Ji2m, (the 2 is silent?):
My hat is off to a champion nit-picker par excellence.
But you might want to take it up with the Jack Russell Terrier Club of America and with Wikipedia (where I confirmed the spelling) which lists the Parson Russell Terrier as a “related breed” to the Jack Russell.
Until the issue is resolved, I do not feel in any way smacked down.
Named for the respected huntsman Rev. John Russell, the Parson Russell Terrier was first bred in the south of England in the mid-1800s to hunt red fox. Traditionally, the Parson followed the fox underground to flush him out for the hunter. Authorities claim that after Rev. Russell’s death some of his bloodlines were crossed with the Welsh Corgi and other terrier breeds, creating a different type dog, the “Jack Russell Terrier.” The parent club for the breed requested a name change from Jack Russell to Parson Russell Terrier.
fermiproblem over 15 years ago
um… I’m getting déjà vu here from yesterday’s strip….
pschearer Premium Member over 15 years ago
Yesterday he misspelled Jack Russell and I posted on it. Today he corrected it.
The power! THE POWER!!!
jacklogan over 15 years ago
I thought was just me… a deja vù
pschearer Premium Member over 15 years ago
Ji2m, (the 2 is silent?): My hat is off to a champion nit-picker par excellence.
But you might want to take it up with the Jack Russell Terrier Club of America and with Wikipedia (where I confirmed the spelling) which lists the Parson Russell Terrier as a “related breed” to the Jack Russell.
Until the issue is resolved, I do not feel in any way smacked down.
JonD17 over 15 years ago
pschearer, Ji2m;
Named for the respected huntsman Rev. John Russell, the Parson Russell Terrier was first bred in the south of England in the mid-1800s to hunt red fox. Traditionally, the Parson followed the fox underground to flush him out for the hunter. Authorities claim that after Rev. Russell’s death some of his bloodlines were crossed with the Welsh Corgi and other terrier breeds, creating a different type dog, the “Jack Russell Terrier.” The parent club for the breed requested a name change from Jack Russell to Parson Russell Terrier.