Yes we are! 501(c)3 Certified

October 2014
VOL. 21, No. 10
Monthly
Howler
What you see is not always what you get.
Have you heard this saying before? I have, and been fooled more times than I
would like to remember.
As I work in rescue, I am becoming more familiar with this saying, and not always
in a good way. I know I have been guilty of this thinking in the past and is why I
have three smooth coat JRT's. Because I like the way they look. Luckily, I also
love my three for who they are. All right, sometimes they push the limits, but I
always love them.
More and more as I talk to potential adopters and people that have already
adopted, I find that what a dog looks like is sometimes more important than
what he/she is like. It has become a pet peeve of mine, I might add. While I
understand the thinking, so many great dogs are being passed up because they
don't have the right kind of ears, the wrong coat, even the wrong tail.
Sometimes they are just a little too old or too young.
I recently read that black dogs are usually the last to be adopted at a shelter,
because people don't like to have a black dog. They actually reduce the price, or
have special days when all black dogs and cats are free.
At an adoption event not too long ago, a gentlemen came up and started asking
me about our dogs in rescue. He specifically asked about a dog being good with
kids and other dogs and not a lot of energy. The dog I was caring for that day
was all of those things. I suggested him and the man took one look at him and
said, "Oh, I wanted a long hair JRT". He was adamant about his requirements. I
know the dog I had with me didn't understand, but I did, and I felt so badly for
him. He would have been a great dog for that guy, exactly what he wanted.
Except for the coat.
Maybe it is time for us to change our thinking. There are so many wonderful
dogs out there, some not as pretty as others. Next time you are looking for a
dog, go check out a not so pretty dog, or a senior dog, you might just get the best
friend you've ever had.
Barbara Eppert
Yes we are!
501(c)3 Certified
On The Home Front for Jacks
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Miss Edie by Lucy McCausland
I had been looking for a JRT rescue for quite a while. We have had Jacks our entire adult lives and I knew it would be hard to find
a dog that could fill the shoes of some of our previous Jacks. When I saw the picture of Miss Edie on MAJR’s facebook page, I had
to find out more about her. Everyone was super in terms of answering questions and special thanks to Melody for speaking with
me on the phone to tell me a bit more about what Miss Edie was like during her foster time.
I drove up to Philly to pick Miss Edie up, sight unseen, at an adoption event. The moment Melody walked up with her, I knew it
was meant to be! She was the sweetest Jack! Couldn’t wait to get her home, so I watched her walk into her crate like a champ
and off we went. She traveled really well on the 3-hour drive back to DC.
Two things I remember most vividly about bringing Miss Edie into the house for the first time:
1. She walked in like she owned the place, and immediately made herself at
home
2. My husband Doug saw her and broke out in a huge smile.
There is something so special in figuring out a new dog’s personality. Everything is a discovery!
We quickly learned that Miss Edie was a true character. She had personality plus, and she set
out to win our hearts over.
I had made a vet appointment for two weeks after her arrival, just to get a wellness checkup and have our vet meet her and set a
baseline. In the week leading up to that visit, Miss Edie had times when she would seem very lethargic, and something told me to
move up the appointment. During the checkup, our vet felt some nodules under her left arm. Knowing her history with the
benign mammary tumor, he arranged a biopsy on the nodules, just to be sure. Those results came back solid mammary
carcinoma.
It was devastating news, but we set out to do the recommended surgery, which was quite a big deal. Time seemed to be of the
essence.
Miss Edie did well during the surgery and we got to pick her up after her 2-day stay-over. She came out to the waiting area happy
and wagging her tail! Unbelievable!
There were stitches and over 50 staples, running down the length of her left side. The next day she was very energetic – my
husband said, “Does she know she just had major surgery?”
Looking back, it was really just that first two days that she felt so good. I think she was just so happy to be home – I know she was
sure that she was loved! But we were able to take the cone off after that first day. She had a Surgi-sock on, or a t-shirt, to keep
her from getting at the sutures, but the truth is, she never really did go after them at all, which, as you probably know, is not
really typical for a 6-year old Jack.
The goal was to get through the 2 weeks needed for her to recover, and have the sutures removed so the chemo treatments
could begin. The surgeon was unable to get clean margins on the tumors under her left arm and such an aggressive cancer we all
hoped that the chemo would ensure some extra time for our cute girl.
The sutures came out on a Thursday. Her first chemo would be the next Monday.
It was now seven weeks since I had made the trip to Philly. I cannot begin to tell you how our lives were changed forever during
this time by this wonderful little dog. She had completely taken our hearts and we loved her so much! The building we live in is
very dog friendly, and all the residents and staff had come to love her, asked about her often, and were rooting for her recovery.
