
picture of a Fox Terrier sitting still, and more.
Irish Terrier Community
Lakeland Terrier - Maddie
the Mad Dog - definitely "our" kind of web site.
Lowchen
- this is a very informative site from Australia. I don't know if
Lowchen fall into the terrier category or not, but it seems appropriate.
Rat Terriers
American
Rat Terrier Rescue
Herren's
Rat Terriers - breed information, pictures (lots of
them)
Rat
Terrier Club of America
Scottish
Terrier Home Page
Schnauzerware
"the first, original & most comprehensive
Internet resource for people with Giant, Miniature & Standard
Schnauzers "
The Staffordshire
Bull Terrier Home Page
Capital Paws: Westie
Foundation from Capital
Paws (Westie Newsletter from Washington D.C.)
Rescue:
Airedale
Regional Rescue Contacts
Airedale Terrier Rescue &
Adoption, Inc.
AMERICAN BULLDOG AND RARE MASTIFF RESCUE
National American Bulldog Rescue Alliance (NABRA)
West Coast Representative
http://www.Americanbulldogrescue.com
view the dogs at:
http://www.1-800-save-a-pet.com/saveapet/shelter-animals.tcl?shelter_id=9885
PitBull Rescue Central
is a virtual shelter for homeless PitBulls, AmStaffs, and Pitmixes.
Hundreds of dogs available for adoption are displayed in the PBRC. The
site also includes adoption and submission forms, breed specific info,
a list of PitBull-Friendly shelters, and much more.
PittBull
Perspectives - articles and information on this misunderstood
and greatly misused breed.
The rest of the information is on this link, but check out San
Francisco SPCA home page too. Paws up for the excellent work of
this organization.
Scottish Terrier
Rescue - very nice resource for scotties
West Highland White Terrier
Club of America
Westies on the Net
Westie Rescue USA
Westies:
Save Our Small DOGS
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