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We have an especially nice female puppy available to a loving pet home. Please click here for more information.

We've updated our Stud Dogs section and added new pages for our up coming young boys. Click on their names to check out Woofgang Stash and Shelmar Double Dose !

Things have been pretty quiet around here, which is a good thing. Our youngsters are coming along well and Roxy and Tarnation  are showing promise in the hunt field. Unfortunately, Brit failed to conceive this time, most likely due to poor timing - so no New Year's puppies.  Thanks to all who expressed interest in the litter. Please check the Upcoming Litters Page to see what we have planned for this spring - we're quite excited! We've also updated both Wrinkle's and Keeper's pages in the History section and added a  couple new kids to Bric's Sire Of page. Enjoy!

September found us at the JRTCC National Trial for a wonderful Autumn weekend with terriers and friends. The weather was simply breathtaking -  the clear blue skies a perfect backdrop for stunning fall tree colors. We brought home some very nice placements including Reserve National Puppy Champion with Little Eden Roxy and Best Bitch and Reserve National Open Terrier with Stroll. Old York came out and pulled a very respectable 2nd place in Bronze Medallion Dog and Magic won the always competitive Bred by Exhibitor Dog Class.  However the highlight for me was leading Little Eden Brit into the ring - this bitch  always takes my breath away. I don't even recall what placement she took, but she sure gave me a thrill as she floated around the ring, then stopped and looked so regally off into the distance. I think she knew what I was feeling too :-) Although he wasn't in attendance, Strut was very well represented through his offspring whose placements included Working Terrier Champion, Reserve Puppy Champion and Open GTG Champion.

On to October and the JRTCA National, always the highlight of the trial season. Unbelievably the weather here rivaled that in Canada the previous month - how did we get so lucky?? On Saturday we had three 4-6 month puppies with this being the first time in the ring for each of them. I was thrilled with their placements in the large competitive classes - the boys Shelmar Double Dose (aka Sam) and Little Eden Walker were second and third respectively in their class with Sam going on the be Reserve Best 4-6 Month Dog Puppy. Our bitch pup entry, Little Eden Demi was second in her class to Sam's litter sister, Shelmar Brash. Little Eden Samantha owned by the Settle's and a littermate to Demi and Walker was fourth in this very large class as well.  Brash and Demi wound up as Best 4-6 Month Bitch Pup and Reserve with  Brash  and ultimately going on to be the Best 4-6 Month Puppy overall! I thought Jean, Brash's breeder/owner was going to burst - heck I was pretty thrilled myself as Brash and Sam are sired by our young dog Bric - and in fact are his first get to enter the ring.  Brillo was third in her working class and Tarnation was also third in her puppy class. On Sunday we won the Breeders Generation Class with York, Brit, Stroll and Demi - an honor we're very proud of. In the Open Division Magic was third in BBE Dog - our last time in the ring together as he now resides in Georgia with his new owners Fred and Janet Settle. I wish the Settle's the best of luck with this very special dog. Little Eden Angel, co-owned with Don & Sheryl Gaskell took a fourth in the incredibly tough under R/B Bitch class - excellent job Sheryl! Watch for Angel's upcoming litter by Bric, due to be whelped in Kentucky later this winter. And finally, Stroll did it again! She was named the National Reserve Best Open Terrier for the third year in a row! Some might say three strikes and you're out, but I'm delighted with Gilda's consistent record in top competition over the years and also quite proud of the fact the both she and the winner Cairnbrae Rubicon are York grand daughters. Other highlights from the trial include Little Eden Chiller owned by Alan and Terri Wylie winning Veteran Working Dog, Stud Dog and Get and then National Reserve Best Family. Congratulations on an outstanding National! Representing Strut were Littlefields Milkman, owned by Beth Kleinfelder, who was Reserve Best Working Dog and of course our Gilda, Reserve Best Open Terrier.

In other news - we weren't going to have any winter puppies this year, but decided at the last minute to repeat the Strut x Brit cross - see details here.

We'd also like to introduce a couple of very promising puppies from Ovation's litter by Strut. Woofgang Stash resides here with us and Joyce's puppy, as yet unnamed is in MI with her. If all goes well, you'll be seeing more of these boys next year!

We've added a "Dam Of" page for Stroll. If her first litter is any indication, it's looking like "Gilda" may just follow in her mum's footsteps as a producer - could we be so blessed?! Click here to see why we're so excited. Congratulations go to Fred and Janet Settle on the acquisition of one of these fine puppies - watch for Little Eden Samantha down south!

