Jack Russell Be Upon Ye

Jay: 25. He/him. Australian Cattle Farmer. 🐕 Bella, Woody, Pixie, Chip, and Molly Header image by @stinkybrowndogs Art blog: @tevian-art

[farm-paws]

Pinned? About? I guess?

Hi! I’m Jay (he/him), I’m a cattle farmer from Australia with a bunch of dogs.

Art/fandom sideblog: @tevian-art

My dogs are: Bella, Chip, Molly, Woody, and Pixie

This blog occasionally runs on an untagged queue, and for obvious reasons I have an Australian Timezone (AEST).

More info etc:

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Chip: 10 year old Border Collie x Koolie (alleged). The face of an angel, with many many terrible schemes and plans. Retired working stock dog. Not Double Merle! Just extreme white spotted.

Bella: 14 year old Jack Russell Terrier x Fox Terrier (wire coat). May be a human trapped in a dog body. May be a faerie sent to haunt me. Who knows. A being of unimaginable power. Is of the belief that she and I are the same creature in two separate bodies, and if separated for too long I will perish.

Molly: 5 year old Working Kelpie (1/2) x Border Collie (1/4) x Cattle Dog (1/4) (allegedly.). Purpose bred working stock dog mix. Looks like a dingo. Acts like a toddler. Pretends to be a crocodile when in the water. The most un-dog-like dog I’ve ever owned.

Woody: 4 year old Jack Russell Terrier (smooth coat). Buff, fast, and fierce. She thinks she’s a cattle dog and can jump concerningly high in the air. Obsessed with water when it comes from a hose. Loves to be held. Dense like a brick.

Pixie: baby Jack Russell Terrier (broken coat). Tiny chaos faerie who lives life at top gear at all times. She enjoys country music and biting things. Pixie is the only dog that actively lives with me, the others live with my parents.

Dogs have individual tags which are ‘#[name] dog’.

I hunt with them for pest control, and I talk about hunting with dogs (and without) fairly regularly so feel free to block tags like ‘hunting’ and ‘working terrier’. I never post hunting pictures. I’m a licensed firearm user and am extremely pro gun license. I talk about the history of working terriers A Lot, it’s my favourite topic.

I have a dog training question, can I ask you?

I would prefer you talk to a dog trainer in person, preferably an r+ trainer, and go from there. I am simply a guy with dogs, and this is the internet. They aren’t as well behaved as they seem online I promise.

I have a terrier question, can I ask you?

Absolutely! This is the terrier propaganda blog after all. You are also welcome to tell me about your terrier adventures and antics.

Why do you post so much about Dandie Dinmont Terriers?

They’re my favourite breed. Yes really. Of course JRTs and Fox Terriers are equal second. If Dandies weren’t so rare I would have like 12.

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Cows???

My family breed Santa Gertrudis cattle and mix-breeds for beef. Santa Gertrudis is an American beef breed developed from a Beef Shorthorn/Brahman cross. My family have been breeding them for 50 years.

I only personally own a few crossbreed cows, and you can find them and their calves in the #my herd tag! Ask me questions about them, they are my best girls and I love them.

I had a Brahman cow named Feeble who I hand reared and loved like my own daughter. Feeble passed away in April 2024 and left an enormous hole in my heart. She was dearly loved and she knew it.

Farm tag: #farm time

Cow tag: #cattle

My cows: #my herd

I want to start a farm/work on a farm, have any tips?

I do not have an ancestor in living memory who was not either a farmer or married to a farmer. So I really don’t, unfortunately. Theres lots of Facebook groups so I guess start there.

I saw [xyz farm thing] that I don’t understand and think is bad, what do you think?

I am of the belief that if it is not my animal it is not my problem. That being said, if you are interested in learning and ask politely, I am happy to discuss all things cattle.

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There’s more animals???

I have two kiko goats (Noddy and Nimble), a heap of guinea fowl, and also chooks. The main chook feature is probably my rooster Tiramisu. He is an Orpington x Plymouth Rock/Aracuana and is dinosaur sized. I occasionally hatch birds and it’s usually a saga when it happens.

