#10 Ma ke ʻano he ʻīlio hahai holoholona, pili koʻikoʻi i ke kumukānāwai kino maikaʻi, ka hana a me ke olakino i ka wā e hānau ai i ka Border Terrier - no laila ʻaʻohe o kēia ʻano i nā maʻi maʻamau a hiki ke manaʻo i ke ola o 15-17 mau makahiki.
Eia nō naʻe, aia nā manaʻo e pili ana i ka hip dysplasia, progressive retinal atrophy, naʻau maʻi, a i ʻole canine epilepsy (canine epileptoid cramping syndrome (CECS)) (ʻoi aku me nā mea hoʻohua kānalua e like me ka multipliers a i ʻole me ka inbreeding). Eia nō naʻe, ʻimi nā mea hoʻolale kaulana i nā mea pilikia ma mua o ka hāpai ʻana e hōʻoia i nā keiki olakino a hauʻoli.