Well the JRT has the heart of a lion and we had about 20 at any one time for foxhunting doing dens with them after the bush had been run by the bigger dogs,nothing for us to have a dozen dogs out for the day with some home in reserve.A great little dog but i myself would recommend a full size foxy nitro or a full size foxy crossed with a whippet makes a great little non aggressive dog that will catch and kill foxes,push rabbits out of bracken,hang off the arse of a pig (nuts) or at least find and bark not eat much and be a staunch and truly loyal ally mate,my old mate Alan Mc had 1/2 doz of these and they worked all game from pigs( they actually caught plenty) foxes and hares......hard workers that dont stop all day whereas the smaller JR`s are a bit short in the leg for all day hunting in the hills mate,i have even seen JR`s go down from constantly walking through wet nettles,the poor buggers start to foam at the mouth etc where the bigger dogs seem to handle them (netts) A foxy whippet to the old timers get the nod quite often due to their all round ability of toughness,pace guts and most importantly NOUSE !
And will soon learn to recognise a GSP on point etc in the right hands but i stress the dog is only as good as the work it gets and the master thats doing the educating.....up to you John.......