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Boston Terrier
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| BOSTON TERRIER |
Good Points
- Affectionate
- Excellent guard dog
- Good with children
- Rarely sheds coat
Take Heed
- Not for outside kennelling
- Not the easiest type to breed and/or produce for showing
- Watch out for eye trouble
The Boston Terrier is a lively and attractive American breed. It is intelligent and trainable, and makes a delightful companion, always ready for a walk or a game. However, achieving the desired markings can be a show aspirant's nightmare, and bitches frequently require caesarean section in whelping.
Size
Weight: not more than 25 lbs. (11.3 kg)
Coat and Colour
Coat short, smooth, bright and fine in texture. Colour brindle with white markings. The brindle to be evenly distributed and distinct. Black with white markings permissible but brindle with white markings preferred. Ideal markings: white muzzle, even white blaze over head, collar, breast, part or whole of forelegs, and hind legs below hocks.
Exercise
This breed will happily settle for an on-the-lead walk, if you don't have a yard to offer it more freedom of movement. It is essentially a pet dog and should never be confined to an outside kennel.
Grooming
Daily brushing is needed. In the United States ears are cropped. This practice is illegal in the United Kingdom. The coat rarely sheds.
The Boston Terrier is robust but, as in the case of the Pekingese and other round-eyed breeds, watch that dust and foreign bodies do not penetrate the eyes.
Feeding
Recommended would be 1/2 – 1 can name-brand dog food (13.3 oz 376 g size), with a biscuit, or 1 – 1 1/2 cups dry dog food. Always ensure that your Boston Terrier has an ample supply of fresh water.
Origin and History
The Boston Terrier, sometimes called the American Gentleman can trace its ancestry from the mating of a crossbred Bulldog/terrier called Judge, imported to the United States from the United Kingdom in 1865. To later progeny were added a dash of English and Staffordshire Bull Terrier, until the dog we know today evolved. At first it was known as the American Bull Terrier, but as a result of objections from other Bull Terrier clubs it was renamed the Boston Terrier after the city responsible for its development.
Celebrity Owners
Joan Rivers owns a Boston Terrier named Spike.
Read more about the Boston Terrier.
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