Well, I've only known one JTR well. It was a re-home, and was a little sod at first. It used to attack my ankles when I came down the stairs, barked like a loon, snarled at the other dogs....

After a few months in a good home, I have to say he is one of the nicest dogs I have ever met. I think a lot of the problem with small dogs is that people don't think they need to train them.

Oh! I sooooooooooooo agree, I have seen some that get away with, sitting, wait, leave, no, off, paw, down, etc etc all because ''awwwwwwww we don't ask him/her as they are so little Im afraid Mojo has to do exactly what I expect from the Border Collies...behave

to be honrest, but maybe its just me, i dont think any of the above is that bad really

whats an FS?

I knew many people who had JRTs down in West Cornwall when I lived there. They seemed to be very popular there. Quite a few would say their dogs were good individually but not so good if let off lead together in pairs. In fact my good mate Maggie had two, Stanley & Lily and would never let them both off lead at the same time. She was a small scale farmer. She said they got very 'bolshie' brave and aggressive if running together but never one at a time. And quite apart from them chasing other animals it would not be unusual for them to go off and not come back if they were together.

Enduring memory of Stanley was, at a local dog show, he bit the judge! (He didn't win). Enduring memory of a next door neighbour's JRT was that the little git used to pee over my milk bottles when it was delivered if I didn't get out there before he did!

I dunno but I think dogs who are brought up and live in the countryside do tend to 'behave' differently than dogs who live in big towns and cities. And country people seem to have different expectations of them too than what townies do.

A lot of 'countryside' and farm dogs are never taken out on formal walks. They just roam about the land their owners have. They've hardly ever had a lead on them. They jump on the back of open trucks and go off to work with 'dad' or run around happily with the horses (Maggie's JRT used to ride on the back of her old horse!)

When I lived about 10 yards from a non tourist beach with the Bowjey Hill just behind me - there was never any need to have my dog 'walk nicely on a lead beside me'. I'd not dream of taking it to the High St - headache for both of us.

The main difference I noticed about living out of town where dogs are concerned was that no one much blinked an eyelid at a dog getting into a fight, or even biting someone occasionally, fighting with other dogs or even barking all day and night! Attitude would be 'well that's what dogs do isn't it? They bark.'

LOL....Foster Son
Yes if I let Mojo run with my son's JRT Im sure she would get bolshie, Pappi is much different to Mojo, she has been more of a handful....although calmer now as she is older, but my son admits openly, that she was spoilt just because she was small he reaped the spoils of her bad behaviour and had to go right back to basics funny how he never did that with his Border Collie or SBT

Mojo has ridden the horses and Axel the greyhound (insomnia's dog)

My pal's big old horse, Sandy, would come right over to the fence so the JRT could get on her back and away they'd go! Quite a sight to see Stanley standing up rigid on Sandy's back as she trotted off with him!

Not the sort of thing you see often in inner cities or big towns!

I know exactly what you mean, I get this all the time with Bruce and he is so people friendly.

I find that people just cross the road, rather than meet my Bruce they don't even ask if he bites

I know, when Mojo has been on horses backs, people have stood at the gate and laughed, but she actually must feel safer on their backs then being so small near their feet
awwwwwwwwww poor Bruce I'd give him a cuddle xx I love Rotties