i told the owner at the nursery what i was working with and he said i could start them out in a five gallon tub and I could even plant two to a tub what can i do to fix this they look great? Well for one thing I don't think I would patronize that nursery again given the lousy info/advice advice the owner is handing out.;) As to what to do? A couple of options: 1) they may not all make it into production anyway so you can just thin them out that way - eliminate the ones that can't keep up, or 2) buy a couple of additional large containers (5 gallons minimum larger is better) and transplant 2 or 3 of them out into the new containers. Since they are indeterminates how do you plan to support them - cages or stakes? That might influence which way to go. Dave

Only recently have I become interested in having a pet. I am disabled and many have suggested I get a pet, either a cat and/or dog to keep me company. I just wanted to say that Elly is right based on the little I know. A friend had a cat pee in her plant, which was unusual, after a visit to the vet she learned her beloved indoor cat had a kidney disease that had advanced beyond medical help. Heartbroken, that she hadn't noticed in time, her cat Muffin, only 6 yrs old had to be put down. The vet explained to her that cats hide their illnesses very well. This wasn't much comfort to her. Please get your cat to a vet asap to rule out a problem. Can't offer any help on the pee stain but I'm sure others here have good advice. Good luck.

Don't know that much about JRT, but my labradors' breeder has Jack Russells as her pets. She is a very discipline oriented person. She has these dogs trained very well, but has commented on the committment and time is tremendous to train properly. It is really funny, I just said to my husband that I wasn't sure if I wanted another puppy from Diane because my boys jumped up and down for months when we first got them (a total JRT trait). If you decide you can manage keeping this dog and committing to training him maybe an obediance class with the participation of all family members would be a good thing. I know people who do this off premises like at Petsmart and the like for not too much expense. We use a private trainer in our area who has classes, but we like her to come to the house a couple of times to deal with issues directly related to us. It was so worth the charge for her to come to the house once or twice for an hour. She could observe us and the dogs, the dynamic and give suggestions (all of which we have implemented). There were also no other distractions we got individual attention and that was good for us. We also work on socializing our dogs with people and other pets. We are a big family of dog owners and we all have each other's dogs at one time or another sometimes up to 6 at a time in my yard. No issues, they chase each other around and the like, but never bite or hurt one another. The just play like they have been living together their entire lives. My youngest lab chases every cat that we have. The youngest who just arrived in July was scared of him at first and I gated my daughter's room so that he had a place to escape to, but now that he's older when he is being chased he doesn't run he stands up on his back feet and hisses and swats at the dog, the dog always gives up. Telling my dog no to chasing the cats would definitely fall on deaf ears. Is the pooping thing a diarreha situation or just plain pooping? What did the shelter tell you about the dog's history. I know alot of times they either don't know or the person who gave the dog up doesn't give all the info needed for fear no one will adopt their discarded dog. As for leashing. I am all for that. I use gentle leader when I train my dogs. It is very funny the difference in behavior once you put it on. Crazy dog becomes calm dog. I don't believe in the choker chain. I know alot of people use them, just have seen bad things happen with misuse or uninformed use. Our trainer had us use a harness on the puppies with a lead about 6 foot long for beginning training. My guys were stuck to my side when I didn't have them out playing or exercising. It can get crazy when you are attached to a dog for that number of hours, but it was worth every minute because I have 3 wonderfully well adjusted, well behaved big dogs. Maybe you could do some research on how much exercise a JRT needs. I think probably alot but I don't agree that every dog needs to run every day. My guys dream day is to lay on the couch and eat bon bons. I exercise them to keep them healthy but I don't run them. When they are done playing with the frisbee, they take it and go lie down in the far end of the yard like I'm done with that thank you very much. If you think long and hard and want to commit I think you can bring this guy around. You will need to use the crate until he is fully housebroken, you will need to train him, leash him to you and spend time training him. It won't happen unless you make it happen. Do you have kids who would be willing to get on board with the training. My daughter always loves getting into the training because my guys really did learn fast once we started doing the things the trainer told us to do and stopped doing the things we were doing wrong. If in the event you don't feel up to the committment, I think you should not feel badly. He may be more than you bargained for and that doesn't make you a bad person. I guess there is a rescue for JRT's? Someone on this forum must know if there is. If that is a possibility I would rather see him go to a rescue rather than back to the shelter. Lastly, how is he with your other laid back dog. Do they get along or does the new guy growl or act agressive with the established pet? Best of luck to you whichever way you decide to go.

Wow, Thank you for all the suggestions, this is such a good web page! I am happy to report that Chloe has not peed on anything since my original post. Shortly after posting my message I changed her litter back to the traditional gravel/clay litter. I guess she was trying to tell me that she didn't like the pine wood litter when she peed on the cloths. Regarding the diet food I mentioned, it is Hill's Prescription Diet: z/d Low Allergen. The vet said that the proteins are broken down in this food, therefore there is less of a chance for agitation and digestive issues. So other than the fact that she is still not cleaning herself properly she has been her normal funny self :) She is a little bit over weight which may be the reason why she has issues bending and licking her privates :o Thanks for all the responses everyone! Dan