Essay On Boston Terrier

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Boston Terriers The Boston terrier is known as the “American gentleman” This dog is always dressed for any occasion, it’s also the first dog to be breed in the United States of America. The Boston terrier is very loyal, smart, and funny. The very first Boston Terrier was breed around 1870 when Robert C Hooper of Massachusetts purchased a dog know as Hooper’s Judge, who was of a Bull and Terrier type lineage. It is believed that the Boston terrier came about by breeding the English bulldog with an English white terrier (now extinct) to create this very loyal and loveable dog. In the 1800’s this dog was breed for fighting and not for the companion it is now. Over the years the Boston terrier has been breed with French Bulldogs to make the Boston…show more content…
Boston Terriers are typically small; compactly build well proportioned dogs, with erect ears, short tails, and a short muzzle that should be free of wrinkles. They usually have a square sort of face. The smooth coats of Boston terriers are mainly brindle, seal or black with even white markings, which looks like the dog is always wearing a tuxedo. The Boston terrier is characteristically marked with white in proportion to black, brindle, or seal, or a combination of all three. Seal is a color specifically used to describe Boston terrier and is defined as black color with red highlights when viewed in the sun or bright light. Black, Brindle, and seal (all on white) are the only colors recognized by the AKC (American Kennel Club) There are also liver, brown, cream, red, and blue. The Boston terrier is a gentle breed that typically has a strong, happy-go-lucky and friendly personality. Boston’s are very eager to please their owner and can be very easily trained. The Boston terrier can be gentle, alert, expressive, creative…show more content…
If you’re thinking about getting a dog if I were you, get a Boston terrier, they are great with children, and other

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