Later, they were kept as companions and family dogs and crossbred with Chihuahuas, Welsh Corgis, and other small terrier breeds.
Today’s Russell terriers are mostly the same as the fox terriers of the pre-1900s.Īfter World War II, the need for hunting dogs reduced drastically, which caused the decline of the Jack Russell terrier’s numbers. John Russell maintained his fox terriers’ strains by breeding them strictly for working. However, any dog alive today cannot be traced back to Trump directly, as Russell had to sell his dogs more than once due to financial difficulties. This strain of dogs was soon getting taken on by other hunting enthusiasts. This dog was the foundation of a new breeding program for developing new terriers with high stamina. Russell was a hunting enthusiast, and Trump represented his ideal fox terrier. In 1819, John “Jack” Russell purchased Trump, a small white terrier with dark tan patches over her ears and eyes.
