Kakan Jack Russell Terrier shine ɗan limamin Ingila Parson John Russell. Masanin tauhidin, wanda yake da sha'awar farauta, ya fara kiwon Jagdterriers yayin da yake ci gaba da karatu a Oxford. Manufar kokarinsa ita ce samar da layin dogo wanda zai rika tafiya da ’ya’yansa foxhounds ya kori dawaki da sauran dabbobi daga cikin burbushinsu. Dabbobin Jack Russell guda biyu sun samo asali daga wannan nau'in: "Parson Jack Russell" da "Jack Russell Terrier". Mayar da hankali kan dacewa don farauta da yawan ƙetare wasu nau'o'in irin su bijimai, beagles, da corgis yana nufin ƙungiyoyin ba su amince da jinsin a hukumance ba har sai 1991.
A ƙasa zaku sami 10 mafi kyawun jarfaren kare Jack Russell Terrier: