Annotated Set of Dog Links

Link lists are a bit of an antique idea, but I'm including one anyway.

For those doing the same on other sites, please add the www.terrierman.com link and http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com links to your own web pages. Thanks in advance!

The Jack Russell Terrier Club of America can be found at http://www.terrier.com/ This is the largest JRT club in the world, and they also are a U.S. source for Deben Collars and fox nets. The real strength of the JRTCA is that they register individual dogs, rather than whole litters, and refuse to register any dog under one year of age. The JRTCA also takes measurements and pictures (front and side) to make sure that basic conformation is adhered to . To read the JRTCA’s take on the AKC, see “The JRTCA Stance on AKC Recognition” (“Why We Fight Application to the AKC”) at http://www.terrier.com/jrtca/noakc.php3.

WorkingTerrier.com is a very nice site at http://www.workingterrier.com and a complete source on open trials. There are also links to an excellent piece on coat-color genetics, rescue, several books, etc. A great site and very well done by Holly Steele. For her other site, see the beautiful >> http://leavesdenterriers.com

Read Country Books is at www.readcountrybooks.com and is reprinting lots of great old titles that have been very hard to get up to now. Great books, great service, great price. Give them some business!

Countryside Alliance is the UK organization trying to fashioned what we take for granted in the U.S. -- a working relationship between hunters, environmentalists and private land owners. Check it out at >> http://www.countryside-alliance.org

Southeastern Working Terrier Association is another very pretty site by Holly Steele that is mostly dedicated to a North Carolina open trial held in October

Patterdale Terrier Club is at http://ptca.00go.com Let's hope this dog never gets pulled into the AKC. Is it too late to trademark the name?

Earthworkers Unlimited is http://earthworkers.com is a UKC-affiliated club that promotes and supports the working terrier.

Yankee Jack Russell Terrier Network is a really well designed site creating a community of Jack Russell people in New England >> check it out at http://www.yjrtn.com/index.html

The Rocky Mountain Jack Russell Terrier Network is the gateway to the Jack Russell community in Colorado and the Western Mountain States >> http://www.rmjrtn.com

Strongheart Patterdale Terriers is at http://www.strong-heart.com and is a very well done site!

Jack Russell Terrier Club of Great Britain (JRTCGB) >> http://www.jackrussellgb.co.uk/ is a pure-show web site. The good news is that quite a few of the terrier people associated with the JRTCGB are diggers.

Coch-y-Bonddu Books is in Wales and at www.anglebooks.com. They not only have hard-to-find books and great service, but they also reprint books that are out of print.

Linruff Kennels is Jeff Rowe's kennel and he breeds working dogs sized to work >> http://www.linruffkennels.00go.com

Dave Mason Patterdales is at http://www.masonpatterdales.00go.com and is another potential source for working terriers.

Mountain Legends is Carol Voyles site, and is another potential place to look for a working terrier >> http://www.mountainlegendsfarm.com/HOME.html

Dr. P’s Dog Training is at http://www.uwsp.edu/acad/psych/Dog/dog.htm and is just about the best total dog training site I’ve found so far. This guy is serious and the site is impressive and comprehensive.

Heartland Working JRT Clubs is at www.hwjrtc.com

Day Break Jack Russells is at www.daybreakjackrussells.com

Prairie Creek Jack Russells www.prairiecreekjackrussells.com

Jack Russell Terrier Rescue If you are looking for a pet or even a good working dog, please consider dogs that are in rescue. Most of the dogs are terrific animals whose only "crime" is that their first human owner was immature and ignorant. Now their only "crime" is that they are no longer little puppies that will pee all over your rugs. If that sounds like a good thing to you, click on the links below.
JRTCA Russell Rescue Jack Russell Rescue (JRTNNC) Arizona Rescue Carolinas Rescue Colorado Rescue Connecticut Rescue Florida Rescue	Heartland Rescue Illinois Rescue Indiana Rescue Maine Rescue Maryland Rescue Massachusetts Rescue Michigan Rescue	Mid-Atlantic Rescue Minnesota Rescue New Jersey Rescue Pacific Northwest JRT Rescue Texas Rescue Virginia Rescue

Karen Pryor is the queen of clicker training and if you don’t do it, you should try it. Pryor’s book, “Don’t Shoot the Dog,” is a life-transforming book that is about far more than dog and animal training. Her site can be found at http://www.karenpryor.com/.

