Are They Well Trained?

Like most dogs, the Boston Terrier takes time and patience when deciding to train them to do anything. To the left, Hershey is "dancing" where she gets on her hind legs and twirls in a circle on the command, "dance." Luckily, for Boston owners, this time is shortened from most dogs and thus the patience holds out a little better.

Because these are considered, (and are) such intelligent dogs, it can often only take a few weeks to train them to do most any trick. The owner must spend time each day however, in order to achieve this in such a short amount of time. Hershey is barely and year old and has learned to sit, stay, and dance. These are the only tricks she knows now for lack of time to teach her any others. Although some may say that, "any dog can learn these tricks in such a short amount of time," Boston's have the ability to listen better, and catch on quicker because they are eager to please their Person.

Where Did They Come From?

The Boston Terrier is considered a native American bred dogs, meaning Boston's originated in the United States of America. The came about in the late 1800's and have been nicknamed America's Gentleman Breed. Some think that Boston's are a mix between an English Bull Dog and an English Terrier. Giving the name Boston Bull Terrier.

"About 1870 William O'Brien of Boston sold an imported dog named "Judge" to Robert C. Hooper, also of Boston. This dog was commonly known as "Hooper's Judge" and became the ancestor of almost all true modern Boston Terriers. He was mated to a white bitch owned by Edward Burnett named "Gyp" or "Kate". From that mating descended a dog named "Wells' Eph" who was bred to a bitch named "Tobin's Kate". The Boston Terrier as a breed evolved from these dogs.
In 1889 about thirty fanciers in and around Boston organized what was known as the American Bull Terrier Club." -www.akc.org

The American Kennel Club initiated the Boston Terrier into the Stud Book in 1893