My wife belongs to a Border Terrier Owners’ Group on Twitter (or Twatter, as I prefer to call it) and we have meet-ups of dogs and owners two or three times a year in large open areas. Often up to forty dogs, on-lead where necessary, but off-lead where permitted - great fun and a lovely way to spend a Sunday and make new friends from all over the country with a shared love of the breed.

In ten years, perhaps thirty-or-so meet-ups, no animals (or humans for that matter) have been harmed, but a great deal of enjoyment has been had by all concerned! :-)