PARSON RUSSELL (JACK
RUSSELL) TIME FRAME
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1795:
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Parson John
Russell is born.
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1815-1819:
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Russell acquires
"Trump," his first fox terrier.
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Mid-1800's:
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Russell becomes
known for breeding terriers for fox hunting. Fox terriers ...
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1873:
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The Kennel Club is
formed. Russell is a founding member.
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1883:
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Parson John
Russell dies.
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1904:
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Breeder Arthur
Heinemann writes the first breed standard (14 inches) for the Jack
Russell Terriers, which is still in use by the Jack Russell Terrier
Association of America (JRTAA) and the Jack Russell Terrier Club of
Great Britain (JRTCGB). Heinemann forms the Parson Jack Russell
Terrier Club (PJRTC) in England.
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Mid-1900's:
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Jack Russell
Terriers are not seen in the show ring, but still exist in the British
countryside where they go to ground for farmers in pursuit of fox and
vermin. |
1960:
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The JRTGB is
founded by Romayne Moore. |
| 1976: |
The Jack Russell
Terrier Club of America (JRTCA) is formed in the United States and
adopts the 10 to 15 inch standard for the breed.
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| 1985:
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The Jack Russell
Terrier Breeders Association (JRTBA) is founded as a group within the
JRTCA.
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| 1987:
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The JRTBA
separates from the JRTCA and adopts the 12 to 15 inch standard.
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1989:
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The Parson Jack
Russell Terrier is recognized by the The Kennel Club (KC), in England.
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1991:
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The Jack Russell
Terrier is recognized by the United Kennel Club (UKC), in the United
States.
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1996:
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The American
Kennel Club (AKC) recognizes the Jack Russell Terrier on the 12 to 15
inch height standard. The JRTBA is named the parent club by the
AKC.
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1997:
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The JRTBA changes
its name to the JRTAA.
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2000:
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The AKC accepts
the Jack Russell Terrier in the AKC Terrier Group.
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2003:
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The AKC changes
the name Jack Russell Terrier to Parson Russell Terrier. The JRTAA
changes its name to PRTAA.
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| 2004: |
AKC adopts the
PRTAA recommended Breed Standard Revisions.
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| 2010: |
10 year Anniversary of Breed's acceptance into AKC.
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| 2013: |
PRTAA National will begin to be a "Roving National" in 2013 at Great Western Terrier Association of So. CA, then to Montgomery County Terrier Specialty in 2014, and at Purina Farms in Mo. in 2015.
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