Miss Edie had a rough weekend before her chemo appointment on Monday. Her hind end basically went out, making it difficult
for her to walk or do her business. I sat with her in a big chair she loved on Sunday, and I almost watched as the
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lymph nodes on her neck became enlarged.
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Miss Edie Continued
I took her in on Monday for the chemo treatment at 7:30am. By 10am the oncologist called to say that things like her hind
end problems and the new nodules on her neck had taken precedence over the chemo. The cancer was spreading too fast.
We were truly fortunate to have gotten the chance to meet Miss Edie. Not a day goes by that I don’t wish that we had known
her longer. She holds her place in our hearts with the Jacks that came before her in our lives, and she certainly holds her own
with all of them!
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Don’t forget about our Barkbox fundraiser.
A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who donated to Boli's surgery (we raised around $1000).
Thank you for your purchase of Yankee Candle products (we raised around $1100).
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Canine Developmental Stages by Carol McCoy
Dogs go through developmental stages just like humans do. Most owners these days are aware of puppy socialization, but
many are not aware that emotional and physical development continues on for a few years after puppyhood.
Studies on dog behavior have divided puppy development into several distinct stages for descriptive purposes, but it is
important to note that development is a continual and dynamic process. Dogs (especially JRT’s) do not abruptly leave one
stage and enter another, rather the progression is smooth and the stages overlap. (i.e., your dog didn’t read and perfectly follow
the book). Breed, sex and temperament and other factors can also influence the progression.
The stages are pretty involved, but the critical issues are listed below:
Stage and Age
Key Features and Behaviors
Neonatal Period birth-2 week
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Unable to eliminate or regulate body temperature without mother.
Eyes closed and unable to hear.
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Begin to react to sound.
Teeth erupt.
Eyes open, react to changes in light, but unable to see fully.
Crawl backwards as well as forwards, begins to stand, as well as wag tail.
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Learn species-specific behavior from dam and littermates such as facial expressions, body
postures, mouthing, chasing, barking, play, and status-seeking behaviors.
Begin showing appeasement gestures to dam when disciplined.
Learn bite inhibition from playing with littermates.
Begin to understand social hierarchy through interaction with dam and littermates.
Mother begins weaning pups.
Transitional Period 2-3 weeks
Awareness Period 3-4 weeks
Canine Socialization Period 3-13 weeks
Human Socialization Period 7-12 weeks
Seniority Classification Period 10-16
weeks
Flight Instinct Period 4-8 months
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Are able to fully use all their senses.
Can walk.
Can thermoregulate and eliminate.
Are learning at an extremely fast rate.
Begin to play with littermates.
Can eat by means other than sucking.
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Can form deep bonds with humans at this time.
Enters a fearful stage between 8 and 11 weeks of age. Anything that traumatizes them at
this stage could potentially scare them for the rest of their lives.
Can go home with a human family.
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Attempt to resolve status in the household
Become more independent
May resist coming when called and venture off on own.
Venture off on own.
Teething and associated chewing and mouthing intensifies.
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May become fearful of new, and even familiar, situations.
Reach sexual maturity; males lifting leg and females go into first heat.
Lifelong reactive behavior patterns (growling at unfamiliar people, for example) can form.
Second Fear Impact Period: Adolescence
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6-14 months
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Maturity 1-4 years
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Continue to grow to full size.
Behavior issues not addressed will become more apparent, if not already addressed in
training (i.e., resource guarding, reactivity towards people or other dogs, dominancerelated issues.
Continue to build associations with objects, people, and situations for the rest of life.
A major critical period we need to be very aware of is doggy adolescence. It is the time when dogs are often dropped off at
shelters. It is an calamitous and drawn out period of change, starting as early as 18 weeks and sometimes dragging on until three
years of age. Inadequate socialization and training tremendously shows up at adolescence. What was annoying, minor puppy
rambunctiousness can be manifested as major-league unruly behavior. It is also the time when a puppy's lack of confidence may
soon be demonstrated as fearfulness and/or aggression to other dogs or people. Socialization does not end at puppyhood, but
continues through a dog’s life.
As puppy owners, is helpful for us to be aware of these stages to avoid frustration and prevent mishaps at critical periods causing
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behavioral problems that could last a lifetime with some dogs. As owners of rescue adult dogs, who might have been impacted
at critical periods or might have lacked the training and socialization, it can provide insight for better understanding why our
dogs may have certain issues and can help us in the retraining of our dogs.
What’s In A Name? by Mary Norris
A Puddin’, a Parson, a Russell, a Jack??? A Jack Russell Terrier! The name often depends on who is speaking or what
organization is involved, but all these feisty, energetic little terriers trace their roots back to a foxing hunting minister living in
the 1800’s in the Devon countryside in the south of England.
