Ekuboneni kokuqala, engabonakaliyo, i-Border Terrier yenye yezona ntlobo ezithandekayo zaseBrithani. Yakhuliswa ngenkulungwane ye-19 ngokukodwa ukuzingela imidlalo emincinci kunye nephakathi: iimpungutye, iimartens, kunye neebheji.
Namhlanje, abameli bolu hlobo bafumaneka ngakumbi njengamaqabane. Banamathela kuwo onke amalungu entsapho, kwaye bakhetha ngokukhethekileyo abantwana.