I'm Jodi G., the breeder behind Butterball Kennel located in Citra, FL. Butterball began when a horse crazy teenager brought home a cute little pup from a horse show one day. This pup was not registered because the breed had not yet become an official breed here in the United States but she was called a Russell Terrier. That was the beginning of what would become Butterball Farm and eventually Butterball Kennel. Our home was attached to our horse barn through a walkway and one day a decision was made to remodel the barn. Beautiful indoor dog accommodations were built along with a nursery to raise pups safely. Surveillance cameras throughout our kennel & nursery provide the ability to watch our dogs & puppies from our home or anywhere.
Q. & A. with Jodi
Why did you start breeding?
Our first Jack Russell Terrier was purchased at a horse show many years ago and that was the beginning of our addiction to these fun loving dogs!
What makes your program special?
Butterball goes above and beyond to breed and raise healthy, fun loving puppies that have awesome personalities. We don't take short cuts in our breeding program...each puppy we raise is like our own child and it is important that each finds a family as special as they are.
What are the different breed coat colors in your program?
Our puppies include white and tan and white and black. Colors will vary depending on the parent dogs.
Where do your breeding dogs live?
They live in my home and a kennel on my property.
Matched dogs
These dogs are already reserved or have gone home.
Paulie
Went home
Male
Andy
Went home
Male
Dash
Went home
Male
Boy 1
Went home
Male
Boy 1
Went home
Male
Girl 1
Went home
Female
Girl 1
Went home
Female
Girl 2
Went home
Female
Boy 1
Went home
Male
M2221-02
Went home
Male
F2221-05
Went home
Female
F2221-06
Went home
Female
M2221-03
Went home
Male
M2221-04
Went home
Male
M2222-01
Went home
Male
M2222-02
Went home
Male
F2222-05
Went home
Female
F2222-04
Went home
Female
Getting a puppy from Jodi
Jodi has been certified by Good Dog’s screening team for responsible and trusted breeding practices. When you’re ready to reach out, feel free to ask any questions about the breed, their program, or specific puppies.
Together, you’ll choose the puppy that’s right for you, stay in touch with regular updates, and plan how to bring your new puppy home.
Price
Puppy prices include a $500 non-refundable deposit and between $1,425 - $2,200 final payment, before taxes & fees.
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“The price includes AKC Registration (limited in most cases), regular deworming, Neopar (parvo) vaccine at 4 & 6 weeks of age, vet check at 8 weeks of age in addition to health certificate and first set of puppy vaccines. Two year hereditary health guarantee. AKC Reunite microchip. Puppy Care package to include puppy food, Snuggle Puppy, one month of Trupanion insurance. Deposit is required when puppy is picked out or you are waiting on a litter to be born to choose from. It is non-refundable but is transferable up to a year. Some circumstances may justify a refund of the deposit.”
Contract & health guarantee
Jodi may provide a written contract or
health guarantee when you purchase a puppy. This helps
protect both you and your breeder, ensuring that you
both have a clear understanding of the terms of your
puppy purchase. If Jodi offers a contract
or guarantee, the details will be personalized by them.
If you have any questions or want to know more,
don’t hesitate to reach out to Jodi directly.
Butterball Kennel meets or exceeds our community standards in these areas:
Responsible breeding practices
Health of breeding dogs and puppies
Puppy environment and enrichment
Buyer education and policies
Parent dogs
Sue, mom
Russell Terrier
About Sue
Sue is a female Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jodi decided to make her part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Holly, mom
Russell Terrier
About Holly
Holly is an absolute sweetheart! She is a daughter of our most easy going stud, Frankie. She loves everyone and doesn't have a mean bone in her body. She's a beautiful example of what this breed should be.
Chloe, mom
Russell Terrier
About Chloe
Chloe is a female Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jodi decided to make her part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Nugget, mom
Russell Terrier
About Nugget
Nugget is a female Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jodi decided to make her part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Sonny, dad
Russell Terrier
About Sonny
Foxlorr Fortunate Son aka Sonny is has an amazing disposition and produces exceptional puppies.