While studying at Oxford, the Anglican Parson, John Russell is said to have purchased his first terrier from a milkman in the village
of Marston in Oxfordshire. Typical for the time, Trump as Russell called her, was white in color, she stood
about 14 inches at the shoulder and had a rough coat. In his Memoirs, Russell described her as
“..close to perfect… Her colour is white with just a patch of dark tan over each eye and ear, while a
similar dot, not larger than a penny piece, marks the root of the tail. The coat, which is thick, close and a
trifle wiry is well calculated to protect the body from wet and cold, but has no affinity with the long, rough
jacket of a Scotch Terrier. The legs are straight as arrows, the feet perfect; the loins and confirmation of
the whole frame indicative of hardihood and endurance; while size and height of the animal may be compared to that of a fullgrown vixen fox.” (1)
The Parson’s favorite stud dog was Old Jock, about whom he wrote, “… I never saw a sweeter animal than Jock, so perfect in
shape, so much quality. He is as near perfection as we mortals are ever allowed to feast our eyes on.” (2) The Parson Russell
wanted to breed the perfect fox hunting terrier; one that would follow the fox to ground, then harass it until it left the hole. He
didn’t want a dog that would hurt the fox. For Russell, the whole point was to drive the fox above ground so that the hunt could
continue. With this in mind, he moved his breeding program away from including animals with Bulldog ancestry, although may in
his time advocated this idea.
In addition to being a man of God, the Reverend John Russell was an outdoorsman and a dog man through and
through. He devoted much of his life to improving and refining the bloodlines of his beloved white terriers. Because
of his prominence as a breeder of hunting terriers, after his death in 1883, at age of 88, most of the small white fox
hunting terriers in England become known as Russell Terriers. Eventually the name became Jack Russell Terriers,
since Jack was the Parson’s name to his friends!
The white terrier of the Reverend Russell’s type was used in England for many years by fox hunters and farmers . In 1904, Arthur
Heinemann, a terrier breeder in England, drafted the first breed standard for the Jack Russell Terrier. It described a terrier which
stood 14 inches at the shoulder. This was the beginning of over a 150 years of international wrangling between many breed
organizations, in several countries, trying to decide exactly what is a Jack Russell!
Today, in the United States, according to the AKC, the Russell Terrier and Parson Russell Terrier
are two, distinct breeds, similar, sharing a common origin, but having several marked differences
— the most notable being the range of acceptable heights. In July 2004 the AKC adopted a
standard that said a Parson Russell should stand between 12 – 15 inches at
the shoulder with 13- 14 being ideal, and should weigh between 13-17
pounds. While in 2009, the AKC declared a Russell Terrier should stand between 10-12 inches at the withers
with weight proportionate to height. A Russell Terrier is permitted to have either a smooth, broken or rough
coat, while a Parson Russell may only have a smooth or broken coat. The AKC requirement for color,
confirmation attitude and gait for both these terriers are very similar, and in recent years the descendants of
The Rev. Parson’s white terriers have thrilled crowds at Madison Square Garden’s Westminster Kennel Club Show.
Meanwhile, the Jack Russell Terrier Club of America's standard size for a Jack Russell is 10–15 inches which
is described is a more general working standard. At the same time, the American Russell Terrier Club and the
English Jack Russell Terrier Club Alliance states that an ideal height is between 8–12 inches. While according
to the Jack Russell Club of Great Britain's breed standard, the Jack Russell should stand 10–15 inches at the
withers, and the Fédération Cynologique Internationale standard for the Jack Russell terrier also has this
smaller size listed as a requirement.
According to a respected breeder in the United States who specializes in “Shorty” Jacks, the terrier should be
9-11 inches tall and between 12-17 pounds; primarily white, but with bi or tricolor markings. However, most
importantly, the dog should be sweet natured. kind and pleasant!
So as you can see, What’s In A Name? can be a loaded question – with many possible answers.
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With the end of the event season MAJR’s Board would like to extend a huge thank you to all the volunteers who stepped
up every weekend to help man the table and handle dogs for events in New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Since April we have attended over 20 events spreading the word about our organization, our dogs and educating the public
on a variety of topics from dog bite prevention to disaster preparedness for the dog.
Our foster homes continue to be the backbone of MAJR. The foster families attend are diligent to attend as many events as
possible. Each one of them is passionate about the care and attention their foster dog receives. Several have ended up
adopting dogs they are fostering but they continue to take new foster dogs. We are very fortunate that every dog we have
assessed and put out for a volunteer to foster has been accepted into a loving and happy foster home.
