Hi All and first i want to thank in advance any future helpers this is Oscar and he is one year old, the breeder had his mother that looked like a broken coat jrt and she showed me a photo of the father that was surely a smooth coat jrt. the question is... do you think Oscar is a genuine jrt thats been mixed from 2 different coats or maybe someone beleives ive been lied to and that he probably isnt 100% jrt? thanks for any help guys!
I have seen a few pet JRT's which looked like Oscar. He does have erect ears, but even show dogs have breed faults. I'm sure you must love him the way he is - he looks a happy little fellow.
Hi Yoni JRT's comes in 3 different coats which are long coat, broken coat & smooth coat, they can all be bred together (broken/smooth, long/broken, smooth/long) the pups will be a mixture of both coats. JRT's can have Button Ears (small semi-erect ear with a front flap that folds forwards) Bat Ear (Large in proportion to the head & upright) & Prick or Erect Ear (Sharp and pointed ears that stand erect) I bred my broken coat Skye (mum) with my smooth coat K9 (dad) & they had 3 smooth coats & 2 broken coats pups (I have kept 4 of their 5 pups 2 broken coats & 2 smooth coats) My 6 JRT's (3 broken coats & 3 smooth coats)
Thanks alot for the answers all of you! I forgot to mention that i have studied the issue quite a bit befor posting and im familiar with the coat types and different ear postures...too ask more specificly, i need to ask 2 questions: you said that you have bred a broken coat with a smooth coat and got 3 of this and 2 of the other...but oscar seens to be in between coats...does that happen? and secondly, his mesures are basicly jrt but he is a bit small even for this breed , isnt he? his scull seems very small and as someone here mentioned he is "a shorter legged jrt"...what do you think? and i want to thank you alot guys for taking the time to reply! ps I love him like crazy no matter what he is and how many spiky hairs come spiking from his back
As JRT aren't a breed with a breed standard they can all look different and have different coats. So I would say yes he is a generic JRT.
Hi Yoni Most broken coat JRT's have a smooth body with a broken coat on face, chest & legs Skye my mum dog (broken coat) K9 my dad dog (smooth coat) Dottie smooth coat & Zeus broken coat (2 of their hooligans)
