Trinity Farms Kennel

Welcome to Trinity Farms, our small family farm where we've been raising Jack Russell Terriers for over 30 years. In all the Jack Russells we have lived with over the years and studied, our experience kept us with the Irish an English JRT's, 12 inches and under. Jack Russells from Ireland and England have much more amenable dispositions and their personalities are much more easy-going. They are family pets that live with various kinds of animals on the farm, and do not hunt the family cat or chickens.

At Trinity Farms our goal is to provide you with a healthy, happy, superior quality dog. We specialize in Jack Russell Terriers, traditional puppy training and raising family pets, bred and raised in our home and family environment. The Jack Russell Terrier is an intelligent, even-tempered breed, docile with its owner and loving with children, family and pets. With our many years of experience and our trained eye, we will evaluate and help you pick the perfect family pet for you and your children.

We are breeding just Irish and English JRT's. Thirty years ago we got away from the old style 'hyper-aggressive' jacks which have had a bad rap from the American line inbreeding for aggressiveness for the show ring here in the states. We have diligently searched and found undiluted bloodlines and healthier dogs. We want our dogs to be good family dogs, and breed for a balanced and better, calmer temperament and sweeter dispositions, concentrating on temperament, health, conformation and correctness of type for the breed. Our Jack Russells still have the working/hunting ability, but they can turn it 'on or off.' Some of our Irish lines you'd have to teach them how to hunt.

Peanut, right, retired to be with Linda in Wisconsin with her daughter Ms. Kitty, black tri, and Kiera, a Clare daughter, top.

Irish Foundation bloodlines descended from
tried and true olde lines directly from Ireland.

We have selected only the most superior quality foundation stock from Irish and English lines that have a long history of reproducing generations of proven, excellent dispositions and sweeter personalities. We are forever indebted to the Irish breeders before us who have been our mentors and advisors in our life's journey to seek out and produce only the highest quality, genetically free of inherited deficiencies, and most reliable and dependable dispositions in Irish and English Jack Russell Terriers. We have spent many hours on the phone with breeders who research the very best Irish lines. We search for those we believe to be of superior breeding quality. The Irish Jack Russell Terriers we breed are direct descendents from protected and pure lines that trace back to the late 1870's. We have five unrelated Irish lines from this preserved and protected stock and hope to add more.

We are dedicated to preserving and protecting these bloodlines which are founded on very old established and proven lines from Ireland. These particular bloodlines produce superior quality dogs known for their calmer, more sensible and trainable dispositions. They are also known to be incredibly healthy and hardy.

These lines carry few genetic faults, actually none reported that we know of in the last 50 years or so. These are some of the reasons the breeders before us are so committed to keeping these lines pure and protected from outside influences.

We also work closely with five veterinarians, here in Aiken, S.C. With their help and advice we have developed deeper foundation lines of superb, short-legged specimens of the Jack Russell Terrier.

We want a Jack Russell who is equally at home in the conformation ring, hunting, racing over hurdles, go-to-ground, as he is asleep in your lap watching TV at night. We have invested a great deal of time in researching pedigrees, personalities, phenotype, genotype, and individual dog's family trees. We strive to create and have designed a better bloodline for an all-around family friend and protector, a working dog who can hunt, show or do agility and play with the kids.

We want to have family friendly, dependable and livable Jack Russells. We use a holistic, alternative and conventional vets, Dr. Charles Timmerman and Dr. Charles Grover and Dr. Kim Smart for alternative and all natural products and services. Our other conventional vets, Dr. John Hurd, Dr. Norman Wilt and Dr. Lisa Levi of Silver Bluff Animal Hospital here in Aiken have called our Jacks, 'laid back jacks.' And others have called them 'Easy Jacks.' The name has stuck and we consider it a wonderful compliment.

Our Jacks are sweet and loyal companions, trusted friends, and more importantly, part of the family. We spend a great deal of time with our puppies. They are all born in our bedroom, raised underfoot in the kitchen, socialized with adults and children, teenagers, telephones and vacuums. They even spend time visiting schools. Our puppies have been in classes from kindergarten to HS Biology. Once you have a Jack Russell in your life you're hooked on the laughter and happiness they create in your home. That's what we enjoy. Laughter is the best medicine and keeps you healthy!

We are dedicated to making your decision to bring a Jack Russell Terrier into your home a happy experience that your whole family can enjoy for a very long time. For the entire life of your puppy we will be available to answer any questions that you may have about your puppy. We will gladly guarantee that any puppy you purchase from us will be in good health. We have a lifetime guarantee on health, genetics and temperament on all our puppies and dogs. Our pups are usually seen by the vet the day they are born, again 3 to 4 days later, and will have visited the vet once if not twice, for their first set of shots, worming and flea treatment before they leave our home for yours. Please visit our health and guarantee page, our guarantee is one of the best in the nation.

We will be here not just for the lifetime of your puppy or dog, but we become lifelong friends as well.

..."From Birth to Obedience...
We provide the family environment necessary for proper puppy socialization."

The people you can trust to raise your special puppy specifically for your family.

If you have any questions about Jack Russells, or your new puppy, send us an email or give us a call. We love receiving pictures to see how the puppies are adjusting to their new households and watching them grow.