Mango, mom
Russell Terrier
About Mango
Mango is a lovely little rough coat female with a very sweet, outgoing personality. Where she lacks in size, she makes up in every other way. Two of her littermates both went on the be AKC Champions. She was shown briefly in AKC beginner pup and did very well but we decided to only take on showing her littermates.
Reagan, mom
Russell Terrier
About Reagan
Reagan is an outstanding mother with an incredibly sweet disposition. She easily became an AKC Champion before becoming a momma. She's fun & extremely athletic as well. Her next venture will begin soon as she will start working on her Fast Cat title and hopefully Barn Hunting as well.
Huckleberry, mom
Russell Terrier
About Huckleberry
"Huckleberry" is a gorgeous female and such a sweet girl to be around. Her pedigree is loaded with accomplished show dogs. This is her last litter before officially retiring and a repeat cross of another exceptional litter these two parents had. Don't miss out on this last remaining pup from a litter of 7!
Coco, mom
Russell Terrier
About Coco
Coco is a female Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jodi decided to make her part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Sadie, mom
Russell Terrier
About Sadie
Sadie is a light broken coat female. This is her first litter and we are extremely pleased. Her pups are absolutely gorgeous and she's been a great mom!
Dice, dad
Russell Terrier
About Dice
Dice is an outstanding stud born and raised here at Butterball. His sire is an imported male from a top russell breeder in France. We showed him here in the USA to his AKC Grand Champion title. Dice is a wonderful example of a quality smooth coat Russell Terrier.
Hope, mom
Russell Terrier
About Hope
Where do I start...Hope is the sweetest, affectionate female. She loves to "talk" to you and is super friendly. She is a kind, gentle soul and a fantastic momma to her babies.
Hank, dad
Russell Terrier
About Hank
Hank is a stunning black tri smooth coat with a phenomenal disposition. He has a lovely pedigree of proven show russells.
Reese, mom
Russell Terrier
About Reese
Reese is a female Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jodi decided to make her part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Happy, dad
Russell Terrier
About Happy
Happy is a male Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of his breed, Jodi decided to make him part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Erma, mom
Russell Terrier
About Erma
Erma is a female Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jodi decided to make her part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Smiley, mom
Russell Terrier
About Smiley
Smiley is an AKC Rough Coat Russell Terriers. She's a lovely female and produces wonderful pups.
Prancy, mom
Russell Terrier
About Prancy
Prancy is on the smaller side and is an AKC registered rough coat tan/white. She's an absolute sweet heart.
Fancy, mom
Russell Terrier
About Fancy
"Fancy" is a doll! She's on the smaller side but makes up for it with such an incredibly sweet disposition. Her father is GCH CH Sensei's Russtyle's Du Vallon De L'Alba whom we imported from France.
Frankie, dad
Russell Terrier
About Frankie
"Frankie" is our most laid back, easy going stud. He's the perfect traveling size and produces pups that generally are right at 10 to 10 1/2 inches at maturity. The dispositions on his pups are absolutely amazing!
Dottie, mom
Russell Terrier
About Dottie
Dottie is a lovely smooth coat female out of our stud imported from France who is a AKC GCH. She has a great personality and is a fine example of what we strive for in this breed. This is her 2nd litter and one of her pups from her first litter is already excelling in barn hunting.
Pickles, mom
Russell Terrier
About Pickles
Pickles is a lovely example of a smooth coat Russell Terrier with a wonderful disposition. She consistently produces beautiful, intelligent pups that will melt your heart!
Sensei, dad
Russell Terrier
About Sensei
"Sensei" was born in France and arrived in the USA at 4 months old. He quickly earned his Grand Champion title in the AKC and proved to be an incredible addition to our breeding program. His pups are extremely intelligent and athletic. They exemplify so many wonderful qualities of the Russell Terrier.
Margo, mom
Russell Terrier
About Margo
Margo is an AKC GCH CH and a producer of several Champions & Grand Champions.(in her first two litters) She has a wonderful disposition and passing this trait down to her pups!
Andy, dad
Russell Terrier
About Andy
"Andy" is a black tri smooth coat. He has an exceptional personality. He's a beautiful put together male that exemplifies the characteristics we look for in our stud dogs.
Buttercup, mom
Russell Terrier
About Buttercup
"Buttercup" is a lovely female with incredible bloodlines from Russia, Italy and the USA. She produces pups with wonderful personalities and good looks to boot!
