Artists live by curiosity & enthusiasm qualities readily evident as inspiration in dogs." Robert Adams Why People Photograph I Jack Russell is a journey of discovery that will enthrall dog lovers everywhere. When photographer Andy Hughes a life long admirer & owner of Jack Russells realised that he had many more pictures of his dogs than he did of his family & friends he decided to create this joyous enterprise photographing one dog which lead to another dog until he had traveled the length & breadth of the UK & then ventured to the USA where he captured the Jack Russell Terrier Club Trials in Florida. The result: this book exploring the relationship between the Jack Russell & its human companions. Originally bred as a hunting dog in England in the 19th century & still used as working dogs today Jack Russells are sturdy tough tenacious intelligent athletic fearless & vocal animals who create their own fun when left to entertain themselves. Full of spontaneity the photographs show Jack Russells at work rest & play & capture the essence of what it is to be & to own a Jack Russell terrier. The text
Includes:: excerpts from psychologist Alexandra Horowitz's acclaimed book Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See Smell & Know a specially commissioned piece from English dog authority John Bradshaw as well as reminiscences of Hughes' own dogs & those he has met along the way."