Jack Highland Terrier 

Your Jack Highland Terrier is the result of breeding a Jack Russell Terrier with a West Highland White Terrier and is a newer hybrid.  There is little to no information available on the hybrid itself but there is an abundance of information available on the parent breeds.  The information provided in this segment will reflect this combined parent breed information.  As a hybrid canine, the Jack Highland Terrier can take on the appearance, personality and behavioral characteristics of either or both parent breeds.  Both of the parent breeds, the Jack Russell Terrier and the West Highland White Terrier, were bred for hunting activities in their respective countries and in their respective decades/centuries.  The Jack Russell Terrier was developed in the United Kingdom in the 1800’s and utilized for hunting and tracking purposes.  The Jack Russell was large enough to keep up the pace of the foxhounds but small enough to “go to ground” and rout out foxes from their dens, a task not as well performed by the larger foxhounds.  The West Highland White Terrier was developed in Scotland sometime prior to 1904 when it was first shown under its modern name in the Scottish Kennel Club dog show which took place in Edinburgh.  The breed was later recognized by The Kennel Club (England) in 1906, brought to the United States in 1905 and recognized by the American Kennel club in 1908 as Roseneath Terrier, a name that was changed in 1909 to its modern name of West Highland White Terrier.  This parent breed was also bred for hunting tasks, specifically targeting rats, rabbits, badger and fox. The Jack Russell Terrier is not recognized by the American Kennel (but the Parson Jack Russell Terrier is), but this parent breed is recognized by the Australian National Kennel Council, American Rare Breed Association, American Russell Terrier Club, Irish Kennel Club and the FCI.  The West Highland White Terrier was recognized by the American Kennel Club in 1908.