We made our annual trip to the Northgate Trials over Labor Day weekend - and what a weekend it was! The weather was perfect - certainly after last year's hurricane the Tack's, our ever gracious hosts really deserved it! Year after year, Doug and Sue open their home and farm to us and put on what inevitably ends up being one of finest events of the season. Saturday's judge was the esteemed terrierman Bob Clough, over from Wales. I am honored and extremely pleased that my terriers placed so well this day as I value Mr. Clough's opinion very highly. Highlights include Little Eden Tarnation - Reserve Puppy Champion, Little Eden Brillo - Reserve Best Working Bitch, Little Eden Magic - Best Open Terrier, Little Eden Stroll -  Best Open Bitch and Reserve Best Open Terrier. On Sunday our own equally well respected breed expert, Sandra Ferber did the officiating.  Highlights of this day included class wins for Tarnation and  also Roxy  who went on the be Reserve Best Bitch Puppy. Brillo was once again Reserve Best Working Bitch and then went on the be Reserve Working Terrier Champion. Magic was second in Bred By Exhibitor Dog, and Stroll won Bred By Exhibitor Bitch. A good showing all around and we couldn't be more pleased :-) A big thanks goes out to my friend Brian P. for helping me get the great new photos of Brillo and Tarnation - I really appreciate it Brian!

We attended the Sunny Hill Terrier Trials this past weekend and had a really fun time with friends both two and four legged. Brillo made her debut in the Working Division and pulled off a Reserve Championship on Sunday. She may be tiny, but you'd be hard pressed to find a terrier more full of themselves - this little bitch makes herself seem larger than life! Tarnation got herself noticed as well with her gorgeous movement and showy attitude and was  Puppy Champion on Sunday. Our little Angel made her show ring debut and really shined. On Saturday she won her under R/B bitch class and went on to be Reserve Best Bitch and Reserve Best Open Terrier behind another beautiful bitch Little Eden Sassafras who is owned and loved by Jennifer Shaul.  Angel also went Best Open Bitch on Sunday. We were delighted with this honor as the depth of quality  in our breed's females is currently truly outstanding. There were certainly some very fine examples in attendance at this trial - it was great to see. After the show, Angel  left for her new home with co-owner's Don and Sheryl Gaskell - we know Angel  will love the hunting in Kentucky!

We have several nice male puppies available - contact us for details!

It's been a busy month  hunting with friends, playing with puppies, and our summer BAER/CERF clinic. This year we again had multiple breeds here for testing, including 54 Jack Russells for CERF (53 normal, one w/cataracts) and about 40 puppies for BAER testing (all normal). For a change the weather actually cooperated and we didn't melt - it was quite pleasant and we really enjoyed hanging out with friends for the day.

We'd like to extend a hearty congratulations to Alan & Terri Wylie and their beloved boy Little Eden Chiller. We understand they had a great weekend in the field recently with Vinnie working hard and earning  Natural Hunting Certificates to Groundhog and Red Fox. Good job!

Congratulations also go to  Lena Kjempengren from Norway on her beautiful puppies! Lena, a veterinarian and experienced breeder, had a really nice litter out of Little Eden Cleo sired by a dog of her breeding, and a also a litter sired by Strut via frozen semen out of her gorgeous bitch "Vita." Click here to see what has to be one of the most astonishingly beautiful eight week old puppies I've ever seen.  I'm absolutely thrilled for Lena - it's looking like her plan to combine our bloodlines just might be working :-)

Little Eden Tarnation has her own page now in "The Girls" section - click here.

Summer hunting has been great so far. Our youngsters are showing what they're made of and we're liking what we see. Angel (Strut x Beauty) is showing the full promise of her pedigree - with Bagpiper as her double grandmother she will be a good one. Bric is very keen and is also developing nicely. Brillo will be worth her weight in gold on groundhog. Watch for her in the Working Classes at our next trial outing - our little itty bitty has recently earned her first NHC :-)

Congratulations go out to Jennifer Shaul and her Little Eden Swish who was Best Open Terrier and Best Family at the recent Summer Celebration I in Illinois. Great job you two!

From the Editor…………………..

Welcome to the first edition of the JACK RUSSELL JOURNAL.  This newsletter has been launched to provide articles about owning, showing, and breeding our terriers.  We hope to have articles on working as well as all phases of competition - racing, g-t-g, agility, obedience, and conformation.  

