There's been some good tips here. Just on the food thing, he could be a bit out of sorts over the next few days as he settles in and it could make him be off his food. Good on you for taking him in
pp have given some excellent pointers. dog obedience is a must but my biggest thing with a jack russell would be being dominant. reward based training is all very well but with some dogs (like jack russells) are known to suffer from selective hearing/obedience, if you are "pack leader" they will listen. if hes not responding to no try a sharp "sshht" or a tap or the ribs with your finger tip. AND i cant recommend walking him enough, he is a high energy breed and will need a good walk (30min+) every day, better if its before a meal so the dinner is a reward. ideally one in the morning one at night, it takes 20min for the average dog to get into a good relaxed frame of mind and enjoy the walk. you want to keep walking for a bit after they hit that frame of mind. if hes not exercised enough you will find him misbehaving more and will be less willing to listen during training.
if you want more ideas i cannot recommend cesaer milan's books enough (or just watch the dog whisperer if you have foxtel/austar) they have been the only techniques that have worked on my crazy bouncing (no no really actually bouncing) cavalier x mini poodle, she even failed basic obedience training!
ETA: do as i say not as i do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i agree with the food reward thing. once you find a food they'll eat. get him desexed or give him a "sex toy" as my DH puts it. boof is desexed but mounts a monkey toy we gave him...its his toy LOL as for exersize a good walk/run a day is good. ours is to the letterbox and back. they are head strong and hunting dogs. but they can be really good too. boof growls at the kids when they invade his space but he knows "walk away" and will do so.
give him lost of prase and affection. and let him be part of the pack. i know my boofs spoiled and sleeps on my bed and will go where i ever i go too. give him time to ajust to being in a "pack" too. that is a huge change for a dog thats used to being a loner. its never too late (my boofs 8months old now)
I have a six month old long coat german shepherd pup. We take her to obedience training each week and one of the tips we have learned is to use a very gruff, loud 'uh uh' when she does something we don't want her to instead of 'no'. Apparently it is closer to the sound another dog would use. Roxy seems to respond much better to it. Pack order is really, really important, but PP's have already explained that. Roxy is not food driven either, which makes reward training a bit harder, but you just need to find something Moses really likes. Roxy does like liver treats, you can buy them in the supermarket, don't know if you can get them in your town?? The most popular treat at training is cabana, but Roxy is not so keen on that! Just a little bit so that the pup can send it down and continue to concentrate on what your instructing him to do.
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