Lodge Designs sells various types of Jack Russell-related items and is owned by Char Smith >> http://www.lodgedesigns.com/index.html

Rat Dog can be found at http://www.terrierman.com/ratdog.htm. Great facts, a patron saint (an American President!), and a few hunting tips as well. Fun for the whole family! The best site on terrier ratting on the internet! Check it out.

A Great Rat-killing Video Game is free to download from http://www.winsite.com/info/pc/win3/games/rats2.zip/ The rats have sex, breed, and mature in front of your eyes, complete with sound effects. Your goal is to exterminate them with gas, poison, bombs, radiation, barriers, and sex-changing signs (I swear) before they over run you. It's like pac-man, but on acid. Great fun!

The U.S. Border Collie Club has tried to keep a working standard rather than a conformation standard. Read about their battle with the AKC (written by celebrated dog author Donald McCaig) at http://www.bordercollie.org/akc.html. For another bit on this topic, see “We Only Register Dogs” at http://www.bordercollie.org/only.html.

Dirt-Dog is a very good site on go-to-ground and hunting with terriers. Check it out at http://www.dirt-dog.com.

Go-to-Ground Tunnel Training Tips can be found at http://www.terrierman.com/tunneltips.htm

A Complete List of Dog Emails Lists can be found at http://www.k9web.com/dog-faqs/lists/email-list.html. Whatever your flavor of dog info, from health to training, from breed specific to disease-specific, you can probably find it here.

Chagnon Trapping Supplies is a truly unique web site. They’ve got every kind of trap imaginable, plus the really useful stuff like a gallon of Raccoon urine. Whether you’re looking to catch a squirrel to practice go-to-ground, or get your dog tracking down critters in the woods, this place could be helpful. They have wonderful things like a “Tin Cat” that will catch 2 dozen mice at a time (alive!) as well as an “Elevator Sparrow Trap.” Great prices, weird stuff, and some of its is actually useful even if you live in the suburbs. Check it out at http://trap-supply.hypermart.net.

Tomahawk Live Trap is less comprehensive and exotic than Chagnon’s (see
above), and can be found at http://www.livetrap.com/.

On-line Pet Stores. There are quite a few of them. Revival Animal Health is a nice little company at www.revivalanimal.com UpCo claims to be the largest with 15,000 items. Check them out at http://www.upco.com/ RC Steele is one of the bigger dog product companies and you can check them out at http://www.rcsteele.com/. Another good site is J and J Dog Supplies at http://www.jandjdog.com/. J and B Wholesale Pet Supplies can be found at http://www.jbpet.com/. Check out Pet-Expo Products at http://www.pet-expo.com/. If you still can’t find what you’re looking for. Still stumped? Check out Pet Market at http://www.PetMarket.com/ For health care stuff, see the health care section of this web site.

Earthdogs is at http://www.k9web.com/dog-faqs/activities/earthdogs.html and is a general introduction to Go-to-Ground stuff. If you want to know more, buy Jo Ann Frier-Murza’s excellent book, “Earthdog Ins and Outs” which can be purchased directly from her. To order or preview the table of contents, go to http://members.aol.com/digm2/VillageGreenFarm.htm.

Basic Clicker Training Information can be found at Clicker Train at http://www.clickertrain.com/journal.html. Another place that has clicker links is Super Dog at http://www.superdog.com/clicker.htm. For another set of clicker links go to http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/8636/Links2.html. Click for Success is a training school, but answers some FAQ’s, has some links, etc. and can be found at: http://www.clickforsuccess.com/

Lots of Good Training Links are sorted by problem or issue at http://www.iag.net/~bestpaw/bpftrain.html#spec. You could click and read for days at this site which is largely clicker-oriented (how ironic!).