Donna has been in education for over 28 years as a teacher and a school administrator. Michael has been in construction for 40 years and in the transportation trucking industry for over 15 years. Sean is 23 and has worked in several different vet clinics in North Carolina and South Carolina in addition to being in school and running his own business of horse show operations. We have been involved in the thoroughbred racing and breeding/training industry for close to 30 years also. We love living in Aiken, S.C.

Our commitment to quality is absolute; and we put our lifetime guarantee in writing.

We are research based in our studies and our program reflects this dedication to the specific bloodlines of our Irish Jack Russell Terriers.

We here at Trinity Farms aspire to be the most trusted and respected JRT breeder in the eyes of our Trinity Farm families, customers and competitors.

Our family takes pride in raising premier quality dogs for family pets. We strive for excellence and aspire to be the best Irish JRT breeder.

Raising these special Irish JR Terriers is a priviledge and our greatest responsibility.

Welcome to Trinity Farms and our home, a video introduction taken by one of our puppy families, the Donovan family. You can see their website at www.portraitfusion.com

Our site is intended to help educate people about the Jack Russell Terrier breeds. There are many differences in the JRT's out there. There are Shortys, typically the original English and Irish lines. Then there are square JRT's, then there are Parson Jack Russell Terriers who are 12" - 15" tall who are more avid hunters and bred to be fancy in the show ring. It is the interbreeding with American lines that carry the hyper and aggressiveness which we do not believe make the best companions for children. Many other JRT people belong to the JRTCA which strives to keep the working and strong hunting drive alive. It is up to individuals to research and decide which type of JRT is right for you and your family.

We are members of the EJRTCA, UKC, and the RTFC. The AKC has just recognized in January 2006, the Shorty JRT as a separate breed that is distinctly different than the Parsons Jack Russells. Our broodstock have been approved and accepted in as Foundation Stock, which is an honor and a tribute to the Irish lines and the superb bloodlines and protected pedigree historys.

We raise the Shorty Jack Russell Terrier, who are more suited to be family dogs but who are also wonderful examples for the show ring for the smaller JRT. Some of them love to chase the tennis ball and there are others you'll have to teach how to hunt since their prey drive is not as strong. They are great at whatever you want them to do. They are especially and historically good with children.

The Irish and English Shortys are all under 12" tall. Most of our dogs are in the 10 - 11" range. Our dogs were originally bred to be Irish Gentleman's dogs and to be with the family, in the house and on the farm. They are living testimony to the quality, family dogs raised over 150 years ago. We strive to continue the tradition and keep the legacy of these dogs alive so our children's children will be able to enjoy them as much as we have.

Enjoy visiting our site, there are over 65 pages of information on JRT's and puppy/dog health, training tips and over 150 pictures of our special Irish Russell Terriers. We also have educational health articles about dogs and our health, and some wonderful photos of life with animals and how they enhance our lives. We have a Secrets of Life photo series, and a Military Salute page. See the Site Map on the opening page for the locations of the different pages. Please enjoy your visit. We invite you to call us with any questions you may have.

Robert has trained under the best professional canine trainers in the United States, and graduated with honors first in all classes. Rob previously attended Aiken Prep, has military experience and is extremely skilled and patient with his puppy training classes. We are fortunate to have his talents available to our families if you would like to have some training done here before your pup comes home to you. He is available to travel to your home state or country to deliver your pup to you at buyers expense for the gas or flights. He will make the transition a smooth experience for you to be able to learn the words, motions and voice inflections in order to continue the training he has instilled. We do the basic puppy commands of come, and lay the ground work of beginning habits of potty training and early play biting inhibition. Rob is able to potty train your pup and to attain more than just the basics but tailored to your family's needs. His prices are very reasonable and he is willing to talk to any prospective families. You can reach him at 803-270-5906.

Irish Blessing

May you always have
Walls for the wind,
A roof for the rain,
Tea beside the fire,
Laughter to cheer you.
Those you love near you.
And all your heart might desire.

We may occasionally have pups who are available as we have families move their reservations to later in '09 for various life situation reasons, ie. new jobs, moving, family emergencies, happy events like weddings to plan and new babies. We work with our families as we want the best time and best circumstances for our babies going to their new homes.

We do have young adult females who we are looking to place when retired. Please see the puppies page.

If you haven't received an email response from me within 24 - 48 hours please call me. We so enjoy talking with everyone and please continue to telephone me to inquire about our extra babies that were a nice surprise.

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I do ask you to please phone me with your questions and for information about our puppies who are available now and those who are due in April.

Please know that since baby puppies do not have any immune system until after they have had their third set of shots, we must be extremely careful to protect them from illness and tightly control their environment. This includes cleaning everything, all the time. Most germs and bacteria will enter your home on your shoes or on your hands.

So please know that when you come to visit you will be asked to help us as we try to protect our little ones and our adults.

The first thing we will ask you to do is to step onto a bio-security mat which holds a disinfecting solution to clean all shoes. Then you'll step on a towel to dry your shoes.

