After 12 years of doing rescue work, it is with a very heavy heart that I am retiring and will only be able to do consulting and referral work from this point on.  If you are already a JRRS client, please do not hesitate to call me with any questions or concerns you might have, as my commitment to my clients is that I will continue to be there for you and your Jacks. So if you would like to adopt another Jack Russell Terrier, I will be most happy to help you find the “right” Jack for your situation and family. 

As of May 15, 2008, new clients will be referred to

AZ Jack Russell Rescue in Mesa, AZ, at russellrescuephx@aol.com - Phone 480-854-0358 - if you are looking to adopt a Jack Russell Terrier.

In the meantime, I encourage you to read the information on this website for help with your Jacks.  THERE’S LOTS OF GOOD STUFF FOR YOU JACK OWNERS ON THIS SITE. Please contact Carol Mitchell of Sunshine School for Dogs at 602-840-1166 as she personally owns Jacks and is a wonderful trainer and a great source for help and training for any problems your Jack may have.

Welcome to this Website. Our goal is to provide you with useful information about our Rescue Organization that we hope makes it easier for you to understand how our Rescue Program works.

Jack Russell Rescue of Scottsdale was formed by Sue Murphree of Scottsdale, Arizona, for the purpose of placing abandoned, unwanted, or displaced Jack Russells in new homes for life. The goal of JRRS is to place each JRT in the best possible home. This is done by learning about you and your family through an Application for Adoption which helps JRRS to find the ”right” JRT for you and your family.

REMEMBER - Adoption is a “Commitment For Life.”

BEFORE YOU CALL US TO PLACE YOUR JRT IN ANOTHER HOME, READ THIS ENTIRE WEBSITE. Remember that JRRS is here for the benefit of the dogs who cannot speak for themselves - not for people who want to dump their dogs. If you are looking for somewhere to dump your dog, we are not in the business of taking unadoptable dogs to have them euthanized. If you want to have a pet euthanized, please have the courage to do this yourself. That is not what JRRS does. We have become a very disposable society - if something doesn’t work out the way we would like, the tendency is to simply “get rid” of the problem instead of working to solve the problem. Unfortunately, this premise is very true in relation to our pets.

If you are unwilling or unable to make a commitment for life to a JRT, then adoption is NOT for you.

At this site, you will discover all about our Rescue Organization, JRRS.

Feel free to browse around this site. If you have comments or questions about our services, or simply need more information and want to contact us, click on the contact button on any page within this site.

Thanks for visiting and we look forward to serving any potential adoptor, as well as displaced or abandoned Jack Russell Terriers.

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