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Arcazy Border Terriers
Our 2nd breed are Border Terriers, these little dogs make fantastic family companions or give you a full days work. Here at Arcazy we believe the same for our Borders as for our Bullies, health, temperament & type plus fed a good natural diet of raw meat and bones, we are proud to say our dogs are extremely happy, well socialised with excellent temperaments. Border Terriers make fantastic family pets due to being small and easy to manage, lively and great fun to be around, they do well in sports such as Agility, Flyball or Obedience training or can work for their biscuits. Or they are quite happy to run around with the family and snuggle up on the sofa in the evening. Borders are just as happy living in or out.
Meet Pumpkin (Oxcroft Lines) & Ruby (Dandyhow lines) very happy, loyal little ladies.
Border Terriers In general About Border Terriers: The Border Terrier first appeared in the 18th century and has changed little since. They were used as working terriers in the Scottish Borders hunting foxes which preyed on livestock. Their ancestry is not really known. Their appearance was never of great concern to their owners but their ability to go to ground after a fox was, so they were bred to have strong jaws, to be well boned but not heavy and to have a chest with sufficient capacity but narrow enough to allow them to get back out of any earth they entered. Their extra length of leg enabled them to follow a horse so that they were there when they were needed. During their history they were known as the Reed Water Terriers and the Coquet Dale Terriers but nowadays are referred to as Border Terriers. They are still working terriers in the countryside but in urban areas are mainly family companions. . Characteristics The head of the Border should be otter-like, moderately broad with a short, strong muzzle. The mouth should have a scissor bite. The nose should preferably be black but liver- or flesh-coloured ones are allowed. The eyes should be dark with a keen expression and the ears small, v-shaped and dropping forward, close to the cheek. The neck should be of moderate length and the body should be deep, narrow and fairly long. The legs are moderately long, not heavily-boned and feet are small with thick pads. The tail should be not too long, set high and carried gaily. The coat is harsh and dense with a close undercoat and the skin must be thick. The preferred colours for the show-ring are red, wheaten, grizzle and tan or blue and tan. Training: The Border Terrier is very intelligent and trainable. They are independent dogs though so require firmness and patience in their training which should start early Health:
The Border Terrier is probably one of
the most healthiest little dogs today. In a recent Kennel
Club survey the three main reasons for deaths in Borders are
Cancer, Old Age & Trauma, (all three occur in all other
breeds to) nothing at all breed related. Neither the Breed
Clubs nor the Kennel Club currently have any recommended
health tests for the breed. So on the whole Border Terriers
are just very healthy, happy little dogs. Even though there
are no known health issues to worry about we still advise
you to have your puppy insured for any other health problems
or accidents that could end up costing you a small fortune
in vet bills.
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