The AKC and Working Dogs. Your breed wasn't created by the AKC, but it might yet be ruined by it. See http://www.terrierman.com/AKCindex.htm for a short summary of what's happened and links to stories of how the AKC has worked to undermine working breed clubs.

General Veterinary Information. Health information links can be found at http://www.bestbeau.ca/BMD_Health_Info_Links.html . This was created by a Bernese Mountain Dog owner, but the links are mostly general dog health and disease links and this is an excellent vet-on-the-net site. When push comes to shove you can also go to the Netvet site at http://netvet.wustl.edu/. Another place to go for basic vet info is the Mining Company Vet Site at http://vetmedicine.miningco.com/. A site to try if your animal has Canine Skin Problems is http://www.k9web.com/dog-faqs/medical/canine-allergies.html

The American Working Terrier Association Message Board is at http://www.dirt-dog.com/cgi-bin/awta/index.html.

Advanced Book Exchange is the Amazon.com of used books and can be found at http://www.abebooks.com/. I’ve gotten a lot of great used dog books (they appear to be new) from these folks. This is really just a consortium of used book stores all over the world and you will deal with the individual stores (generally by e-mail). If you tell them what you want (on any topic) they’ll find it. Stop paying retail -- this is the way to go. Another source is www.alibris.com.

The Dogpile search engine can be found at http://www.dogpile.com. This is a search engine of search engines (like http://www.Metacrawler.com ). You've got to love a search engine with this title that has a dog that "fetches" you sites. Check it out!

Leptospirosis is a disease usually carried by rats, but which can also be carried by any mammal, including dogs, pigs, opossums, raccoons, cattle, sheep, etc. A very common disease among rats, it is occasionally transmitted to dogs. Anyone hunting with their dog (actually anyone with a dog) should know the symptoms. Get the information you need at http://www.dnet.net/~cottrell/leptosp.htm

Start your own rat pit. Want to start your own rat pit? Of course you do, and now it's easier than ever. Go to http://www.procterbros.co.uk/traps.html and pick up a couple of the field trip-traps to live-catch the big ones in the alley behind your local restaurant or at a local stable or farm. Why pay retail when you can get 'em for free?

Euro-Leads are expensive but very useful. If you sometimes walk two dogs at once, or want to have both hands free and still be able to secure your dog in the ‘heal” position these leashes are the ticket. Get your leather Euro lead (it will last a lifetime!) at http://www.golden-retriever.com/euro-lead.html. Petco is now selling nylon ones as well -- try a "Froogle" search on Google.

Corsini Canine Conucopia at http://www.corsini.co.uk/cornucopia is a British company that has dog books, prints and art (both print and sculpture). It's worth looking at if you’re looking for dog art and older books.

Flyball is growing like June corn. If you’re interested in this dog-sport, visit http://muskie.fishnet.com/~flyball/

Handbraided Leather Show Leads can be found at http://pw2.netcom.com/~dschier/showlead.html, and they’re made by a very nice border terrier owner. If I showed my dog, I’d buy one! Take a look and think Christmas.

The Border Terrier Club of America site can be found at http://www.akc.org/clubs/btcoa/!

The Jack Russell Terrier Club of America can be found at http://www.terrier.com. This is a very good site and lists a lot of activities and good information. For those that have fallen to the AKC, the Jack Russell Terrier Association of America is at http://www.jrtaa.org/. The UKC Jack Russell clubs can be found at http://najrta.com The UKC Earthwork site can be fuond at http://www.ukcdogs.com/earthwork/.

The UK Border Terrier Site is at http://www.dandys.free-online.co.uk/borders.htm and has some great links to other BT sites all over the world. This site also lists the email addresses of a lot of BT owners in England.

