http://www.allpettips.com/russell-terrier-care.html Pet Tips for all Pet Types Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:26:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.allpettips.com/russell-terrier-care.html/comment-page-1#comment-334 Christy Urban Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:32:30 +0000 http://www.allpettips.com/?p=201#comment-334 I have a parson russell terrier, and I agree with this article. If you exercise this dog he is very manageable. It is also important to give them consistent rules, my terrier is coming two and I've noticed age also mellows them. Having another dog of the same energy level in the house is also helpful. I have found that my terrier is quite cuddly and loves warm baths and to be brushed. A good tip is to make sure you socialize your terrier, even when he was embarrassing I took him out, to the park, to dog shows, to classes, down the street. I took every opportunity to train him, even when it didn't look like my training was having any effect, every bit helps. Now I can take him anywhere, he always comes when I call (this wasn't always the case, he used to totally ignore me when something else caught his interest) and even when he gets a bit carried away I can get his attention. My terrier loves doing tricks for treats so in the early days of walking him down busy streets as soon as he would start to lose it I would pull out the treats and we would start practicing, sit, lay down, spin etc. This approach completely took him over and he soon forgot about the dog or bird or car he had been interested in. I have a parson russell terrier, and I agree with this article. If you exercise this dog he is very manageable. It is also important to give them consistent rules, my terrier is coming two and I’ve noticed age also mellows them. Having another dog of the same energy level in the house is also helpful. I have found that my terrier is quite cuddly and loves warm baths and to be brushed. A good tip is to make sure you socialize your terrier, even when he was embarrassing I took him out, to the park, to dog shows, to classes, down the street. I took every opportunity to train him, even when it didn’t look like my training was having any effect, every bit helps. Now I can take him anywhere, he always comes when I call (this wasn’t always the case, he used to totally ignore me when something else caught his interest) and even when he gets a bit carried away I can get his attention. My terrier loves doing tricks for treats so in the early days of walking him down busy streets as soon as he would start to lose it I would pull out the treats and we would start practicing, sit, lay down, spin etc. This approach completely took him over and he soon forgot about the dog or bird or car he had been interested in.

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