Please note that we are an independent Border/ cross breed Border Terrier site for those who love their dogs regardless of their required standard. We are based on the South Coast of England but welcome input from anywhere in the world.

We'd like to make it clear that we have no connection to any similar club/website.

'Celebrating healthy, happy dogs'

Quoted from the home page of the Crufts website. Are these dogs healthy and happy? Do breeders have the right to breed a dog to a 'designer' perfection? What is a breed standard as described by The Kennel Club? We'd love to hear your thoughts on the subject and your thoughts of Dog shows like Crufts. Is it fair, cruel or just fun? - At the dog's expense perhaps?

This site is dedicated to lovers of the Border Terrier breed and we also welcome owners of Border cross breeds. The information given on this site we hope will be constructive. We sincerely welcome your contribution to our forum.

However, informative contributions to the forum are opinions and we hold no responsibility for any inaccuracy of information.

Our picture galleries
You may also like to add photo galleries to our collection. We woill be happy to add yours as you can see the gallery of our Border, Frank on the gallery page. Alternatively you might like to add a link to your own gallery.

The Border Terrier as a family member
The Border Terrier is a perfect choice for a family dog. He's a good average size for just about any living situation.

Summary: This little working dog is determined and tireless with an intelligent, lively character. Its courage and stamina are legendary and it has a sheer love of the outdoors and hunting.

A keen and expert tracker this dog will wait patiently outside a foxes den for hours until it returns, with an unwavering determination that can make it unresponsive to its owner's calls.

Border Terrier training needs to be firm and consistent to achieve a perfect recall or it must be kept on lead in the countryside.

The Border is always cheerful and loves to play but can be stubborn and willing to challenge its owner's authority.

Border Terrier puppies love to dig and adults are often less friendly than other dog breeds towards other small animals, especially cats, see below.

The Border Terrier will make an excellent companion for an active outdoor family.

The Border Terrier is good-tempered, affectionate, obedient and easily trained. He is noted for being active and agile. His body posture is "at the alert" and he is determined and fearless. Being a high energy breed, the Border Terrier needs plenty of exercise and enjoys such activities as flyball, agility, tracking, earthdog tests and obedience competitions.

Borders generally get along well with other dogs as well as cats if introduced at a young age. Caution is advised, however, around other small animals such as gerbils, guinea pigs, hamsters, rabbits, birds and neighbourhood cats, as they may be viewed as vermin because of the Borders strong hunting instinct.

In colour the Border Terrier may be red, grizzle and tan, blue and tan, or wheaten. All colours usually have a ring of coarse silver based hair about a third of the way from the base of the tail. Most Borders have dark ears and muzzles.

Exercise Needs: This little country dog has retained all its working instincts and as such needs plenty of daily exercise through fields and woodland. Be warned the Border has a single minded determination when following a trail and if it locates a foxes den it will lie in wait for hours till the fox returns. The Border has a tendency to be a bit scrappy with other dogs when out on a walk which is purely as a result of its tenuous and feisty breeding.