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[the chi]

The JRT is not a great "family" dog. If you plan to have them around small children and other people not family they require extensive amounts of socialization. They typically bond to a single person, and even when well trained and socialized can be crotchety and aggressive towards other animals. They can also be very vocal. You couldnt go further from a Golden unless you got a hyena.

Dont get me wrong, they can be great lil dogs, but they require much work, training and socialization to ensure they dont randomly bite people or bark their heads off.

Edit to add: and they are extemely intelligent, to the extent of problem solving their way into trouble. I swear my lil guy would work out the master plan, make my big dogs do the grunt work, and they'd all escape from their kennel. The lab would hold the bottom of the gate up with her shoulder, the collie would use his nose to open the latch, and the jack would hit the fence till it opened. Kid you not.