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Gwinn-Dell's Lethal Weapon
"The JRT"
The JRT (pronounced "Jert") is our Jack Russell Terrier (or Jack Rotten Terror). His name, J.R.T., stands for "Jack Russell Terrier." JRT is our working barn dog. We bought him after researching Terrier breeds to control the vast rodent population here. He is happiest when doing what he was bred to do - - sending mice to the next world! His record to date is 184 mice in 2 hours. JRT is also one of my demo dogs for my obedience classes and is a very good worker. Agility is another of his favorite hobbies. He is a "Puddin," meaning the short legged variety. These were the guys used to control the rat population on English farms, while the long legged JRTs were used to hunt foxes. A true Terrier, JRT is a muscle with teeth! (Now only 6 teeth, due to a bone infection, but he still mouses!)
Here's our other favorite picture of JRT. We recreated the RCA picture. The RCA victrola was small and Nipper was big, compared with our Victrola and our tiny ten inch terrier. We collect RCA Victor and Nipper antiques and this picture hangs over our cabinet Victrola between two antique portraits of the famous RCA dog listening to "His Master's Voice." Since JRT's eye patch is really on his right side we did a reverse negative for this portrait.
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