Little body, Big heart, Big personality (Jack Russell)

Member Name: MeganFF

Product:	Jack Russell
Date:	07/10/09 (106 review reads)
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Advantages: Everything!

Disadvantages: The yap

My two drive me potty. Yap yap yapping at anything that startles them. But I adore them regardless.

Back in 2003, I was burgled. Nothing extraordinary in that, but my then partner decided we needed a guard dog to prevent it happening again. Mmm. I wasn't convinced, but he said he would do everything as he'd had dogs growing up.

Oh, it was like buying your child a hamster, knowing you'd end up cleaning it out yourself, but I agreed to go to Wood Green (our local RSPCA shelter) to "have a look" for a German Shephard.

Once there, I saw this little ball of fur hanging from a rope-tugger (he was trying to 'kill' it) that had been tied to the roof of his cage, and fell in love.

No, not a Shephard, not even close. A Jack Russell. After reading the details on the cage, we learnt there was two. After much searching, we spotted a little nose poking out from under a blanket. Ah-ha!

After a small amount of pleading on my part, we took them for a little getting-to-know-you walk. Made no difference, I was in love and was adament that they would be mine.

The staff were thrilled, and promply arranged for a home visit, and placed the dogs under 'reserved'. Home visit came and passed with flying colours. But then I got a call to say one of the dogs was sick and couldn't come home. Benji had kennel cough, and they wouldn't seperate him and Caddy, so we all had to wait a week.

But hometime came, and the dogs came home.

I've had them six and a half years now, and can't bear the thought of being without them. It took a while to get used to the "cleaning up" after them, but that's part of being a doggy mum. As is cleaning the dogs bum when he's been eating grass and the runs that follow include undigested grass..... (let you imagine the removal of said grass)

And yes, the barking-cum-yapping does grate on the nerves when they get going, but they do only bark for a reason. Noises that startle them, next-doors kids throwing things over the fence at them, people knocking on the door, unleashed dogs in public parks, excitement.

The welcome home always makes me smile, even if I've only been gone two minutes! I can't explain to a non-doggy person how great it is to know someone will always be thrilled to see you (even tho I know it's because I feed them, and walk them, and buy them toys and treats)

And it's always nice to know someone who'll fight for you. Forget big dogs, it's the little ones that are vicious when protecting whats theirs. And I'm theirs.

I love my boys, and I have no doubt that they love me too

Summary: The only two good things my ex left me with