Our First Year Raising a Jack Russell Terrier Puppy (And Then Some)
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Have you ever wanted a Jack Russell Terrier like the ones from the TV shows Wishbone and Frasier or the movies Mask and My Dog Skip? Do you think you can handle such a high-energy dog? If you believe that you're up to the task, come along with us as we follow our new Jack Russell puppy through his first year (and then some) and watch him learn and grow to become part of our world. Read about how we tried to prevent him chewing our walls and linoleum floor. Witness our horror after he almost overdosed on baby aspirin, caused a gas leak, and was in danger of being swooped up by a hawk. We hope that you learn from our mistakes and successes in bringing up this adorable, funny, intelligent, and always-entertaining breed of wonderful little dogs.
Louise Hathaway
Louise Hathaway is a pen name of a husband and wife writing team. They write in several different genres including murder/ mystery; romance, travel, time travel, and literary criticism.
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Our First Year Raising a Jack Russell Terrier Puppy (And Then Some) - Louise Hathaway
Preface
Over seven years ago we set out to write the story of raising our second Jack Russell Terrier puppy. We had just lost our first Jack a few months earlier. Soon the silence in our home became too much and the hole in our hearts yearned, begged, and screamed for the spirit and love that only a Jack Russell could fill. And so, we embarked on a search for a new puppy. The story of that search and the culmination of bringing home a new little one is documented to a large extent in this book. We wanted, like most doting parents, to save as much of our memories of raising our puppy as we could. We wrote like crazy and took all sorts of pictures and videos.
There were many stops and starts in the making of this little tome. As most everyone knows, life gets in the way and it was hard to write about everything, every day. But we found that the energy, love, and spirit of our new little boy kept our inspiration alive and we never lacked for something new to write about.
At the end of his first year, we felt that we had a pretty good bunch of stories to share so we cobbled together this short little book. Of course, our puppy, Gumbo, kept moving in every direction and continued to inspire us to write new tales of his exploits and endeavors. When he reached the five-year mark, we felt it would be fitting to release a new edition of his life to the world. Then suddenly he was almost turning eight years old! Wow! Where did all the years go? Much has happened in the years since this book was originally released. We’ve changed, and Gumbo has changed as well. So we added many of his moments up to now.
One thing to keep in mind is that this is not a how-to
book on raising a Jack Russell. There are loads of good, serious books out there that intelligently address that. Of course, that’s not to say our little effort won’t impart some knowledge too should you find yourself with one of these adorable little dogs. We’re not experts and as one of our book reviewers so smartly put it, we were clueless
about Jack Russel Terriers. Whether their review was meant as a dig or not, I have to fully agree with the sentiment. We are clueless in many ways with this fun little breed of dog but we do love our little Gumbo. That cannot be denied.
We hope you enjoy reading about Gumbo’s continuing adventures and our continuous learning. We are still trying to figure out this irrepressible breed. He is certainly training us well and more than fills that hole we had in our hearts after our other Jack Russell died. Thank you for spending your hard-earned money on our little guy’s story. I’m sure Gumbo would lick your face if he could.
Come along as we follow our new Jack Russell puppy through his first year (and then some) and watch him learn and grow to become part of our world.
Say hello to Gumbo
June 15, 2015
Three days until Gumbo comes home
Gumbo at about 6 weeks
Today marks just three days until our new little Jack Russell bundle of energy and joy comes home to become part of our world. I hope and endeavor to document as much as I can about raising this little guy. Having recently lost our first Jack Russell, we found that we couldn't remember much of his early days; so, we are now trying to keep a record of our efforts, struggles, joys, and everything else to make sure that this new little man, Gumbo, will stay in our memory forever.
Stay tuned for everything Jack Russell and how we cope as parents raising another pup. Maybe along the way, we can share our experiences and even learn from those of you out there with more experience than ours.
June 16, 2015
First, we must speak of Rascal
Rascal at 8 weeks in 2000
Almost 15 years ago, we brought home our first Jack Russell Terrier. Both of us were full of trepidation and worry: could we handle one of these little balls of energy? Sure, we had seen My Dog Skip and the Wishbone TV series that had us hooked on JRs. We even met two sweet JRs right in our hometown who happily resided in a florist shop window. Even though we were full of resolve, we still wondered if we were up to the task of being an owner of a Jack Russell.
When we located a breeder who had four puppies, we eagerly sprang into action and made arrangements to see them. Out on the edge of Southern California wine country, east of Temecula, we found the most beautiful dog in the world. One of four handsome puppies, I zeroed in on one named Oliver right away; enticed by the fact that he was the runt
of the litter, according to the breeder. He ran and