The Border Terrier has a long life span for a canine and lives around 15 or more years.

Canine Epileptoid Cramping Syndrome - (CECS also known as "Spike's Disease,") is a recently recognized canine health problem and hereditary canine disease in Border Terriers.

Other common health problems of the Border Terriers are Hip dysplasia, Perthes disease, heart defects, cataracts, seizures and retinal atrophy.

The price of a Border Terrier puppy can vary between around $500 and $1,200 depending on the breeder.

Due to its unique look the Border Terrier has been in several movies most significant was its role in "There's Something About Mary."

Narrow-bodied and well-proportioned, the Border Terrier stands approximately 14cm at the shoulder and weighs around 14 lbs.

The Border Terrier originates in, and takes its name from the Scottish Borders. Their original purpose was to kill foxes and other rodents, but they have been used to hunt otters and badgers too.

Border Terriers have earned more American Kennel Club (AKC) Earth-dog titles than any other terrier. An AKC earth-dog test is not true hunting, but an artificial, non-competitive, exercise in which terriers enter 9 in (23 cm) wide smooth wooden tunnels, buried under-ground, with one or more turns in order to bark or scratch at caged rats that are safely housed behind wooden bars.

The durable, wiry coat of the Border Terrier needs weekly brushings and a twice a year professional grooming. It's little to no hair and is good for allergy sufferers.

Border Terriers can have a litter size between 2 and 8 puppies with the average being wither 4 or 5.