I began breeding Russells in 1981 with my husband, Paul Ross. Paul grew up in England and had a long interest in working terriers. He brought the first of Eddie Chapman’s Foxwarren lines and Derek Hume’s Shotley Bridge lines into the US, and therein was one of the founders of the breed in this country. Paul and I bred and exhibited Russells under the ‘Blencathra’ prefix. Together we founded the Jack Russell Terrier Breeders Association (JRTBA), which ultimately became the Parson Russell Terrier Association (PRTAA), the AKC Parent Club today. Paul returned to England in 1987 and I stayed in the US.  I added David Jones’s bloodlines to my stock, and began breeding Russells under the ‘Parson’ prefix. I continued to work in the PRTAA; achieving AKC recognition, drafting the AKC Breed Standard and editing the AKC Gazette column. I have just helped complete a CD on the breed.

As Parson Kennels, I focused on three major bloodlines, those of Eddie Chapman (Foxwarren) from the south of England, Derek Hume (Shotley Bridge) from the north of England and David Jones (Jones) from Wales. I had the great pleasure of having Eddie and Derek as guests in my home in New Hampshire and I have stayed with Eddie, Derek and David in England. I have known the great and famous people and terriers in the breed, and had my hands on Russells back at least 30 generations. Derek's Imis of Willowall, and David Jones’ Sage of Wyndcroft were of particular importance to my lines.

Parson and Blencathra Kennels bred eight Specialty BISS and six National Specialty BISS, and sired many other Specialty winners. I am incredibly proud and honored to have lived with these fine terriers.

My philosophy has always been that the time in the show ring was mine, but the time in the woods was my terriers, and I always balanced the two, with time in the woods far outweighing time in the ring. My terriers are in the woods every day, and they are truly fit in mind and body. They hunt, dig, swim, follow their noses and follow quarry. My terriers are natural show dogs. They are on in the ring and their expectation is high because they live a working terrier’s life.

I have three young males at stud, Ch The Bully Pulpit, ‘Teddy’, here in New Hampshire, Ch Mystic Masquerade, ‘Jester’ in Massachusetts, and Ch Parson Puck Fair, ‘Declan’, in Michigan. Teddy sired the 2007 Westminster Kennel Club Breed winner, Ch Upper Valley Make My Day.
 

For information about stud dogs, contact me or the co-owners listed on the individual pages. For information about Parson litters, contact the co-owners listed on the individual pages or the Parson breeders on the links page.

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