A warning sign of porcupines in the area will be damaged bark at the base of trees. Like the beaver, the porcupine's teeth continuously grow and must be trimmed frequently by chewing on bark. They are active year round, mostly at night and hide during the day. They hide in crevasses and caves, under rock outcroppings and stumps, or as some of us learned recently, under old abandoned cars. A word of advice.
Porcupines are deadly.
The quills are very painful to extract and the dog should be sedated while doing so. Try not to let your JRT paw or bite at the quills in transport. Don't be surprised to find quills in your dog months after the original episode. Finally, Jack Russells are smart dogs, but rarely do they remember what a porcupine is all about. Return to front.