So long Moose, and thanks for the laughs.

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:41 am

The Jack Russel Terrier, Moose, who played the dog Eddie on the sitcom Frasier, has died. Aged 16 years.

RIP little fella....

djm · Post by **djm** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:51 am

That's a pretty respectable age for a little ball of adrenalin.

djm

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:25 am

djm wrote:That's a pretty respectable age for a little ball of adrenalin.

djm

Not too shabby. But these little guys tend to live a bit longer than their bigger cousins.

I have always wanted a Jack, but they really are a handful. Bull Terriers are very, very high energy dogs, but Jack Russels make them look sedate by comparrison.

Redwolf · Post by **Redwolf** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:49 am

Joseph E. Smith wrote:
djm wrote:That's a pretty respectable age for a little ball of adrenalin.

djm
Not too shabby. But these little guys tend to live a bit longer than their bigger cousins.

I have always wanted a Jack, but they really are a handful. Bull Terriers are very, very high energy dogs, but Jack Russels make them look sedate by comparrison.

Jacks need a job to do, to keep them focused.

Little guys can, indeed, live a much longer life than their bigger cousins. My Cedar (15-pound miniature poodle) was 18 1/2 when he died! And I have a friend whose small mixed breed lived to be 21.

Redwolf

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 7:16 am

I have a friend in Duluth MN, whose JR "Rusty", lived to be 20 Years old. And up until the end was still thinking he could catch (and trying) them thar squirrels.

susnfx · Post by **susnfx** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 7:36 am

A couple of years ago we had a Jack Russell for exactly 24 hours. We took him for a four mile run and when we reached home he was still bouncing off the walls. He was into EVERYTHING and had my daughter sobbing, "He won't STOP!" We returned him to the breeder the next morning. Cute dogs but...there are high energy dogs and then there are Jack Russells.

Susan

Redwolf · Post by **Redwolf** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 9:06 am

susnfx wrote:A couple of years ago we had a Jack Russell for exactly 24 hours. We took him for a four mile run and when we reached home he was still bouncing off the walls. He was into EVERYTHING and had my daughter sobbing, "He won't STOP!" We returned him to the breeder the next morning. Cute dogs but...there are high energy dogs and then there are Jack Russells.

Susan

There was a TV ad a while ago (I can't even remember what it was for) that showed this Jack bouncing through his day (at one point they even show him appearing and disappearing through a car's skylight as the car goes down the road. At the end, the owner says "the vet says he'll probably calm down in about 15 years" or something to that effect.

Yep...they're terriers at their most basic. They're full of energy, and live for the hunt. Cute as they are, I really don't recommend them as family pets, unless you have a perpetually rat-infested house or an agility course in your back yard.

Redwolf

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 9:36 am

16 x 7 = 112

Also, here are some random pictures of Jack Russell Terrier puppies from Google Images, proving that JRs are the cutest dogs in the world:

Despite the fact that they eat rats, I love them.

SteveShaw · Post by **SteveShaw** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 4:57 pm

It's quite interesting to see photos of Jack Russells NOT actually humping someone's leg. Here's me, thinking that that was their sole function.

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 8:51 pm

I loved to watch Eddie on that show. .......

proving that JRs are the cutest dogs in the world:

I'm sure you'll get lots of opinions on that.

I'll agree that terriers are the cutest dogs in the world,but, the cutest puppies in the world are Skyes-

Esther

Congratulations · Post by **Congratulations** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 8:58 pm

Cranberry wrote:

That has GOT to be the most precious thing I've ever seen. I don't want one, but damn if it's not cute.

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 8:59 pm

God loves a terrier, yes He does.

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 9:02 pm

It's true.

SteveShaw · Post by **SteveShaw** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:11 am

Congratulations wrote:
Cranberry wrote:
That has GOT to be the most precious thing I've ever seen. I don't want one, but damn if it's not cute.

That's an awful lot of wee-wee for such a tiny dog.

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:21 am

SteveShaw wrote:That's an awful lot of wee-wee for such a tiny dog.

Yeah, but he sure felt relieved afterward!