Jack russell mix pup help!!!?

So my dad just brought a jack russell mix pup, I know the mom is a jack russell mix cause it looks like it but is a solid brown color(i heard jack russells had 50% or more of their fur color white)..and the dad is unknown. The day we went to pick it up it was living under the owners house in the crawl space and it seemed very fearful and kept running away from us. I heard jack russells are very hyper and energetic but ours sleeps for most of the day but since i dont want it to have behavioral problems from lack of excercise i want to walk it around our neighborhood....



The problem is that pretty much everybody here has their dogs loose running around the neighborhood and most of them are really dog aggressive and are known to bite! So i dont know where i can walk it since im only 15 and my parents work most of the day, Im afraid if me or the puppy get bitten. And i read that playing with your dog in the backyard isnt enough excercise and that walking is a must...but i just dont know how im gonna do that.



The puppies a male and im trying to tell my parents that we should neuture it but we dont have the money to pay for it right now. Im kind of thinking of turning in the puppy cause i feel like we're just not ready for the responsibility and the vet bills right now but my dad doesnt want to:(



Also i want to train the puppy basic commands but training with food doesnt work and since its really fearful it just runs away all the time and hides under our table (also very stubborn), it just wont listen!!! Its also really hard to house break it, and it it always pees on under the table where it hides from us? Ive told my parents to buy a crate but they think they cost too much ...ughh so that just makes it even harder:( And It feels like the whole weight of responsibility is on me.I also think the dog might be mixed with chow chow and ive heard alot of bad things about chows(moody,dominant,etc)[no offense to chow owners] and well i guess maybe im just paranoid but im afraid that its gonna grow up and start dominating and biting us since i have 3 younger sisters (one thats 2)...maybe im just paranoid....please help!!!



Thank you:)Jack russell mix pup help!!!?
All I can say is that apparently you are really not ready for this dog, you wise %26amp; family wise. unless everyone in the family is willing to support this puppy (since its apparent your parents arent) and get some training with your puppy, it would be best to re home him yourself..

As for the loose dogs in the neighborhood, hasn't anyone considered calling the animal control and reporting?? Because I doubt everyone has their dog running loose there. even you can report it. .

And as for neutering, you haven't mentioned how old he is. he needs to wait a till at least 6 months old.Jack russell mix pup help!!!?
Take it to proffessional training classes! They're magic!



If you throw the ball or play tug in the yard for long enough, that's enouth excersise. Do it untill puppy is pooped!
Sounds like you really weren't ready for a dog. You would be doing the right thing by finding a new home/no kill rescue for the dog.