10. High Toes
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Specifically, your dog may have high toes if the toes of the front or hind feet look particularly short and you notice that the toes don’t quite manage to touch the ground.
This condition is very unlikely to cause any problems for your dog, but it is of interest to breeders and to people who want to show their dogs.
As high toes are a breed fault, a Jack Russell Terrier who has them will not be a good candidate for shows or for producing further lines of dogs.
We have a 12 year old Jack Russell Terrior and lately he seems disoriented and sometimes slowing down. He doesn’t jump up on couches or bed alot like he used to, and he always wants to be in his cage (which is very unusual). He is still eating very good and is in good shape – weights 15 lbs. vet says is perfect. I am concerned because he does get confused at times, he seems bored to me. We did move from a beautiful house in Buffalo 1 year ago and now we live in a manufactured home in Florida.… Read more »
My Jack Russell is doing the same exact thing.😢😢 I have to take him into the vet. He’s been lazy lately and in his cage. The littlest things startle him
Mine too. He is 11 years old. I think this behaviour is normal as they start getting older.