There is one volunteer who quietly attends every event, even those far from his home. He loves to walk the dogs and when
not walking a dog he is taking photos. He greets everyone with a smile and he knows most of the dogs and their
personalities.
John Swindler became a volunteer for MAJR last year and has become an integral part of the team. He does everything
from events to transports to fundraising to assessing dogs to short term fostering in cases of emergency. To give you an
idea of what John does I can describe 3 weeks. John picked a dog up in Lebanon. He and his wife took care of him (body
and soul) for several days. John then drove the dog to North Central Pennsylvania to meet up with the dog’s foster family.
He also dropped off 40 lbs of food to this foster. John then went on to western PA and picked up a dog (dropping food off
for this foster home) brought the dog back to Southeastern PA so she could be adopted.
A week later, John volunteered to come from his home near Lancaster PA to Vineland NJ and drive two Jacks to a rescue
partner in Paramus NJ.
When not volunteering for MAJR, John volunteers at the Berks County Humane Society where he walks dogs. Thanks to
John we have been made aware of and pulled several nice dogs from that shelter including Snoop Dog and Bailey.
John Swindler is best known for his camera work. John brings his camera to every event large or small. Almost every photo
of our dogs on Facebook is a Swindler original. He takes hundreds of photos of the dogs and he is the creator of the event
photo albums. It’s hard to imagine our Facebook page and our events page without John’s photowork.
John has been part of our fundraising efforts as well. Not only does he contribute when funds are needed he also searches
for new opportunities for MAJR to raise money.
I could go on and on about the contributions John has made to MAJR. John is not just a wonderful volunteer but a great
person. We are very lucky and honored to have John volunteering for Mid Atlantic Jack Rescue. Thank you John Swindler
for all that you have done, do and will do. You are the BEST!!!!
2014 Halloween
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Statistics
Dog
Status
Chico
Pongo
Tessie
Buddie
Tippy
Olive
Jugger
Rocky
Tara
Tara’s 5
puppies
Duffy
Rudy
Jackie
Smiles
Big Boy
Calvert
Bailey
Scooter
Penny
3 Arkansas
Puppies
3 Arkansas
Puppies
Patches
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Alvin
Jonas
Toby
Boli
Sadie
Bentley
Millie
Louise
Duncan
Stormy
China
Chiquita
Huck
Boo
Stat
e
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
MD
PA
PA
Available MD
Available NC
Available PA
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
Adoption
pending
Adoption
pending
Adoption
pending
Adoption
pending
Adoption
pending
Adoption
pending
Adopted
Adopted
Adopted
PA
Adopted
Adopted
Adopted
Adopted
Adopted
Adopted
DE
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
To date we have rescued 196 dogs (117 males and 79 females) and found forever
homes for 159 dogs. 4 dogs have died of natural causes or illness while in our care.
The average length of stay with MAJR is 49 days.
In the month of October we had 42 dogs in our care. We accepted 16 new dogs into
the rescue. We adopted 9 dogs, 8 dogs have adoptions pending. Of the 10
adopted, 2 are foster failures. 2 dogs were returned. All dogs except Tara’s puppies
are available for adoption. The average age of the dogs now in MAJR is 3.5 years
old.
Congratulations to: Boo, Huck, Chiquita, China, Stormy, Duncan, Millie Louise,
Bentley, and Sadie and to all their forever families.
Please welcome three new volunteer families to MAJR: Samantha and Xavier Allen
who will be helping out in the Lancaster area, Kelly Winters who is a new Maryland
foster home and Julie Good who transported 3 puppies and a senior for us from our
Jack rescue partner in Oklahoma and who has offered to help us out. Welcome!!!
Many thanks to all the volunteers who took the time, stepped up, helped out this
month. This was one of our busiest months ever with a number of transports,
assessments, shelter pulls and events. We could not do all that we do without the
support of our wonderful volunteers, especially the foster families who step up
time and again and offer their homes and their love and support to dogs in
shelters.
MAJR is driven by volunteers and dedicated to saving lives when and where we
can.
MD
PA
PA
Events
Date
Event
Location
August 30
Ludwigs Corner
Horse Show
Routes 100 north of Route 401 in
Glenmore, PA
August 31
Ludwigs Corner
Horse Show
Routes 100 north of Route 401 in
Glenmore, PA
September 1
Ludwigs Corner
Horse Show
Routes 100 north of Route 401 in
Glenmore, PA
September 7
4PM to 8PM
Rockledge Car
Show
Huntingdon Pike Rockledge ,PA
September 13
Breezewood
Terrier Trial
4100 Hazelwood Ave
Downingtown PA
September 20
10AM- 2 PM
Bark for Life
Green Lane Park, Green Lane PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
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