First recorded in 1890–95
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But a bulldog might find itself headed there years before a Border terrier, according to a new study of nearly 600,000 British dogs from more than 150 breeds.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
She got a new dog, a Border terrier named Little Will, and resumed work, often in collaboration with very different kinds of artists.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2017
She owns a Border terrier named Laetitia of Crendon, likes amusing socialites, has thus far shown no romantic interest in men.
From Time Magazine Archive
And with that, the pair take me up to the second level of their shop, followed by their border terrier, Jasper, and there she is, the girl of the hour.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025
Mr Denning said the conditions lasted for several hours while he walked with Mr Pickle, a seven-year-old border terrier.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024
Megan McCormack, a security worker in Perth, Australia, lost Briarleigh, her nearly 15-year-old border terrier, in February.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2021
Around the same time, he got a border terrier puppy, Baxter, now 12 years old.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 10, 2020
And while you do that, I’m going to take my border terrier, Gulliver, who’s now begun to shove his head under my hand to keep me from finishing this piece, out for a nice walk.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2014
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