Key traits:
| 📏 Size | small |
| 🐕 Temperament | friendly, lively |
| 🏃 Activity | high |
| ✂️ Coat | medium |
| 👶 With children | fairly good |
| 🛡️ Guarding | good |
| 🎓 Trainability | high |
Description
The Border Terrier is a smaller dog breed that originated in Scotland. They are lively, courageous and intelligent dogs that were originally used as hunting dogs in the field and in underground dens. Border Terriers have a distinctive appearance with a thick, wiry coat.
They are hardy and energetic dogs that can cope well with a variety of terrain. They are very active and need plenty of exercise and activity to keep them happy. Border Terriers are also intelligent and tend to think independently, which is important to take into account when raising them.
In the right hands, Border Terriers are devoted and loving companions. They are also great watchdogs as they are vigilant and have a strong instinct to defend their family. However, it is important to follow proper social training and consistent upbringing to have a well-behaved and obedient dog.
Border Terriers are popular with owners who actively participate in various dog sports with them, such as agility, as well as with families looking for a loyal and energetic companion.
This website is an independent and free project. I would like to gradually replace illustrative photos with real dogs from breeders.
If you send me a photo of your dog, I can include:
- the dog’s name or your kennel name
- a link to your website
What I need:
- a good-quality photo (ideally landscape)
- confirmation that you own the photo
- permission to publish it on this site
- a link on your website pointing to www.choosedog.info (I will also include a link to your website on this breed page)
Please email me at
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(the breed name will be added to the subject line)
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FCI standard
FCI-Standard N° 10 / 12. 03. 1998 / GB
BORDER TERRIER
ORIGIN : Great Britain.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 24.06.1987.
UTILIZATION : Terrier.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 3 Terriers.
Section 1 Large and medium-sized terriers.
Without working trial.
GENERAL APPEARANCE : Essentially a working terrier. Capable of following a horse.
BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT : Combining activity with gameness.
HEAD : Head like that of an otter.
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : Moderately broad.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose : Black nose preferable, but liver or flesh-coloured one not a serious fault.
Muzzle : Short, strong.
Jaws/Teeth : Scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Level bite acceptable. Undershot or overshot a major fault and highly undesirable.
Eyes : dark with keen expression.
Ears : Small, V-shaped, of moderate thickness, and dropping forward close to the cheek.
NECK : of moderate length.
BODY : deep, narrow, fairly long.
Loins : Strong.
Chest : Ribs carried well back, but not oversprung, as a terrier should be capable of being spanned by both hands behind the shoulder.
TAIL : Moderately short; fairly thick at base, then tapering. Set high, carried gaily, but not curled over back.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS : Forelegs straight, not too heavy in bone.
HINDQUARTERS : Racy.
FEET : Small with thick pads.
GAIT / MOVEMENT : Has the soundness to follow a horse.
SKIN : Must be thick.
COAT
HAIR : Harsh and dense; with close undercoat.
COLOUR : Red, wheaten, grizzle and tan, or blue and tan.
WEIGHT : Dogs 5,9-7,1 kg (13-15 ½ lbs); bitches 5,1-6,4 (11 ½ lbs-14 lbs).
FAULTS : Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect on the terrier’s ability to work and on the health and welfare of the dog.
Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.
N.B. : Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
