For the love of Jack Russells

This community is for all those who are owned by or have a love for jack russell and/or jack russell mixes. 
These great creatures come into our lives with everything to give, and we decided there should 
be a good place to express our love for them and share stories, pictures, and memories. Since 
this community is in its baby stages, as of now we only have a few rules.




Rules:


..Play nice.  You may give advice and share stories and pictures, but please respect the 
   opinions of others

..As moderators, we reserve the right to ban anyone at any time

..If you are posting pictures and they are large (use your discretion), please put them under a cut

..We don't bite!! If there is a problem please email us at jackrussell@sc.rr.com. Any suggestions 
   to make this community better can be directed there as well

..If asking for veterinary advice, be forewarned that the answer you will get (unless it is a minor 
   thing) WILL be 'go to the vet'

..We all love our dogs, and we all want the best for them - but as a community we disapprove of 
   petstores and puppy mills. If you purchased your dog from either of these places, be forewarned 
   that it is a hot topic, and if you get into an argument it isn't our fault. You are still welcome here,
   as long as you do not promote this way of coming into pet ownership.

..Breedism of any kind will not be tolerated.

..Posts expressing interest in breeding your jack russell will be deleted!!!






So what CAN you post?

..Posts about your jack russell, stories, memories, memorials and/or eulogies

..Advice requests (keeping in mind the aforementioned caveat re: medical advice)

..Pictures are always welcome! As well as any jack-related icons or graphics you might make that are
    up for snagging.

..Posts regarding the rescue of Jacks or Jack Mixes (see note below)

..Anything else that does not impinge upon the above rules. 






Rescue Posts

While we support rescue, and encourage people to work together in this field, there are a few
things that we do NOT support. Rescue posts are a bit complicated in terms of what we accept 
and what we do not accept:

We Support:

1. Posts about Jack Russells in humane societies, rescues, shelters, etc. that are in need of help. ***Note! 
This means situations where the animal already has some defined assistance going on! We do 
not want a bunch of posts about 'Can you give this dog a home?' unless you are involved in
SOMEthing (have someone to pull it from the rescue, have an adopter but just need a foster, 
are willing to aid the person willing to help them yourself, etc.). IF YOU BELIEVE YOUR POST
IS A SPECIAL CASE: Please e-mail the mods with the dog's information and any pertinant links.
 We will make acceptions at our discretion, provided you follow this rule, and these cases will 
be posted ON YOUR BEHALF, by the Moderators*** 

This is so we don't have a large number of copy/pasted posts about animals that aren't in 
danger needing adoption. There are mailing lists for that kind of thing.

2. Transport requests are fine, provided they are already coordinated by someone.  

3. Adoption/Foster requests from HIGH KILL SHELTERS. 

We Will Delete Unflinchingly:

1. Any posts about wanting to give up your dog

2. Any posts about finding homes for a PLANNED litter. (i.e. If you breed your dog, no posting. 
If you find a litter of pups and are fostering, that is fine.)

3. Any requests to breed your dog. In fact, if you post a request for a 'mate' for your dog, we 
will most likely publicly ridicule you before deleting your post.  

Still want to post about Rescue?

Please format your post as follows: In the SUBJECT line, name the post " ** Name - (RESCUE) **
Please post a SUMMARY PARAGRAPH, and then behind an LJ-CUT, post more detailed information.
**Pictures should go behind the cut.

It's simple, it's easy, and it's all we ask. 

If you're still wondering how to make this type of post, please refer to this post as a great example.




This community was founded on the love of Jack Russells. 





Some links you may find helpful:

breedists_no A community to help stop breedism.
dog_tales Another great community to share stories and pictures of your babies
dogtrainers Have questions about training your pup? This is a great community 
    to get answers from
driveforlife For the transport of animals. 
allthingsdog dogs in general. 

*If you would like to be added to our list, please e-mail the moderators*