This coat type includes a facial beard, brows and leg furnishings. The “Rough” is a true terrier-type coat with a harsh texture guard hair that is weatherproof with a softer undercoat.

All coat types are predominately white-based colour with black and or tan markings. This breed has 3 distinct coat types: Rough, Broken, and Smooth. When not pursuing foxes, Jack Russell’s were used as exterminators of vermin, such as badgers and rats. Being a keen fox hunter, the Reverend needed an agile dog with plenty of spirit that could keep up with hounds and have the courage to face up to its quarry underground.

The breed takes its name from one of England’s hunting parsons, the Reverend John (or Jack, as he was known locally) Russell from Devon, who established the breed in the early 19th century. Jack Russell Terriers have been around for over a hundred years, but the breed has only been officially recognised in Australia in 1991.