Editing Border Terrier

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{{Infobox dog breed
| image =Border_Terrier.jpg
| image_caption = Male Border Terrier
| name = Border Terrier
| country = United Kingdom
|weight       =
|maleweight   = 6–7&nbsp;kg (13–15.5 lb){{r|kc}}
|femaleweight = 5–6.5&nbsp;kg (11.5–14 lb){{r|kc}}
|height       = 
|maleheight   = 
|femaleheight = 
|coat         = Harsh and dense; with close undercoat.
|colour       = Red, wheaten, grizzle and tan, or blue and tan.
|litter_size  = 
|life_span    = 14.2 years
| kc_name        = [[The Kennel Club]]
| kc_std         = https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/breed-standards/terrier/border-terrier/
| fcistd         = http://www.fci.be/Nomenclature/Standards/010g03-en.pdf
}}

The '''Border Terrier''' is a British [[dog breed|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.<ref name="Oberlin">{{Cite web |url=http://www.oberlin.edu/faculty/scarrier/Border_Terrier/Border_History.html |title=History of the Border Terrier |access-date=23 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140723062738/http://www.oberlin.edu/faculty/scarrier/Border_Terrier/Border_History.html |archive-date=23 July 2014}}</ref> 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.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

== History ==

Originally the Border Terrier was referred to as the Coquetdale Terrier or Redesdale Terrier from the area in which it evolved, but by the late 1800s it was generally known as the Border Terrier, probably because of its long history with the Border Hunt in Northumberland.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}

It shares its ancestry with that of the Bedlington Terrier and the Dandie Dinmont Terrier. It was recognised as a breed by the Kennel Club in 1920, the same year The Border Terrier Club was formed. Their original purpose was to bolt foxes which had gone to ground. They were also used to kill rodents, but they have been used to hunt otters and [[badger]]s too.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}

The first Kennel Club Border Terrier ever registered was The Moss Trooper, a dog sired by Jacob Robson's Chip in 1912 and registered in the Kennel Club's Any Other Variety listing in 1913. The Border Terrier was rejected for formal Kennel Club recognition in 1914, but won its slot in 1920, with the first standard being written by Jacob Robson and John Dodd. Jasper Dodd was made first President of the club.

In 2006, the Border Terrier ranked 81st in number of registrations by the AKC,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.akc.org/reg/dogreg_stats.cfm |title=AKC Dog Registration Statistics |publisher=Akc.org |date=2 February 2009 |access-date=20 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070716173939/http://www.akc.org/reg/dogreg_stats.cfm |archive-date=16 July 2007 }}</ref> while it ranked tenth in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/item/887 |title=2006 Top 20 Breed Registrations |publisher=The Kennel Club |date=23 January 2007 |access-date=20 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415003614/http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/item/887 |archive-date=15 April 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2008, the Border Terrier ranked eighth in number of registrations by the UK Kennel Club.

== Characteristics ==
[[File:Border Terrier Kamu.jpg|right|thumb|A Border Terrier portrait]]

The Border Terrier was bred to have long enough legs to keep up with the horses and other foxhounds, which travelled with them, and small enough bodies to crawl in the burrows of foxes and chase them out so the hunters had a blank shot. The foxhounds that travelled with them were not small enough to do the Border Terrier's<ref>{{Cite web |date=Jun 30, 2021 |title=RUNNING WITH THE HOUNDS |url=https://www.thesouthernborderterrierclub.com/post/running-with-the-hounds }}</ref> job.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=RUNNING WITH THE HOUNDS |date=29 June 2021 |url=https://www.thesouthernborderterrierclub.com/post/running-with-the-hounds }}</ref>

Border Terriers have a broad skull and moderately short muzzle, and strong teeth.<ref name="terrier1">{{cite web|url=http://www.akc.org/breeds/border_terrier/index.cfm |title=American Kennel Club - Border Terrier |publisher=Akc.org |access-date=20 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219094851/http://akc.org/breeds/border_terrier/index.cfm |archive-date=19 February 2009}}</ref> The V-shaped ears are on the sides of the head and fall towards the cheeks.<ref name="terrier1" /> Common coat colours are grizzle-and-tan, blue-and-tan, red, or wheaten.<ref name="terrier1" /> Whiskers are few and short.<ref name="terrier1" /> The tail is moderately short, thick at the base and tapering.<ref name="terrier1" />

