Mayo Land, jack russell's lover

Questions to the President of the SCC – French kennel club.

  Dear Mr Buche,

  I have just received the circular letter sent by the Jack Russell Terrier Club and this letter surprises me and worries me. I don’t understand why the zootechnical commission has apparently a decision that runs counter to the FCI breed standard.

This letter begins with a misunderstanding since it affirms that the Parson Jack Russell terrier breed is divided into two variaties with different heights, whereas in fact there are two different breeds that have been recognized (see the FCI classification that is different for  both breeds !) :

Standard n° 339 : Parson Russell Terrier : 31 to 38 cm (this breed has been definitely recognized by the FCI).

Standard n° 345 : Jack Russell Terrier : 25 to 30 cm (australian breed that can only win CAC)

I remind you that if first of all the Reverend Jack Russell Terrier (now called Parson Russell Terrier) existed in a range with a big amplitude, it was only a tolerance before the situation is clarified.

The FCI decision to recognize the Parson Russell Terrier and the Jack Russell terrier as two different breeds with two different standards, that are attributed to two different countries, explains us that we absolutely cannot consider that they are two variaties of a same breed.

The french club’s policy, reinforced by the SCC stands, goes to the opposite direction and inevitably drives to produce dogs of a middle type between the both breeds.

The decision to fix the maximum height to 36 cm excludes moreover dogs that correspond to the FCI breed standard n° 339 (PRT). Indeed, this one expressly allows a 38 cm height. Thus these dogs won’t be considered as pure-bred dogs although they are in all the other countries.

  Consequently I would like you to tell me what I can do :

-         Give up my kennel’s name and produce Parsons that won’t be considered as pure-bred dogs in France but that will correspond to the international standard ?

-         Relocate my kennel in a foreign country ?

-         Produce mixed-type dogs that won’t be recognized at an international scale ?

  I would like to meet you to discuss it.

Faithfully

Chantal Leclercq

Kennel of Mayo Land