Build a Flyball Box by following the instructions given at http://www.Geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/2119/boxplan.htm. I haven’t tried the sport or built a box, but afficionados claim it's fun and very addictive.

Dogs Behaving Badly & Dogs Are From Neptune are two new books/CD-Roms from Jean Donaldson, author of the terrific book “Culture Clash”. Her new stuff promises solutions and info on dog aggression, barking, jumping, chewing, and digging. Check it all out at http://www.lasardogs.com/.

Frisbee Dog List If you’re looking to teach your dog frisbee, here’s the place to start: http://www.dogpatch.org/dogs/frisbee.cfm#A7. Lots of tips and instructions.

InfoDog is a site that lets you search dogs shows by state. It's also a site that is waging war on the puppy mills. Check it out at http://www.infodog.com/main.htm

Paul’s Obedience Shop at http://www.paulsobedience.com/ sells dumbells, good leather collars and braided leashes, brass bolt snaps, scent articles, etc. Not a big site, but worth a look if you don't have a good pet store around.

Barking is a very serious problem for a lot of dog owners and is one of the top reasons dogs end up in the pound for euthanasia. Because barking is self-reinforcing and is difficult to immediately correct (you may not even be at home) regular training methods are not always effective. Some people have had success by treating the bark as a trick and putting it “on command” and then never giving the command, but that doesn’t seem to work for everyone. Before you resort to “debarking” your dog surgically (this involves minor surgery to alter the vocal chords so that the bark is not so loud or piercing), you might want to check out the various collars (both electronic shock and citronella spray) that are powerful anti-barking conditioners. Check out http://home1.gte.net/sny107sr/Fencing/bark.htm for collars alone. If you're looking for an anti-bark collar and pet containment system in one check out the new system offered by by Innotek at http://www.pet-products.com

What’s in Pet Food? If you want to know, click on http://www.api4animals.org/Petfood.htm. Yes, there is a reason to buy better quality food and pay more for it.

Dog Intelligence. How smart is your dog? Actually, it's a pretty silly question since we can't even define human intelligence, but here's one ranking by type of intelligence. Check it out at: http://www.petrix.com/dogint/

Dog Names. A well-done web site devoted to this topic can be found at http://www.doggynames.com/. This company makes pet name tags, and so names are their specialty. There are other dog naming sites, but none (to the best of my knowledge) are as good as this one. The paired names are particularly fun.

Breed-specific Dog Crossing Signs. Just what it says, and it can be found at http://www.gone-to-the-dogs.com/xingsign.htm.

Very High Quality Cast Bronze Dog Sculptures are available from Danny Quest at http://www.dannyquest.com/. Items for sale include various sizes of breed-specific dog sculptures, windchimes, door knockers, plaques, xmas ornaments, etc. Various size and prices, all excellent work.

North American Earthdog Quarry. This book by Ken James is called Working Jack Russell Terriers in North America and talks about critters we can actually hunt here in the U.S., especially in the eastern United States. The only book that give chest spands for North American game animals. Get your copy at http://home.ican.net/~hpjrt/james.htm.

Lure Coursing Equipment can be found at http://www.injoy-1.com/. As far as I know, this is the only place you can get this kind of stuff. I love this man's guarantee.

Boots -- not necessarily a dog item, but a good set of $20.00 rubber boots is always useful when mucking about with dogs. This is the best set I could find on the 'net, and at a good price. Check it out at http://www.grayandholt.com/LAC-FARM.htm

Agility isn’t something I do (yet), but this looks like a nice place to start if and when I get to that activity. Check it out at http://cust.iamerica.net/dstar1/DogAgility.htm

Flyball is coming on strong in this country and is apparently very addictive for dogs and owners alike. A place to begin is http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/4728/flyball.html

Earth Dog Tunnel Building tips can be found at http://www.dirt-dog.com.