Chipper, mom
Russell Terrier
About Chipper
Chipper is an amazingly sweet female and produces puppies that take after her. Her bloodlines go back to some of the greats in the Russell terrier world!
Rhyder, dad
Russell Terrier
About Rhyder
Rhyder is the son of GCH CH Sensei Russtyle's Du Vallon De L'Alba who Butterball Kennel imported from France. Rhyder has an exceptional personality and produces outstanding puppies with the same temperament.
Shooter, dad
Russell Terrier
About Shooter
Shooter is a male Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of his breed, Jodi decided to make him part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Teeter, mom
Russell Terrier
About Teeter
Teeter is a female Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jodi decided to make her part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Francine, mom
Russell Terrier
About Francine
Francine is a sweet girl that consistently produces wonderful puppies with great dispositions. She was never shown but I honestly feel that several of her pups could be considered show potential pups.
Trix, dad
Russell Terrier
About Trix
Trix was imported from one of the top breeders in France in 2023 and quickly establishing himself as a wonderful sire here at Butterball Kennel. He has an incredibly sweet disposition and passes it onto his pups.
Frannie, mom
Russell Terrier
About Frannie
Frannie is a female Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jodi decided to make her part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Armani, dad
Russell Terrier
About Armani
Armani is a male Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of his breed, Jodi decided to make him part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Pearl, mom
Russell Terrier
About Pearl
Pearl is a female Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jodi decided to make her part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Pearl, mom
Russell Terrier
About Pearl
Pearl is a female Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jodi decided to make her part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Gus, dad
Russell Terrier
About Gus
Gus is a male Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of his breed, Jodi decided to make him part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Sangria, mom
Russell Terrier
About Sangria
Sangria is a female Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jodi decided to make her part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Dash, mom
Russell Terrier
About Dash
Dash is a female Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jodi decided to make her part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Dee Dee, mom
Russell Terrier
About Dee Dee
Dee Dee is a female Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jodi decided to make her part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Babe, mom
Russell Terrier
About Babe
Babe is a female Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jodi decided to make her part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Jane, mom
Russell Terrier
About Jane
Jane is a female Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jodi decided to make her part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Johnny, dad
Russell Terrier
About Johnny
Johnny is a male Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of his breed, Jodi decided to make him part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Lacey, mom
Russell Terrier
About Lacey
Lacey is a female Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jodi decided to make her part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Viva, mom
Russell Terrier
About Viva
Viva is a female Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jodi decided to make her part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Kitty, mom
Russell Terrier
About Kitty
Kitty is a female Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jodi decided to make her part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Pearl, mom
Russell Terrier
About Pearl
Pearl is a female Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jodi decided to make her part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Winnie, mom
Russell Terrier
About Winnie
Winnie is a female Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jodi decided to make her part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Maddie, mom
Russell Terrier
About Maddie
Maddie is a female Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jodi decided to make her part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Maddie, mom
Russell Terrier
About Maddie
Maddie is a female Russell Terrier. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jodi decided to make her part of their program. Jodi has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Parent health testing
Breeder-Reported Testing
Great level
Butterball Kennel reports to performing the health tests below on their breeding dogs. Ask your breeder about the tests performed on the parents of your litter. Learn more about health testing for Russell Terriers.
Patellar Luxation
Knee testing reduces the chance of passing down Patellar Luxation, which results in the kneecap becoming displaced or dislocated and can cause mild to severe joint pain.
Genetic testing reduces the chance of passing down a wide variety of hereditary diseases of differing prevalence and severity such as Progressive Retinal Atrophy (an eye disease) and Von Willebrand's Disease (a blood disease).
Verified owner stories
Hear what other owners say about working with Jodi to bring home their puppies.
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Suda C.
Verified owner · Mar. 2024
This was our 2nd adoption from Butterball Kennel. Our 1st adoption was back in 2007 and our Max left us last year. So wife was ready for another puppy and Murphy joined our family and his big brother, Harley.
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Tamara K.
Verified owner · Sept. 2023
Jodi was amazing very helpful informative and kind! She went above and beyond to help me with getting our baby girl. She had answered my questions even after getting our baby. I already want another one!