Grooming A Jack Russell

[woodbyne]

Hi,

I'm am one day interested in getting a jack to show(when my old boy goes to heaven not that i want him too). This will be a big change for me from a short coated large dog to a small semi coated dog. My question is does anyone know the reason that terriers have their coats stripped for the show ring besides the obvious that it looks nice. I guess i wondered if the stripped coats served a particular purpse in their origins. I was once told the poodle were cliiped like they are for the show ring as they were water retrievers and they left fur on in spots to keep koints warm not sure f htere is truth in it but kind of makes sense so just wondered about why a jack or other terriers coats were stripped.

[becks]

Wire coats offer good weather protection, the undercoat keeping them warm and the hard coat keeps the weather out. Left alone the coat will grow to 3 or 4 inches and then fall out on its own. Stripping the coat keeps it neat, and helps to show off the texture better.