What Age Can You Adopt a Border Terrier Puppy To Get a Healthy Puppy?

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Border Terriers love interacting with people a lot. They also have a good track record of forming strong family bonds with most families where they are adopted to.  

So, if you’re looking forward to adopting a Border Terrier, I am quite sure you will not regret your decision. If you also want to get your facts right before adopting a Border Terrier, you are in the right place.

This post will focus on what it takes to adopt a border terrier and the responsibilities that follow then. Stay with me.

Why Adopt a Border Terrier?

If you want to have that lovely dog energy around your house, Border Terrier is a breed you will not go wrong with. Their small size makes them easily manageable, especially if you have children in your house.

Border Terriers are also very trainable due to their eagerness to learn new things. Therefore if you are looking for a trainable dog, a Border Terrier will give you an easy time.

You can also build their confidence easily by socializing with many different places and people.

You can achieve high-level confidence in your Border Terrier by taking frequent strolls with them during your free days. These strolls help build their physical and mental ability due to different experiences.

A Border Terrier is worth adopting, but before that, you have to do some analysis which we will go through shortly to make it easier.

What Age Can You Adopt a Border Terrier Puppy?  

The appropriate age for adopting a Border Terrier may vary depending on whether he is hand-raised or taken directly from the mother. However, the average age where Border Terrier puppies attain maturity is eight to twelve weeks.

Between the eight to twelve-week age frames, a Border Terrier puppy attains proper growth that can allow him to thrive without requiring much support from the mother. It is also stable enough health-wise and can fairly handle almost any type of disease it is vaccinated against.

Also, between eight to twelve age frames, the puppy shall have suckled just enough milk to make him strong health-wise and nutrition-wise. He can also do dog duties independently without requiring the mother’s help; therefore, he can easily get over the mother.

Where Can You Adopt a Border Terrier?

Adopting From Public Animal Shelters

Animal shelters are a good shot at finding Border Terriers for adoption. Here dogs that are abandoned, stray, and surrendered by incapable owners are housed until people decide to claim them by adoption.

The chances for you finding a lost or surrendered Border Terrier puppy in an animal shelter are high; therefore, if you give it a try early, you might be lucky to adopt one. 

Adopting From Dog Rescue Organizations

Dog rescues are usually home for dogs that suffer from dynamic traits such as scrappiness, stubbornness, bossiness, and many other mental issues. Most of them are usually turned in by previous owners who cannot handle them.

Buying From a Breeder

Buying a Border Terrier from a dog breeder might be the best option if you want specific types of traits incorporated into your border terrier.

If you are looking for a Border Terrier with a high trainability for sports performance such as rally obedience, a show breeder will surely do some magic.

Key Takeaway

After bringing in the new buddy, you should remember to maintain cleanliness to avoid unwanted diseases. To maintain a healthy coat, you should prepare yourself with grooming materials such as brushes and shampoos. You can also have a bathing routine to make grooming work easier.

Frequently Asked Questions

When Do Border Terriers Stop Growing?

Border Terriers are usually considered fully grown at twelve months of age (and their teeth have their own stages of development). At this age, their weight usually ranges from 5.9kg to 7.1kg, depending on the type of diet you feed them.

How Long Should You Exercise Your Border Terrier?

Border terriers are naturally energetic and genuinely enjoy exercise sessions. For the young Border Terrier to maintain good health, an hour-long exercise should not harm your border terrier.

Wrap Up

Border Terrier puppies can make a solid addition to any type of family due to their friendly and adaptive nature. Their ease of training makes most people prefer them to other types of breeds as they are easier to live with.

However, before adopting them, you should have information about their health record, immunization record, and parent’s history to ensure you adopt a completely healthy Border Terrier puppy.

With all the information at hand above, I hope you get to adopt a healthy Border Terrier. All the best in your search.

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Tony K.

Tony K.

I got our Border 3 years ago "for my daughter" and this bundle of joy became a beloved member of our family, so I thought why not share the love!

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I got our Border 3 years ago “for my daughter” and this bundle of joy became a beloved member of our family, so I thought why not share the love!

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