hi all,

kinda noob to the forums. planning to get a jrt, to keep our german shepherd at home company... is this a sound idea? we've been thinking of getting a smaller sized dog with good personality, so that it can get along with the older gsd. anyone here have experience with keeping a jrt with a bigger companion?

my husband and i do a lot of outdoor activities - hiking and swimming mostly, and we usually bring our gsd along... would this be a good idea with the jrt? btw, i heard that jrts love to have playing space, and we have a big yard (with lots of plants, errk!) for the gsd, so hoping this would be a plus point.

any thoughts would be appreciated. thanks!

Yeah.. it happen to my Shadow boy as well, sumtimes is minor thing. Dunno how to explain to you, will be able to show you went we meet on the 19th November.. dont say u not coming..  Was thinking to get a min pin to accompany my JRT.. but I know that Shadow is getting abit bossy these days.. possesive. Will see how.


No worries, i'll be going. in fact i looking forward to the date itself....Shadow Bossy? hahahaa....Ty'rel become very very attached to me and keep bullying my niece...hahahaa....my boy would howl or cry whenever it know that i'm home and cannot see me...if i go to toilet to poo or pee, Ty'rel will follow me..the other day my niece was massaging me with her foot ( u know i lying on the floor and she standing at my back ) Ty'rel bark at her and chase her away...tot she's hurting me...hahahahaa      ..That's my boy!!!

@salabianca
Well my 6 year old pair of labradors cant accept my JRT, I think u must bring ur GSD to meet the JRT puppy, see how it turns out. DOgs that are not socialize often with other dogs tend to develop alot of nasty behaviors. Well hope to hear good news from you, JRT's are really nice dogs. 

planning to get a jrt, to keep our german shepherd at home company... is this a sound idea? we've been thinking of getting a smaller sized dog with good personality

my husband and i do a lot of outdoor activities - hiking and swimming mostly, and we usually bring our gsd along... would this be a good idea with the jrt?

As hojeff mentioned, both breeds cn b fairly dominant so may not b ideal 4 each other. Really depends on d individual JRT, coz deir personalities cn range from friendly to feisty. If ur defination of 'good personality' = nice, friendly n well behaved, den d JRT breed may fall short of ur expectation  .

GSDs hv strong prey drive n may mistake a speedy white JRT for a rabbit n gv chase. My JRT hs bn chased by a number of large dogs b4 ... most times, d larger dog is in play mode. Other times, my JRT is feisty n fierce enuf 2 stand his ground till d other dog backs up. 

Outdoor activities n a large backyard r ideal 4 JRTs. D more exercise dey get, d more settled dey r at home. However, offleash runs r not recommended unless u hv a reliable recall n d environment is safe n secure. JRTs hunt on sight n dey'll naturally gv chase to any small, fast moving object.

If u still intend 2 get a JRT, make sure dat both dogs do get along well. JRTs tend to get along better with K9s of d opposite sex. 

i'm now teaching my boy the 'drop dead' trick...any suggestion for me to get this started?

hi all!!

thanks for all the advice... really helped! my gsd is pretty friendly with other dogs, and seem to do well with our resident cat (keep my fingers crossed so she doesn't one day turn around and chase the cat instead!)

been reading up on jrts, and my main concern is now whether it can learn to tolerate the cat, since they love to chase small animals. because the cat is the oldest pet in the house, i suppose i should give it 'priority'

anyways, its amazing what you can teach a dog, especially the smarter ones like jrt... i've been told by a friend with a jrt the only thing he cannot do is learn to sit still!

yes, i will be at the dog-carnival-thing on 19th november. maybe i can meet up with other dog owners, we can have a good chat ya??

cheers all!

too bad aperture not big enuf.

Hi,
I'm not sure if this is going to be helpful...but...
I've got a GSD as well..and he co-exists with 4 other dogs (dobe,bullmastiff,cocker mix, and a shih tzu mix). While he is friendly with all dogs,I worry abt the small ones as he plays very roughly with them. (with the exception of Groovy,he's a fiesty one! I can rely on him to teach my GSD some manners ).
Otherwise,he loves playing with other dogs which can be a real headache when its time for training.

Pic is quite ok. I'd like to get my hands one fawn's camera

While he is friendly with all dogs,I worry abt the small ones as he plays very roughly with them. (with the exception of Groovy,he's a fiesty one! I can rely on him to teach my GSD some manners ).

Pics look pretty good. Wat camera u using?

Yup  Salabianca, u really shld hv a word with Reality coz she owns all manners n size of dogs at d same time, including an active n friendly GSD.

RD, thks for d promo on groovy's abilities. Again, not too proud of it coz hv 2 keep watch on him most of d time. Did u manage 2 catch d Protection dog demo at Subang ... supposed 2 b an imported Czech GSD, big n black fella.

Hope to c u guys again on 19 Nov at BU park. 

RD, thks for d promo on groovy's abilities. Again, not too proud of it coz hv 2 keep watch on him most of d time. Did u manage 2 catch d Protection dog demo at Subang ... supposed 2 b an imported Czech GSD, big n black fella.

Hope to c u guys again on 19 Nov at BU park. 

Your GSD could use some manners teaching when he sees Dookie.

Pic is quite ok. I'd like to get my hands one fawn's camera