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Recognising A Border Terrier
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General Description
HEIGHT: Adult - 11 to 16 inches at the shoulder
COLOUR: light brown, red brown, dark brown, grizzle (mixture of brown and black, grey and black or grey and brown hairs) blue & tan (may appear black & tan)
COAT: 1/2 inch to 2 inches. Hard or wirey in texture with a softer undercoat. May look like a small "Benji" if coat is ungroomed. If dog has been clipped, coat will tend to be soft and silky or woolly.
Click here for a simple PDF flyer you can download (please be patient - it may take a few minutes), print and distribute. If you have a color printer, you can also print this page of photographs (2 pages on most printers).
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The following photos are provided to aid in identifying a rescue as a probable Border Terrier.
Please click on the images for enlarged view.
(This may take a few moments, please be patient).
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Borders in the Rough
It can be exceedingly difficult to positively identify an ungroomed Border Terrier, especially when working from a photo.
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Cute as a button and deserving of the good home he has found, but almost certainly not a BT
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Standing 17 inches at the shoulder he is a good inch taller than even a big BT
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Note also the profile, longish muzzle and low earset.
A visit from a CBTW Rep. confirmed that he was not a BT.
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This woolly senior was listed as a terrier mix.
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But when he was pulled from the shelter and groomed (clipped not stripped in deference to his age and condition), he turned out to be a venerable, if elderly, gentleman Border Terrier.
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Another BT in the rough - this one is an eight year-old male
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This cute little fellow was listed as a BT on www.petfinder.com. He has the correct ear set and typical BT expression.
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He is also the right size and build for a youngster and although his muzzle is a a tad long, it is in correct proportion to his backskull.
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A bit on the scruffy side but this Blue and Tan boy, turned into a shelter by his "owner", is a purebred BT.
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Fortunately, excellent local support had him identified, pulled from the shelter, placed in foster care and his caring breeder notified.
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Overweight and undergoomed, but fortunately this senior lady found her forever home through NABTW/CBTW cooperation
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The dog in this photo certainly looks like a BT...
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... another photo shot from a different angle raises some question marks....
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... and the head shot could go either way. How would you call it?
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Variations on a Theme
Despite the variety in coat and colour, the following are all purebred Border Terriers
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Beneath this touzled exterior lurks a handsome multi-titled veteran Border
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Not a typical "Otter" head but a purebred BT none-the-less
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Another shaggy fellow with a pedigree as long as his hair
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Another atypical head but still a talented and titled BT
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Adult Border in his undercoat with fringes!
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A Border puppy - cute but not the right choice for everyone.
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Mature male in short, hard coat that has been stripped not clipped.
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A blue and tan may appear almost black and tan.....
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......or "bluish" if there is more grey "ticking"in the coat.
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A grizzle and tan female in "full" coat.
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Elderly Borders may appear almost white.....
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....and may also have been shaved.
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