The Parson Russell terrier is largely the creation of an English minister who was also a fox hunter. The Rev. John Russell wanted a dog that could run a fox to ground and then flush it from its lair.

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Parson John Russell (1795-1883) was vicar of Swimbridge for 40 years from 1832. But he's better known as the huntsman who bred the famous Parson Jack Russell terrier. Have you ever wondered why Parson ...