Then the second thing we will do is ask you to wear a lab coat or smock over your clothes. Thirdly, we will wash our hands before we touch any puppies or mommas. Then you will be able to play with our older puppies and the adults. In addition, when we switch playing with one litter and go to another litter, we must wash our hands again, in between litters.

If the babies are still newborns and are not five weeks old yet, we must ask you to look at them - but please do not touch them as much as you'd love to, looking will have to do until they are older. I know this is hard to do and we thank you in advance for being as careful with the babies as we are.

When we go outside to the backyard to see the adults, and when we come back in, we will again step onto another bio-security mat to clean our shoes again. If you happen to wear open toe shoes or sandals we do have the blue hospital booties which we will ask you to put on over your shoes.

We thank you for your understanding and cooperation with these procedures. It's to protect our little ones and to stop any germs or bacteria in their tracks...literally and figuratively!

These Irish bloodlines are well known for having extremely calm dispositions and have become known not just nationally here in the states, but internationally now as well. They have become highly coveted and there are not as many available now as there were in years past. Because of this, these exclusive lines are being nurtured to protect and propogate these very special bloodlines.

Trinity Farms is pleased to announce the addition of several national and world champion lines to our family this year.

Miss Katie, imported from Ireland's Irish Kennel Club Best of Breed 2004 National winner's family, in our Miss Katie.

EJRTCA St. Theresa of Avalon from the world renowned Myrmidon Champion lines from Australia, by way of South Africa and Arkansas.

For more information on why we call our puppies "Noni puppies", and to learn about the discovery of ancient health secrets, please see the Health and Guarantee page where I talk about noni in more detail.

Please may I ask for your extended patience in responding to your phone calls and emails. I try to answer emails by the next day and I have tried to do that with phone calls as well. I need to let you know that we have many inquiries and many questionnaires being sent every week. So I ask for your patience. If for some reason you have not heard back from me in 1 or 2 days please call or email me again, thank you.

I go through the questions and I do read absolutely everything. The delay in my getting back to you is that we have a lot going on in our lives right now and it's taking me longer than I would like to respond to your inquiries. I am saying thank you to you all for being so patient, and I do say please be persistent. If you are very serious now, please call me again or email me again. Perseverance is a virtue.

Please, please call me on the phone to inquire.
Thank you all. Donna, Michael and Sean

This is the backyard fence, we've planted pansies for the winter holidays in the flower boxes. And yes, for all northerners, it still is nice here all winter. We're putting Christmas lights on the front camellia bushes and it seems funny to be putting lights on the bushes which are in full glorious bloom.

Our barn/kennel building:
The design is to keep our adult dogs comfortable, safe and secure; and warm in the winter and cool in the summer. It is built out of wood for many redeeming qualities over a metal building. It is more aesthetically pleasing as well as more efficient to heat and cool and has a comfortable barn atmosphere feeling. We have floodlights for the barn area and the entire fenced backyard, as well as a security system with motion detectors and several automatic early warning systems.

The floors are plywood and pressure treated boards. We re-designed the inside and built small-scaled horse stalls, but for dogs! Each stall holds two dogs and the end stalls are large enough for three dogs each. Each stall door has two or three holes near the bottom, head-sized only, so they can look out and see what's going on and talk to each other. The dogs are bedded down in shavings 6 - 8" deep. They love it, roll in it and curl right up to go to sleep. This makes the individual stalls easy to clean and pick - just like the design for mucking stalls for horses. It works very well, is easy on our backs and easy to navigate inside. We hang food and water in stainless steel flat-backed pails with hooks from the wall. This helps in preventing spillage on the floor and from being tipped over. In cleaning the floors, we use the same health procedures as a veterinary clinic, but with pressure treated floors vs. concrete. The same Parvo-Lan disinfectant works well on wood floors also.

The barn/kennel building is 12 x 24, is insulated, heated and cooled. We use radiant heat for the building. And we use 6 fans and two air conditioners on their own electrical circuit. Both gable ends of the roof have larger sized venting systems. We have also installed a fly and mosquito automatic sprayer system and an automatic deodorizer system. The water system we use are individual automatic self-waterers in addition to the pails. That allows us to monitor each dog's water intake daily. It is an early warning system to any potential illness, females coming into season, etc. or just to see if an individual is feeling slightly off. We also play music to help keep them company when they are inside.

All of our dogs are loved and hugged and rubbed each day by all of us, exercised several times a day in the large fenced grassy area with trees and they love to run and play. They are also up on our back deck, play around the porch and have neat places to explore and play hide and seek. We wanted a more family atmosphere instead of a formal kennel feeling. We do have outside kennel runs that are 10 x 10 x 6 chain link pens but are not attached to the barn. They are in a separate area with grass, shade and another larger individual free play time as well.

The dogs in the house are: any females who are pregnant, all the young puppies who are future stock, and any pups that are less than 6 months old. In addition every dog is on a rotation for a turn in the house to sleep with us and share our daily lives. And of course we have a separate room that has been designed as a whelping room for new litters. Once the babies are about 3 weeks old the mom and babies are moved into the kitchen-family-great room area to be involved in the daily routines and noises that go along with that. Socialization begins early, from the first day of birth, and each day and week after that.