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- Borderterrier
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- 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 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.
- The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Category 1)
- Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
- Finland: Jalostuksen tavoiteohjelma 2017 -2021 BORDERTERRIERI: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/RotuPDF.ashx?R=10&T=2
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:
Country of Origin and Parent Breed Club:
Health and Well-Being:
Some sources of health information include:
Breed-Specific Articles:
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
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:
Breed Health Surveys:
Breed-Specific DNA Tests:
Other Breed-Specific Webpages:
BorderTerrier.org.uk - manages a database of over 86000 dogs
Extensive Health information!
Breed-Specific Research:
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 America
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