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Compare Border Terrier
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Size and lifespan
- Size
- Border TerrierSmall
- Typical adult height
- Border Terrier25–28 cm
- Typical adult weight
- Border Terrier5–7 kg
- Typical lifespan
- Border Terrierfrom 12 years
Exercise and care
- Exercise
- Border TerrierModerate: typically around an hour a day
- Energy
- Border TerrierLively
- Grooming
- Border TerrierSeveral times a week
- Shedding
- Border TerrierModerate shedding
- Training
- Border TerrierUsually eager to learn
- Barking
- Border TerrierBarks sometimes
Home life
- Home
- Border TerrierOften adapts to flats and smaller homes
- Garden
- Border TerrierA secure garden is strongly advised
- Time alone
- Border TerrierUsually copes only with short periods alone
- Owner experience
- Border TerrierOften suits first-time owners
Living with others
- Children
- Border TerrierOften good with children, with supervision
- Other dogs
- Border TerrierUsually sociable with other dogs
- Cats and small pets
- Border TerrierVaries with the individual dog
These are typical breed tendencies from reviewed sources, never a promise about an individual dog. Read each guide for the detail and ask the breeder or rescue about the dog you are considering.