Border Terrier
United Kingdom · 11–15 lb · short wiry coat
Next to the average dog it is child-friendly and dry-mouthed. Day to day it needs a moderate amount of exercise and sheds very little.
Find out if a Border Terrier suits youA good fit if…
- you have young children
- this is your first dog — the scores point to a manageable one
- you would rather not vacuum daily
- people come and go a lot
Trait profile
Scored 1–5. A blank means the trait is not recorded for this breed.
About the breed
The Border Terrier is a British breed of small, rough-coated terrier. It originates from the area of the Anglo-Scottish border, and shares ancestry with the Dandie Dinmont Terrier and the Bedlington Terrier from the same area. The dogs were traditionally used in fox-hunting, and worked with the Border Hunt in Northumberland. The breed was officially recognised by The Kennel Club in Great Britain in 1920, and by the American Kennel Club in 1930.— English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