Narrow-bodied and well-proportioned, males stand {{convert|13|to|16|in|cm|abbr=on}} at the shoulder, and weigh {{convert|13|to|15.5|lb|kg|abbr=on}}; females {{convert|11|to|14|in|cm|abbr=on}} and {{convert|11.5|to|14|lb|kg}}.<ref name="terrier1"/>

The Border Terrier has a [[coat (dog)|double coat]] consisting of a short, dense, soft [[down hair|undercoat]] and harsh, wiry weather- and dirt-resistant, close-lying [[guard hair|outer coat]] with no curl or wave.

== Health ==
[[Image:Border-terrier-bitch.jpg|right|thumb|Female red Border Terrier.]]
[[File:Buster the red grizzle border terrier (2006).jpg|thumb|Red Grizzled Border Terrier]]
[[File:Border Terrier Fond Du Lac County Kennel Club.jpg|right|thumb|Border Terrier performing jump in Dog Agility]]
[[Canine epileptoid cramping syndrome]] is a condition that is recognised to occur in the Border Terrier.<ref>{{cite web |author=Marilyn A Reed - Small World Web Design |url=http://www.borderterrier-cecs.com |title=Canine Epileptoid Cramping Syndrome |publisher=Borderterrier-cecs.com |access-date=20 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228183921/http://borderterrier-cecs.com/ |archive-date=28 February 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ufaw.org.uk/CANINEEPILEPTOIDCRAMPINGBORDERTERRIER.php|title=Canine Epileptoid Cramping Syndrome|work=Genetic Welfare Problems of Companion Animals|publisher=Universities Federation for Animal Welfare|location=ufaw.org.uk|access-date=10 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308170529/http://www.ufaw.org.uk/CANINEEPILEPTOIDCRAMPINGBORDERTERRIER.php|archive-date=8 March 2015}}</ref>

A 2024 UK study found a life expectancy of 14.2 years for the breed compared to an average of 12.7 for purebreeds and 12 for [[Mongrel|crossbreeds]].<ref>{{cite journal | last=McMillan | first=Kirsten M. | last2=Bielby | first2=Jon | last3=Williams | first3=Carys L. | last4=Upjohn | first4=Melissa M. | last5=Casey | first5=Rachel A. | last6=Christley | first6=Robert M. | title=Longevity of companion dog breeds: those at risk from early death | journal=Scientific Reports | publisher=Springer Science and Business Media LLC | volume=14 | issue=1 | date=2024-02-01 | issn=2045-2322 | doi=10.1038/s41598-023-50458-w | page=| pmc=10834484 }}</ref>

A UK study found a predisposition to gall bladder disease in the Border Terrier. The breed was found to be 86.48 times more likely to acquire [[gall bladder mucocele]] and 28.7 times more likely to acquire other forms of [[gall bladder disease]] compared to other dogs. The study also found a predisposition to neutrophilic [[cholangitis]], with the breed being 12.07 times more likely to acquire it.<ref>{{cite journal | last=Bandara | first=Y. | last2=Bayton | first2=W. A. | last3=Williams | first3=T. L. | last4=Scase | first4=T. | last5=Bexfield | first5=N. H. | title=Histopathological frequency of canine hepatobiliary disease in the United Kingdom | journal=Journal of Small Animal Practice | volume=62 | issue=9 | date=2021 | issn=0022-4510 | doi=10.1111/jsap.13354 | pages=730–736}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Portal:Dogs|Dogs portal]]
* [[List of dog breeds]]

== References ==
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<ref name=kc>[https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/breed-standards/terrier/border-terrier/ Border Terrier]. The Kennel Club. Accessed May 2021.</ref>
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