While many new people have become avid enthusiasts of our breed, they can’t find information to help them learn to work or exhibit the dogs they have or to establish and conduct positive, productive breeding programs.  They face years of learning – or not learning – by trial and error.  At the same time, we long-term owners can always learn something new. 

While many breeders and exhibitors are willing to provide guidance to the novice, many newcomers are reluctant to approach well-established breeders.  By publishing this newsletter, we hope to provide a vehicle for breeders and exhibitors to exchange ideas with each other and at the same time bring their wealth of information to you.  We hope to provide exciting, informative, and enjoyable articles about our dogs, their breeders and exhibitors, as well as give insight into the general world of dogs. 

This newsletter will be published monthly with the shortest press deadlines.  We believe timely information is critical.  We welcome your input, comments, suggestions, and participation.  We will publish articles on almost any dog-related subject as long as they do not include personal attacks on any person or any group.  And, we invite letters (or emails) to the Editor.  We are always willing to listen to whatever you have to say.  This is your newsletter. 

Thanks.  I hope you enjoy it and I hope you will submit your comments and suggestions.

Gail

 If  you'd like a copy of The Jack Russell Journal, please contact Gail Stock at: morganhill@superpa.net  or (717) 528-8220.

BUCKEYE TRIALS: A week later we were off again (YIKES! I'm getting too old for this!). Thank goodness for the breeze! It was HOT in Ohio! Or at least it seemed that way to us northerners - heck we had a frost at home earlier in the week. These Trials are especially nice in that we get to see friends we rarely see otherwise - it was great fun. Our 4-6'er Roxy once again started the weekend off with a  bang by going Best 4-6 Month Bitch Puppy and Res. Best 4-6 Month Puppy overall on Saturday. Tarnation was Best Bitch Puppy and Res. Puppy Champion Saturday and Res. Best Bitch Puppy on Sunday. These girls are off to a great start in the ring for sure! Looker finished his Puppy career with a second in his class each day - next time he goes into the ring he'll have to play with the "big boys." Magic continued to shine - he was Best Open Dog both days, Best Open Terrier on Saturday and Res. Best Open Terrier Sunday. Brillo won Bred By Exhibitor Bitch both days and also took Res. Best Open Bitch on Sunday - we just love this little dynamo - she sure doesn't think she's small!

That's it for us as far as shows until late August. We'll be home playing with new puppies and getting the youngsters into the field. The farmers have been calling - looks like a good groundhog season ahead! Stay tuned :-)

New pictures of Bric and Magic and Brillo!

We had good news from Texas where Little Eden Vixen (L.E. Strut x L.E. Foxy) was Working Terrier Champion and Little Eden Turbo (L.E. Strut x Fox Island Dart) was Reserve Champion right behind her at the recent Texas Two Step Trial. Congratulations Deborah!

Good news also came from Canada where Little Eden Jazz (Strut x Dart) entered his first Sanctioned Agility Match. His owner Paula called me breathless with excitement - seems Jazz ran five out of five clean runs in great time. He has now earned his first Agility title and is half way to his second - Congratulations Paula and Jazz!

We took some new photos of our young hopefuls yesterday. Little Eden Roxy  is from Foxy's last litter. We are extremely pleased with her so far and feel fortunate to have such a lovely bitch pup to go forward with. Roxy exhibits the best her pedigree has to offer - super personality with a  tail that never stops wagging, beautiful angles front and rear, and the "motor" to put them to good use. Her movement will take your breath away!  Little Eden Tarnation is from Revelation's first litter. She too has a personality to die for and is beautiful to boot.  Both of these girls are showing lots of promise and we look forward to their future contribution to our breeding program. Click on their names to see the photos - I haven't yet gotten the hang of getting a link to take you to an exact location on a page, so you may need to scroll down a bit to find them - sorry!

In September we attended the Jack Russell Terrier Club of Canada's National Trial held at the beautiful Valen's Conservation Area. We really lucked out when it came to the weather—it was much better than had been predicted. Dedicated breeders and exhibitors traveled from far and wide to attend this event and lend their support the JRTCC. Some of the classes were small, but by no means was there any lack of quality in the terriers being exhibited. We had a great weekend visiting with friends and couldn't have been more pleased with how the terriers performed—they truly did us proud. On Saturday Turbo was second in the Bronze Medallion Dog class. His sire Strut was Best Working Dog and was then crowned the 2006 JRTCC National Working Terrier Champion, an honor he also received in 2004, the last time this show was held. Our working bitches did really well too—Ovation won the Bronze Medallion Bitch class and went on to be Best Working Bitch closely followed by Cleo who also won her class and then took the Reserve Working Bitch honors.  Ovation continued on to be Reserve Working Terrier Champion behind her kennelmate Strut. In the Puppy Division Magic continued his winning ways and went all the way to be named the 2006 JRTCC National Puppy Champion. Little Brillo took a respectable third in her class. On Sunday morning Strut took Best Family honors with Conquest Strike and our girls Cleo and Stroll by his side. Later that afternoon, Stroll showed beautifully and ended up as the 2006 JRTCC National Best Open Terrier. As is fitting for this show the afternoon ended with the Canadian Bred classes. Our entry, Conquest Thorn won his class and his sister, owned by Gaye Redpath went all the way to Best Canadian Bred Puppy. All in all a really great show!

