Njengoko igama libonisa, i-Border Terrier ivela kwimimandla yemida yaseNgilani naseSkotlani, apho ezi zinja ezincinci kunye nezomeleleyo zazisetyenziselwa ukuzingela iibheji kunye neempungutye. Kwangaxeshanye, kwakufuneka babe bancinci ngokwaneleyo ukuze bangene emingxunyeni yezi zilwanyana, kwaye babe nemilenze emide ngokwaneleyo ukuze bahambisane namahashe. Ukongezelela, i-Border Terrier kwakufuneka ibe nengubo enjalo eya kuyikhusela kwingqele, ukufuma kunye nokulimala. Kwakhona ubukhali obuthile babufuneka kuye, obuyimfuneko ekuzingeleni izilwanyana ezincinci ezizingelayo. Ekubeni izinja zazisetyenziswa ngokuyinhloko kwipakethe, zihambelana kakuhle. Zonke ezi mpawu kwi-Border Terrier, eye yaba yintandokazi yokuzingela i-terrier kwilizwe layo, igcinwe kuze kube namhlanje. Ihlala isetyenziselwa ukuzingela kunye nezilwanyana. I-Border Terrier yamkelwa ngokusemthethweni ngo-1920.
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