Snow  Wind  Farm

Snow Wind Farm was started with probably the largest group of Parson Russell Terriers imported from England and dual registered with the Kennel Club of England and the American Kennel Club as of November 1st, 1997.  After extensive research and many trips to visit breeders in Great Britain we imported the top lines of Parsons proven in the show ring, working, and as excellent family companions.

The Parson Russell is the working Fox Terrier, developed in the south western peninsula of England to bolt foxes for the Foxhound Packs, whose color and spectacle are a renowned part of British tradition. These Terriers were bred with as much care as were the hounds, and in the best packs, such as the Belvoir, the Brocklesby and the Beaufort, the terriers were selected to blend in with the Foxhounds.

The Parson Russell Terrier is a harsh coated 14 inch Fox Terrier, narrow and flexible so he can go to ground, but with sufficient bone and substance to gallop over the fields, following the hounds. He has a sensible and intelligent outlook on life saving his aggression for his quarry—the Red Fox. Because of his intelligence, he is easily trainable. In the absence of his true work underground, he enjoys using his brain in agility, obedience, rally, and or flyball. Many serve the community as therapy dogs, visiting hospitals and senior citizens.

A bit of History……..

One of our puppies with my 89 year old Mom….

The Parson Russell is one of the oldest and best documented of the terrier breeds, with many strains tracing back to the terriers of Parson Russell himself. By the 1950’s the breed went almost extinct, but thanks to the efforts of a few breeders it has been preserved and is now growing in numbers. Over the past forty years a large number of “Jack Russell type” terriers have been bred—some of whom, unfortunately, bear little resemblance to the Terriers bred by the Parson John Russell. The genuine  Parson Russell Terrier is never under 13 inches for dogs, and 12 inches for bitches. He has a harsh, straight coat, narrow chest, straight legs, is well ribbed back with sufficient length of coupling to ensure flexibility while in the earth, and good shoulders and strength of loin to enable him to gallop freely.

The true Parson was never bred to be carried in the saddle bags of the rider during the hunt, they were expected to run  and with the horse and the hounds, trailing the fox across the Devon Countryside. When the fox went to ground it was the terriers job to bay and bolt the fox so that the chase could continue.

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The Jack Russell Pub

 in England