Canine diseases and health problems. This is a Bernese Mountain Dog site with very good general canine health info and links. Check it out at: http://www.escape.ca/~rcamken/page8.html

Dog diseases and medical information can be found at http://www.jackrussell.net/faq/medical.htm. This is a Jack Russell site, but the information on skunk toxic shock and coon hound paralysis should be read by anyone who works terriers or dachshunds.

The Jack Russell Store sells stuff, not dogs. LOTs of stuff, actually. Check it out at http://www.thejackrussellstore.com/.

The Ulitmate Dog Bone Site! Here's a web site to check out. This is a Swiss canine ossuary that collects dog bones (skulls and skeletons) for morphological research. The pictures of the bulldog skull and skulls showing the evolution of the bull terrier are worth the rather lengthy load time (about 1.5 minutes on a regular phone line). Check it out between episodes of Dukes of Hazard by clicking on http://www-nmbe.unibe.ch/abtwt/ahst.html#Results.

The Wildlife Legislative Fund of America and the Wildlife Conservation Fund of America are dedicated to keeping hunting legal. To say these folks are anit-PETA is too simplistic. Better to say they are anti-the most extreme aspects of PETA. Check them out at http://www.wlfa.org/.

The National Animal Interest Alliance is another organization dedicated to combatting the more extreme rantings of the PETA crowd. Check them out at http://www.naiaonline.org/naiainf.html.

The Countryside Alliance in Britain is trying to keep working terriers employed in the mother-land of all our working terriers. It’s an uphill battle with the PETA folks who have been so successful at stopping fox hunting that the overpopulated fox population in Britain is now dying of mange and has to be poisoned (this is better?). Check out the Countryside Alliance at http://www.countryside-alliance.org/edu/edu2-3-5terr.htm

Dog-O-Mania claims to be the biggest set of dog links out there. It's a well-laid out site that is pretty comprehensive. Spend a week or two here by clicking on http://dogs.m4d.com/.

Dog Food Comparsion Charts can be found at http://www.aloha.com/~wolfepack/foodcht4.html. If you're looking to compare brands, fix an allergy, slim down your dog, or lower your costs, this is one place to start. There's a lot of information in here. Another site on the same topic is "Dog Eat Dog" which can be found at http://www.frenchbulldog.org/dogfood/index.html. Just to beat a dead horse to death (and serve it up as dog food) you might also check out http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/2950/PETFOOD.htm.

Doggie Door is a site on general canine behavior. Some good tips and worth checking out at http://www.doggiedoor.com

Catalogues of Dog Stuff can be found at http://www.mindspring.com/~atlnewf/catalogs.html. Over 100 catalogues are featured along with some web sites.

Hog Haven is a site about wood chucks/ground hogs/whistle-pigs. This fellow sees them as pets, so please don't e-mail him asking for hunting tips! A nice site with a postcard section you can use to send hunting inviations to your friends. Check it out at http://www.HogHaven.com/.

Recipes. "If You Kill It You Must Grill It" is our motto. Here’s a site for recipes on everything from groundhog to bear, from squirrel to raccoon. Enjoy it all at http://www.fordinfo.com/his/recipe.htm

Cookie Cutter Critters After a nice meal of groundhog stew, you can serve up theme-appropriate cookies. Yes we have found a groundhog cookie cutter! Also squirrels, dogs of all kinds and even a giraffe for those of you into that sort of odd thing. Check them all out at: http://cookycutters.safeshopper.com/

Canine Wind Vanes. Want a border terrier or Jack Russell wind vane? Maybe some other breed? Check out http://www.vanes-n-things.com/ I can’t seem to get a picture of any of the wind vanes to come up. I think this site is designed to get you to call and get a brochure. Note: they do custom work too.

Beer Brands we Like. For Woodchuck Cider go to http://www.bokawines.com/cider.htm Another place for what "ales" you is the Jack Russell Brewing Company at http://www.jackrussellbrewing.com Drink the Woodchuck cider down and then "chase it" with a Jack Russell beer. For more working terrier and beer signage, see http://www.terrierman.com/beer.htm

The Ultimate Leash can be found at http://www.westwoodkennel.com/braidset.htm. If someone wants to influence my decision making process, money and sex won’t work, but this leash might!

