Written by Irie the Jackahuahua

a.k.a. Welsh Co-Jack
(Pembroke Welsh Corgi/Jack Russell Terrier)

‘alo my perritos, as always, abrazos and besitos from your bilingual puppy amazon warrior princess Irie. I’ve been assigned a weird article. My mami said to tell you all about the Co-Jack. “Pues que es eso de Co-Jack?” I asked her. The word sounded vaguely familiar; do you mean low-jack, como for the human cars? I tell you cachorritos I wasn’t prepared for what my puppy ears heard next – it’s a what?! Come again? My chihuahua ears couldn’t believe it, but it’s true perritos. Did you know that sometimes Corgis and Jack Russells have romantic rendezvous (in parks, in alleys, sometimes backyards) and well, two months later my anipals you have yourself what the humans call a Co-Jack? You see? We doggies don’t discriminate like the humans, we love like free birds soaring through the wind of our pup pawls behinds. We see no breed or markings, we only see a happy tail and happy haunches. Oh, to be a dog ay?

So, I did my research. I sniffed and sniffed around about these strangely shaped doggies and got the pooch 411. Usually, they are very long and short, anipals, like their Corgi mamis or papis. To tell you the truth, I like the Corgis. Nice bunch of pups. When I was itty bitty (well, itty-bittier) one of them Corgis named Teddy came to my rescue at the dog park. He liked me lots, sweet guy. So, me and Corgies, we cool. And, the Jack Russell Terrier side, well what can I say? I have to send my Co-Jack pupsters some biscuits and a paw up high for being a Jack Russell Terrier mix like me! Pero, JRT and Corgi is a whole lotta feisty energy. Los Corgis y los Jack Russells are full of puptastic spirit, so you better get your human butts up and take them for a run to get that spirit out. I know what it takes because I’m a crazy JRChi myself and my mami takes me on lots of walks, so I know my Co-Jack friends would love it just as much.

My Corgi friends just like my Jack Russell familia have some sheddy coats, humans. I have to admit, I am pretty high maintenance too.  When it’s too hot I let those pelitos go! All over the house, a pretty white layer of hair. So pretty on the carpet, on the couch, on the bed, in the back car seat, in my crate. Co-Jacks might leave pretty white and brown blankets of fur too, you lucky humans!

This is my report, puppies! Co-Jackatastic pups can be found at your local animal shelter or check out For Paws, a Corgi & Corgi Mix Rescue.

Irie La Mona (The Little Doll) is a 7-month-old mixed breed, bilingual Jack Russell Terrier/Chihuahua adopted from the South Los Angeles Animal Shelter. Still a puppy, she aspires to one day host her very own show, and be the Oprah of mixed breed pups around the world! Check out her other articles!