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TERRIER RACES
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accustomed to competition often “look kind of confused,” notes Halpin.
The terriers chase a faux fox tail attached to several hundred yards of sturdy string drawn by a self-winder powered by a car battery. They leap over foot-tall fences made from PVC pipe. That’s where two centuries of breeding come into play. “It’s natural for a Jack Russell to chase a foxtail,” Halpin says. “It’s what they were born to do.” Halpin attended his first terrier
trial at age 3 and grew up going to events every other weekend in spring and summer. Dogs competed in
speed, agility, conformation and other disciplines. In go-to-ground contests, Jack Russells scurry through tunnels and mazes, vying to be the first to reach caged rats.
For years, terrier trials were a popular pastime, with organized groups that presented trophies continued on page 42
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