- Brief Description
The Border Terrier is a small, rough-coated breed of dog of the terrier group. Originally bred as fox and vermin hunters, Border Terriers share ancestry with Dandie Dinmont Terriers, Patterdale terriers and Bedlington Terriers.
Source: Wikipedia
- Links to Breed Descriptions
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- Other Names for Breed
- Borderterrier
- borderterrieri
- Country of Origin and Parent Breed Club
Great Britain
- Health and Well-Being
Some sources of health information include:
- National kennel clubs and breed clubs (see, e.g. Breeding/Health Strategy Documents, below)
- Population-level statistics (see, e.g., Swedish Insurance Data, below)
- Research articles
- Breed club surveys
- Breed-Specific Articles
Showsight article: Border Terrier: https://digital.showsightmagazine.com/view/388262/
- Breed Standards
There are numerous breed standards.
The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.
Three of the major international standards are:
- Breed-Specific Statistics
1. Swedish Insurance Data
- Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds. This breed has information on Veterinary Care and Life Insurance.
2. Finland: Koiranet - Border Terrier: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?Lang=en&R=10
- Breeding/Health Strategy Documents
Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:
- The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Category 1)
- Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
- Finland: Jalostuksen tavoiteohjelma 2022 -2026 BORDERTERRIERI: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/RotuPDF.ashx?R=10&T=2
UK- Annual Health Reports: Border Terrier Health Annual Breed Health Reports
UK-KC (March 2022): See the Important health schemes and tests section
We strongly recommend that all breeders, both assured breeders (ABs) and non ABs, use the following schemes, tests and advice.
UK, Northern Border Terrier Club, Border Terrier Health – News and Updates
- Breed-Specific DNA Tests
- Other Breed-Specific Webpages
BorderTerrier.org.uk - manages a database of over 86000 dogs
Extensive Health information!
- Breed-Specific Research
O’Neill, D.G., Darwent, E.C., Church, D.B. et al. Border Terriers under primary veterinary care in England: demography and disorders. Canine Genet Epidemiol 4, 15 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40575-017-0055-3
- Breed Clubs
We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.
Canada: Border Terrier Canada
UK: Border Terrier Club
USA: Border Terrier Club of AmericaNetherlands: Nederlandse Border Terrier Club
Finland: Borderterrierikerho ry
Sweden: Borderterriersällskapet
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