The people behind the project This project started among a few JRT breeders. We noticed that we shared the concern about where the breed is going. As our views on ...
Frequently Asked Questions Who are the people involved? Are you responsible for each other's actions? Is this the project of some association or breed club ...
Breeding Principles In addition to furthering the genetic diversity of the breed and gathering data, the breeders that have committed to this project have agreed on ...
Studies and collecting data The project breeders have also agreed to collect data from the project dogs and their offspring for several generations. The aim is to ...
What kind of conformation standards do you breed to? When choosing the founding population we aren't too particular about the details like colour and the smaller details ...
The Founding Population The founding population is the basis for all the breeding groups. Even though we've selected the dogs carefully and there are close to twenty ...
Linkkejä The JRT genetic diversity project email: The Jack Russell Terrier Breed Standard Society for Canine Genetic Health and Ethics HETI ry "The Society for Canine ...
A brief history of JRT breeding There has been Jack Russells in Finland at least since the 1970's but the breed was officially recognised by the Finnish Kennel Club ...
Why do you import so many dogs from Britain? There are dogs bred in a variety of countries in the project, from Britain to Ireland, Finland, Sweden and even Hungary ...
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Why start this project? The Jack Russell Terrier, which originated in Britain, has been registered by the FCI only since 2001. A few countries has registered these ...
What are the advantages of a rotational system? The aim of the rotational mating is to keep the genetic base of the breed as diverse as possible. The benefits are ...
How will the dogs be mated? For the breeding groups to be of maximum benefit to the whole of the population, the groups should be kept separate for as long as possible ...
How will the breeding groups be created? The term "breeding groups" do not mean the common "line breeding" used in dog breeding. The plan is to form several breeding ...
The Project in a Nutshell The goals of the JRT Genetic Diversity project: To make the gene pool of the Jack Russell Terrier in Finland larger and maintain the ...
How do you find the dogs for the project? We've all got good connections to breeders abroad and we are always on the lookout for interesting puppies. Sometimes a puppy ...
Are you responsible for each others' actions? No. Even though we've agreed to work together on this project, every breeder still makes his or her own decisions. Every ...
How do you know that the British imports truly bring new genes? The Jack Russell isn't a Kennel Club registered breed so a British import cannot have an official KC ...
FCI Standard N° 345 / 09.08.2004 / GB JACK RUSSELL TERRIER ORIGIN : England. COUNTRY OF DEVELOPMENT : Australia. DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD ...
What good is a larger gene pool when genetic testing for hereditary disease is just around the corner? There are several hereditary diseases in every breed of dogs ...
Some foundation dogs are inbred, isn't that a problem? A few of the founding dogs are themselves the result of some fairly drastic inbreeding. We haven't prevented ...
What are the benefits of avoiding inbreeding when breeding show dogs? If you want to breed dogs that are completely identical in looks inbreeding may be a tool. ...
Are all your imports Kennel Club registered? The Jack Russell is a special breed as it still has no official KC status in its country of origin, the UK, even if it ...
How is the import of foundation stock different from puppy mill imports? Even though together the project breeders have imported more than one puppy to Finland, they ...
What type of Jack Russells do you breed? There are several different types of Russells in Finland and elsewhere. This project breeds the FCI Jack Russell Terriers ...
Is this the work of some club or association? No. We've received help from a number of organisations and experts, though. This is a voluntary programme where private ...
Who are the people involved? This is a voluntary project made up of private JRT enthusiasts breeders and dog owners. We don't have a club nor is this for insiders ...