Wills And Pearl (Jack Russell Terrier)

By mm to 4 (Guest Post)

I too have a JRT. He is my empty nest baby. I have spoiled him rotten. I only wish I would have gotten two of them when he was a puppy because while he loves people he hates other dogs. I have to be very careful when walking him so I have to carry a whistle & mace. He would protect me to his death. We had quite a scare 2 months ago. He was diagnosed with diabetes. My husband has it so I do know about the disease but never the less I was devastated. He had to stay in the hospital ( he has never been away from home) & they went ahead & let him come home because he was so depressed. He is doing pretty good now. He takes insulin in the morning & in the evening. We have to test him & he has to eat prescription dog food twice a day. He can only have 6 presription treats per day. When we cannot get him to eat we have to syringe feed him which is difficult it takes about 6 syringes but he HAS to eat at a certain time. He is very willful he just doesn't understand. But he had his blood test 2 days ago & they said he's doing great. I have never had such a devoted dog. I just hope he continues to do great.

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Beth

I'm a little behind since I was on vacation and just saw the picture of your pups. I love them!

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tedsmom

They are precious! Give them both a big hug and kiss for me. God bless you!

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Stickchilly

you have some Great JRT...what you said is so true, my Petey
just turned 6 in May... since the petfood scare, I've been
cooking for him, I don't trust petfood any more from the
store, and I want him around for a long long time....
StickChilly & Petey

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Jantoo

Thanks for the sweet post and the great photo. My dear mixed terrier Lady, like your Max, also lived 17-1/2 years, healthy until the last few weeks. She died 5 weeks ago and I'm not ready for a new pup yet, but when I am, it'll be another terrier. You couldn't ask for a better companion.