ʻO ka Jack Russell kahi ʻano ʻano ikaika loa a makemake nui e alualu i nā holoholona ʻē aʻe, ʻoi aku ka nui o nā ʻiole a me nā pōpoki. ʻO ka liʻiliʻi ʻo ia, he ikaika a ʻaʻole pono e hoʻohaʻahaʻa ʻia ma ke ʻano o ka naʻauao, pono no ka wikiwiki, a me ka manawa pāʻani mau. ʻO kēia ke kumu nui no ka crossbreeding i ka hoʻāʻo ʻana e ʻike i ka hui ʻana o Jack Russell Terrier maikaʻi loa. He mea maikaʻi kēia inā he ʻohana ikaika ʻoe, ʻaʻole maikaʻi paha inā ʻaʻole ʻoe e hana a liʻiliʻi ka manawa ma ka home.
Ua hoʻokumu ʻia ʻo Jack Russell ma ʻEnelani i ka makahiki 1800 e hui pū me kāna haku hahai holoholona ʻalopeke, a no laila ua koʻikoʻi ʻo ia i ka mea pio a alualu i nā holoholona liʻiliʻi a napoʻo ka lā. E loaʻa i nā hui āpau ʻo Jack Russell kahi ʻano ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi ma mua o ka hapa nui o nā ʻano hui ʻē aʻe a no laila pono ʻoe e makaʻala i ka hoʻokipa ʻana i kekahi i loko o kahi ʻohana multi-pet.