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 They call me 

One-Eyed Jack 

and this is my story.

I am a Jack Russell terrier. I was born with 

champion blood lines. I was expected to be a show 

dog.   Show dogs live different lives than most dogs. 

Usually, show dogs get lots of baths and haircuts. 

Their coats are brushed and constantly fluffed; in 

other words, they spend their lives being groomed!  

Terriers are very hyperactive hunting dogs. We 

don’t like to be clean and pretty. We love to get 

dirty, and the dirtier, the better! After I get a bath, 

the first thing I want to do is find something really 

stinky to roll around in, then its off to do some 

hunting!

When I was a young pup, my owner (Mom) 

worked on a ranch. I spent my days riding 

in my basket on the front of an ATV. It was 

the safest place to be for a little pup who 

wasn't too smart about horses and cows. 

It was fun working on a ranch. There were 

lots of things to do, like hunting and 

swimming. There were also lots of critters 

to chase! Ranches usually have lots of mice, 

so I became an excellent mouser.

When I got older, I graduated from the 

basket. I got to run with the ATV. When we 

would go out to feed the horses, I would 

race Mom as we would go flying across the 

meadows. It was so much fun!

The ranch, that mom worked at, had lots of 

horses. Some of the horses would share their 

grain with me. Others weren't too happy about 

sharing. They tried to bite me when I would try 

to take food from their bucket, so I just cleaned 

up the scraps that they dropped on the ground. 

I had to be careful not to get stepped on. Horses 

are very big animals, and it hurts when they step 

on you. I have been stepped on a few times. 

When it happened, it made me cry like a baby, 

and Mom had to pick me up and hold me until I 

felt better. It was worth it. I got grain and hugs 

and kisses from Mom. Yay!

When I worked on the ranch, it 

was my job to protect the place 

from critters such as mice, foxes, 

skunks, snakes, squirrels, cats, and 

frogs. Okay, I threw a few extras 

in there. Squirrels, cats and frogs 

don't cause much trouble on a 

ranch, but they are tons of fun to 

chase.

There was a tomcat that all of the 

dogs were scared of. I am a Jack 

Russell terrier. I'm not supposed to 

be afraid of anything. I chased that 

tomcat and he beat me up! It was 

so embarrassing! In my defense, 

he was a really big cat. I think from 

now on, I will leave tomcats alone, 

maybe.

Swimming is one of my favorite things to do, 

besides hunting, chasing cats and squirrels. 

Oh, did I mention squirrels are at the top of 

my list of the things that I love to chase? 

Please don't ever say SQUIRREL when I am 

trying to concentrate on something. It 

makes me crazy, and I forget what I was 

doing. See, the thought of squirrels got me 

off track from the subject of how I love to 

swim. 

Sometimes, after Mom gives me a bath, I 

like to go jump in the pond and take a nice 

swim, then roll in the mud, so I can look and 

smell like a dog again. It makes her so mad, 

but it makes me happy.

I live in a place where there are lots of bugs, 

like fleas, ticks, and chiggers. When bugs bite 

me they make me itch! It makes me very 

upset! I end up scratching all day long and I 

keep Mom up at night when I'm itchy. My 

scratching makes the whole bed shake. She 

gets so mad at me.

Mom has to dip me in a special medicine to 

get rid of the bugs. I don't like getting 

dipped, but it does make my bug bites feel 

better. I feel so stupid sitting in a bucket. 

Terriers are supposed to be tough dogs. It's 

hard to look tough when you're in a dip 

bucket.

Jack Russell's have several types of hair 

coats. Mine is called a "Broken coat". I'm 

not sure why they call it that. It looks 

fine to me. I think I have a great coat, but 

Mom keeps shaving it off. She says that I 

shed too much. I don't have a problem 

with it. I'm not sure why she does, but 

nonetheless, I get lots of haircuts.

When I get my hair cut, it makes me feel 

embarrassed, because I look so small 

without my big woolly coat, but I have to 

admit, I do stay cool in the summertime. 

In the wintertime, I have to wear 

sweaters to stay warm. It's hard to look 

cool when you're wearing a dog sweater. 

On the plus side, I spend more time 

cuddling with Mom to stay warm. I think 

she really likes our cuddle time, to tell 

you the truth so do I. 

Most of my life Mom has had 

horses and carriages. It is so fun 

to go riding along in the 

carriages. We pick up people 

and take them for rides. I get 

big hugs and kisses from the 

people. Did I mention I love 

hugs and kisses? 

I think the people come for rides 

just to spend time with me. I am 

quite adorable. At least, that's 

what they tell me.

Sometimes I get to ride on the 

horses. It is so cool! I feel like I'm 

king of the hill. It seems like I 

can see for miles when I am up 

so high. 

Just when I thought that my life was as 

perfect as a dog could have, a horrible 

thing happened to me. I got into a fight 

with a vicious dog. 

Being a terrier, I have a little body, but 

I feel inside like I am ten feet tall and 

bulletproof. That dog was ten times 

meaner than that tomcat I talked 

about, and I got hurt really bad.

Most dogs are very friendly, but now 

and then you will meet one that isn't 

very nice. You need to be careful 

around dogs that you don't know 

because sometimes they can hurt you.

Mom took me to the doctor, and he 

said that I needed to have my eye 

removed. I was so scared! Since I'm a 

dog, I didn't really know what that 

meant, but I knew it wasn't good. 

I have always been the cutest dog. I 

kept thinking, what will happen if I 

only have one eye? I wondered what 

people would think of me. Would they 

like me just as much? Would they still 

think I am cute?

Mom reassured me that it would be 

okay. I wasn't too sure at the time, but 

I trusted her. 

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