^ worlds largest man

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Other stuff?

Uh…

I thought you were are farmer, why are you talking about working in a shop/dealing with customers?

I work in town for an agricultural mechanic. It’s how I afford to play with cows on my weekends. It’s also why this is more of a dog blog than a farm blog now. My family run the farm and I just turn up to work, like a cattle dog with thumbs and a forklift license.

Why are you posting about the world wars/history, I thought this was an animal blog?

Australia in WW1 & WW2 is my special interest. I read history books for fun. You too should read non fiction for fun.

What’s the deal with the bushranger posting?

Historical family involvement. No, I’m not kidding. Yes, they got away with it.

[farm-paws]

What are your favorite and least favorite JRT traits/quirks?

I truly do believe they are the best little friends in the world, they are such charming little characters with the exact right amount of nosiness to want to be in your business but not In you business. They also have their own business, and sometimes they want you to be involved, which is wonderful, I love being asked to take part in a terrier scheme or project, it’s great.

However much I admire the stubbornness and the daring do, I think also that maybe we can dial it back a little sometimes. We don’t need to be doing all that sometimes. I don’t need to be on all fours in my neighbours hedge at 10pm on a Tuesday night because my house pet saw the ghost of Christmas past and he’s on her kill list, or whatever.

[swanlake1998]

precious adams photographed backstage during balanchine's theme and variations by isabella turolla

[wonderstruck]

If you see this you’re legally obligated to reblog and tag with the book you’re currently reading

[farm-paws]

Valiant attempt to both occupy the warmest square inch of lawn

[farm-paws]

‘Domesticated’ ‘dogs’ that I have to care for

[transannabeth]

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[farm-paws]

tbh I get it because Ive been cleaning my cats eye gunk for 5 years and she still acts like shes under attack

I mean you can cooperative care train cats too

[star-mom-selkie]

happy pride month

[star-angel-selkie]

this one kinda hurts when i see it every pride month. im glad to see an art piece of mine still circulating, and with nearly 100,000 notes too! it just hurts that im separated from it. everyone in the notes thinks im gone. im still here, but my potential community and connection is lost because im forgotten in place of the art. yeah, my deactivated profile does add to the profoundness of what i was saying, but i am still removed.

[kuttithevangu]

[farm-paws]

Also added a notification cue (‘foot!’) for when I am going to touch one of her feet, which has reduced the flinching in surprise. But has not reduced the temper tantrums lmao. Getting there I think. Probably could’ve cut a nail today if I’d have been fast enough but I am not fast and never will be especially with dexterous actions like that

[farm-paws]

Going to need more dog trainers to understand that there is a big difference between dogs who dig and dogs who paw. Pixie loves to dig but she does NOT use her paws for anything else. She knows that her mouth and nose are way more effective than her paws for non earth related problems

[noahnomore]

[clauonacloud-deactivated2022071]

[latinajedi]

[gay-jesus-probably]

YOU GET THE FUCK BACK HERE AND EXPLAIN THAT RIGHT NOW

[riluri]

well damn

[ospreyonthemoon]

[letslipthehounds]

Every time, I know what's coming, but every time, I just lose it at "Uh. That"

[kyraneko]

I already lost it at "that time we ate our prime minister" and "Uh. That" didn't really help.

[lamaery]

A fairly quick study from yesterday. Sadly I am not sure anymore, where exactly I got the reference from. It was very likely from https://www.fatphotoref.com I just really adore the regality and elegance of her pose.

[goldensunset]

per my last desperate howl at the heavens,

[tevian-art]

Appaloosa Mule 🌾

This photographed poorly but I really enjoyed working on it. One definite benefit of water colour is that it doesn’t matter how long you go between painting sessions because it doesn’t matter if your paint dries up lol, so I did this between house chores

[wilderbas]

more selkie girlies (gender neutral)