After a month of struggling to keep coats in shape we were off to Maryland and the largest gathering of Jack Russell Terriers to be found anywhere—the JRTCA National Trial. The weather was far better than last year and as always we got to visit with folks we never see any other time, made new friends and saw some of the finest terriers in the world. Walking around the huge ring filled with the best of the best is an experience like no other and one not to be missed by any serious breeder. Saturday started off with the 6-12 Month Puppy Division in Ring I and 4-6 Month Puppies in Ring II. Our first entry was Conquest Thorn who was awarded fifth place in the 6-9 month R/B dog puppy class. Magic then took a second place in his 9-12 Month class. All this happened while the huge 4-6 month R/B dog puppy class was going on in ring 1. We had an entry in that class and made it into the ring with Looker just as the Judge finished examining the final dog. Being so rushed was certainly not the best of circumstances for his first time in the show ring, but Looker held it together just fine and was awarded second place in the class. This pup was a delight all weekend—he was a great traveler and really seemed to enjoy the "show scene." We have high hopes of this little guy following in his dad's footsteps someday. Special Congrats to Doug and Sue Tack of Northgate Kennel on winning Reserve Best 4-6 Month Puppy with Little Eden Quinn (their dog Squire x our girl Cleo). It was quite an honor as this division is always huge at the National and the quality was especially deep this year.

I'd also like to say thank you and offer huge congratulations to Jennifer Shaul for handling our co-owned girl Little Eden Sassafras to a fabulous class win in the 9-12 Month R/B Bitch Puppy Class—great job Jennifer! Brillo was our entry and she managed a fifth place in this very tough class. All in all we were very pleased with the youngsters—they held their own in the very toughest of competition.

After the lunch break the Working Terrier Division started off with the Bronze Medallion Dog class. Turbo showed his little heart out and won this prestigious class in grand style. Standing in the ring I couldn't help but be reminded of another great smooth working dog—Hudson, Turbo's great grandsire, who previously won this same class three times. It was a true honor to lead each of these dogs into the ring, and an experience I won't ever forget.

Then it was Strut's turn in the ring. He won the Bred By Exhibitor Working Dog Class and ended up as Reserve Best Working Dog with Conquest Chisel, a beautiful dog we've always admired taking Best. Although we were secretly hoping for the elusive and as yet never achieved "hat trick "for Strut's swan song in the ring, we could never be disappointed in him, and it's impossible to feel bad about standing behind Chisel, a truly outstanding example of our breed. It just wasn't to be, that's all. Perhaps in a few years, we'll bring Strut out again for one final public appearance at the National, like we did with York. Until then, I think almost everyone will agree, Strut is one of kind—a very special dog, beautiful on the inside as well as the outside. He certainly leaves some very big shoes to fill on the Trial circuit. Click here for photos of Strut in the ring..

Both of our working bitch entries were in season and had to be scratched, so on to Sunday. Our only entry in the Open Division was Stroll, And she once again did us proud. She won the highly competitive Bred By Exhibitor Bitch Class, then went Best Open Bitch. Our little Gilda was truly amazing—the further she went, the better she showed—what a blast we had together! At the end of it all, Stroll was Reserve Best Open Terrier at the JRTCA National Trial for the second year in a row. I think she's a keeper. Click here for photos of Stroll in the ring.

Now we'll settle in for the winter and concentrate on getting our youngsters some time in the field. There's a chill in the air and thoughts are turning to fox hunting around here!

Little Eden Vixen. Look for Deborah and her new charges down in Texas this winter.

Our annual BAER and CERF testing clinic was held on July 16 this year. Somehow it never fails to be unbearably hot for this event. Thank goodness for plenty of electric fans and shade trees! We had multiple breeds attend this year, including over 70 Jack Russells for CERF testing. All were NORMAL (Yippee!) with the exception of three who had been previously diagnosed with cataracts and are being annually monitored for progression. This was great news for lots of people. We also had quite a few puppies for BAER testing, and all were normal! A good day all around!