Pedigree Generator SitStay.com is another on-line store of dog stuff. Check them out at http://www.sitstay.com/ The best part of this site is their free pedgreee generator which you can get at http://www.sitstay.com/pedi/index.shtml

Famous Dogs and the Dogs of Famous People -- or at least a list of them -- can be found at http://www.citizenlunchbox.com/famous/animals.html

Working Dogs is a "cyberzine? for people that love working dogs. This is mostly a shutzhund, draft dog, police K9, herding dog, guide dog, tracking dog site. Check it out at http://www.workingdogs.com/

Sonic and Java’s Dog Tricks at http://www.positivelife.com/dogs/tricks.htm is one of the few decent sites on the web devoted to teaching a few dog tricks. Every dog should know at least three or four stupid pet tricks, just in case Letterman calls.

Tribute to the Dog. William Safire thinks this is one of the very best speeches ever given. Saco and Venzetti gave a better one, but it had nothing to do with dogs. Check out Safire’s favorite at http://www.muttart.com/atribute.htm . For more literate stuff, check out Eugene O’Neill’s "Last Will and Testament of an Extremely Distinguished Dog" at http://www.superdog.com/petloss/lastwill.htm

Cindy Title Moore’s Massive Dog Site site can answer almost EVERY question you or anyone else have about dogs. Check it out at http://www.canismajor.com/dog/topic1.html This is a VERY comprehensive site and really should be checked out.

Gemplers is a store for farmers, but it has some great stuff everyone needs, including great $20 boots. Check them out at http://www.gemplers.com/ When I order stuff from them off the web it comes in two days!! Great prices and great service -- you can’t beat that.

Dog Poo is "fine shampoo" for your dog. Here for the name alone! Check it out at http://store.yahoo.com/sunfeathersoapco/dogpoo.html

Squirrel Dog Bulletin Board can be found at http://www.InsideTheWeb.com/mbs.cgi/mb157844 Read a few of these posts just to get the flavor of the south and the way real country working dogs are often bred, traded and treated. It’s like going back to the 19th Century, complete with spelling errors.

A Raccoon Hunting Book can be found at http://www.rockdove.com/coonques.html. Raccoons are the American"badger alternative? for terrier hunters -- a fierce but common beast. This book is about working hounds at night. Still, there’s got to be a little to learn ...

Truck Crates for Dogs. Got a Truck and you’re looking for a good crate for your terriers? Check out http://www.pet-expo.com/cratebox.htm#start for a nice set up.

Dog Meds for Less. If you have a lot of dogs or other large farm animals, check out Omaha Vaccine to see if you can save money. Just click on http://www.omahavaccine.com/

Your Dog is Dead .. now what do you do? Whether you opt for burial or cremation, if you decide to get fancy one place to shop is Forever Pets at http://www.foreverpets.com/

Rabbit hunting with ferrets and dogs can be found at http://www.btinternet.com/~sheila/dogs.htm. This is a British site, part of the "National Ferret Welfare Society".

Hunting Links of all kinds can be found at http://www.well.com/user/amv/hunt01.htm Not much here for most folks, but others will enjoy.

Foxhunting in England is under attack. One of the best sites to keep up on what is happening there can be found at Foxman on Fox Hunting at http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/terrace/ni12/

The Frisbee Dog Page is at http://www.dogpatch.org/dogs/frisbee.cfm This is one of the great joys of having a dog and even my little Jack Russell (eight pounds) can do it (with a small floppy frisbee). A very big and large site, but still simple: ZENgineering at its finest!

Dog Show Information. Want to find the nearest dog show in your state? Check out http://www.infodog.com/showinfo/state.htm for all the state-by-state and date-by-date information.