The Parson Russell Terrier was recognized by the UK Kennel Club in 1990, followed by Australia and FCI countries, then American Kennel Club in 2001, as Parson Jack Russell Terrier and then in the USA as the Parson Russell Terrier. Because the name "Jack Russell Terrier" was trade-marked in the USA by a group of people who did not wish to become a part of an all-breed kennel club, the Kennel Clubs of the world had to "re-badge" their terrier. The ...
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The Parson Russell Terrier was recognized by the UK Kennel Club in 1990, followed by Australia and FCI countries, then American Kennel Club in 2001, as Parson Jack Russell Terrier and then in the USA as the Parson Russell Terrier. Because the name "Jack Russell Terrier" was trade-marked in the USA by a group of people who did not wish to become a part of an all-breed kennel club, the Kennel Clubs of the world had to "re-badge" their terrier. The name was changed to "Parson Russell" Terrier for the American Kennel Club because of a compromise with the Jack Russell Terrier Club of America. The rest of the world now recognizes the Jack Russell and the Parson Russell as 2 separate breeds.
The Parson Russell Terrier is descended from early primarily white-bodied foxing terriers used in the hunt field. At the end of the 19th Century, these dogs were drawn into the Kennel Club as "fox terriers," but their still-working antecedents were referred to as "Jack Russell" terriers throughout the...
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