Probably the most exciting news in July came from Germany announcing the birth of two beautiful litters sired by Strut via frozen semen. Congratulations to Gabi Schmidt (The Wanderers) and Hans Lange (Highfast)! Many thanks to them for the steady stream of great photos! See the miracle babies here and stayed tuned for updates on these little beauties. Ain't technology grand??

We brought out a new dog pup (Conquest Thorn) for the first time and he started the weekend off by going Best 4-6 Month Puppy. Thorn repeated this win on Sunday as well. Magic was Puppy Champion on Saturday and ended the day as Reserve Best Terrier of the Day—quite an accomplishment for a young pup! Keeping things in the family, Magic's sister Brillo was Best Bitch Puppy both days, and Reserve Puppy Champion on Sunday.

Turbo won the Bronze Medallion Dog class both days and went on to be Reserve Best Working Dog on Saturday. Sunday he stepped it up a notch and was Best Working Dog and Reserve Working Terrier Champion. Stroll was Reserve Open Terrier on Saturday. Sunday was an even better day for her as she went Best Open Terrier and Best Terrier of the Day! This was a repeat feat for her as she was Best Overall Terrier the year before at this same show while still a puppy. Stroll is on a roll!

Our young dog Magic has been very well received this year and was Puppy Champion both days. Ovation is truly in her prime and was Best Working Bitch both days and went all the way to Working Terrier Champion on Sunday. All in all, a good showing—we couldn't be more proud of our four-legged friends.

Judges for the weekend were Steve Wallace (England) and Gaye Redpath (Canada). Strut had never been shown under Mr. Wallace either, so we brought him along to show on Saturday. Although Strut has been enjoying life in semi-retirement, he has really seemed to relish "strutting his stuff" on a few special occasions this year. Neither rain nor wind nor Hurricane Ernesto could keep "the Strut Man" from showing his butt off. He could not be denied and was crowned Working Terrier Champion for the fourth straight year at this Trial.

Our girl Fang was Best Working Bitch and was right behind Strut as Reserve Working Champion. We didn't show Strut in Family this year but nevertheless his kids made their presence felt. Turbo was Reserve Best Working Dog both days, Stroll was Best Open Terrier both days, and his beautiful smooth daughter Northgate Stella, owned by the Shury's was Puppy Champion on Saturday. Magic had his turn again on Sunday taking Puppy Champion with his litter sister Brillo taking Best Bitch Puppy. The Working Division on Sunday was a sweep for the girls with Ovation as Champion and Cleo as Reserve.

We did attend the Buckeye trials, as this fit nicely into our schedule, just before the girls started whelping. It was great to see our friends from near and far at this, our first trial of the year. The terriers did us proud.

On Saturday, Little Eden Sassafras and Little Eden Brillo were Best and Reserve 4-6 Month Bitch Pups; and Brillo's brother Magic was Reserve 4-6 Month Dog Puppy. Sassafras then went on and was named Best 4-6 Month Puppy. This was our first time showing for all three of these pups.  Saturday, Stroll was the star among our adults, going Reserve Best Open Terrier.

On Sunday, the babies again did well with Magic going Best 4-6 Month Dog Puppy and Sassafras overall Reserve Best 4-6 Month Puppy. In the Working Terrier Division, Fang showed beautifully and literally felt like she was floating on the end of my lead. This spectacular performance did not go unnoticed by the judge who made our girl Fang Working Terrier Champion of the day.

The Duchess County Trials were the last on our calendar until August. rained a bit on Saturday morning and was blazing hot all day Sunday. I wish all trials could be held at such a wonderful facility as this. The covered pavilion made sure all remained comfortable, allowing a nice breeze to flow through and blocking the brutal sun. Our terriers showed well. Brillo and Magic were Best 4-6 Month Puppy and Reserve each day. On Saturday, Stroll was Best Open Terrier and Revelation took that same honor on Sunday. Be sure to take a look at the new photos of these two lovely girls. The Fairgrounds were great for photo opportunities as well!

Our dogs did us proud. All placed well in their respective classes. In ring one, Strut pulled off his third consecutive National Best Working Terrier Dog award. It was quite a thrill and a fine testament to his ancestors that he is holding together so well over the years. At four he is in his prime and looks better than ever—in our eyes anyway. 

Strut's kids, Turbo,