Established in 1992
Our main mission is to protect and preserve the unique characteristics and working heritage of the Jack Russell terrier.
Please join us in helping to protect and preserve the Jack Russell terrier breed that has captivated our hearts. Member benefits include preferred rates for play days and trial entries.
For training, trial practice or just fun, the club holds play days where your JRTs and earthdogs can run races and go-to-ground tunnels. Other events may include breed education and racing demonstrations.
The JRTCA-sanctioned Summer Celebration trials will be held August 21-22, 2021, in Sandwich, Illinois. We feature eight sanctioned divisions plus barn hunt, brush hunt, lure coursing, trailing & locating, and TNT tunnel. Earthdogs and other breeds are welcome in many cases.
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The 2021 Summer Celebration Trials I & II will be held at the historic Sandwich Fair in Sandwich, Illinois. Located 65 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, this spacious site boasts abundant shade and its own RV campground. JRTCA-sanctioned events at the trials are conformation, racing, go-to-ground, super earth, youth, rally obedience, agility and trailing and locating. Non-sanctioned events are barn hunt, brush hunt, TNT Tunnel, lure coursing. There are many classes for earth dogs and other breeds.
Joining the club and coming to events gives you access to like-minded people whose terriers hunt in the field as well as participate in terrier trials, and other dog sports including Barn Hunt, agility, flyball, scent detection, dock diving, tracking, lure coursing, rally obedience and others.
In addition to membership benefits, your dues help to preserve the Jack Russell as the type of terrier we have come to love and enjoy.
The 2021 Play Day & camping weekend on May 15th & 16th at O’Connell’s Yogi Bear RV Resort was a great success with fun had by all. To see more about how the event went, Click Here.
Play day and camping weekend May 15-16, 2021 Reservations: Collett – Front Office Manager – 815-857-3860 (Call in reservations only: mention you are with the club for 40% discount both on
The 2021 Summer Celebration Trials I & II will be held August 21-22 at the historic Sandwich Fair in Sandwich, Illinois. Located 65 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, this spacious
Play days provide an opportunity to learn and practice terrier racing, go-to-ground and other fun dog games. Socializing is always on the agenda as well. Some play days stretch over a weekend at locations that offer camping. You don’t need to be a member to attend play days. Play day fees for members are $10 per dog. Non-members pay $20 per dog. Camping fees vary by location.
Congratulations to Ted and Devon Ruby for a fantastic weekend at Missouri Earth Dogs trial this weekend. What an accomplishment!
I want to welcome new members who attended our play day. Maia Perez and parent. Dad was the photographer: Jacob Mekeel and wife kacee, Mayme and Sean Housman, Brandon was
We take every precaution to follow all local and state health guidelines for COVID-19 during all of our club events and activities.
I would like to thank everyone, including our board members, for their continuing support. Like our terriers, we are tenacious and will work together to stay safe and healthy.
Sincerely,
Roy Izzo
Chairman, Midwest Jack Russell Terrier Club
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