Boston Terrier

• Other Common Names: Boston Bull, Boston Bull Terrier
• Country of Origin: United States
• Breed Characteristics: (1 = Low - 5 = High)

Characteristic	Score	Rating
Owner Affection	3	Somewhat affectionate
Energy	3	Medium Energy
Stranger Tolerance	3	Neutral
Grooming	1	Rarely requires grooming
Trainability	3	Moderate effort

• Average Lifespan 13 - 15 years
• Average Weight:
• Lightweights: under 7 kg (15 lb)
• Middleweights: 7 kg - 9 Kg (15 to 20 lb)
• Heavyweights: 9 kg - 11.5 kg (20 to 25 lb
• Average Height: 38.1 - 43 cm (15 - 17")
• Available Colours: Typically white covering chest, muzzle and a band around the neck and a blaze between the eyes. The rest of the body can be black, brindle or seal (black with red highlights)
• Available Variations: Liver, brown, cream or red and white
• History:The breed originated sometime around 1870. The breed was created by Robert C. Hooper from Boston using the original sire Hooper's Judge. It is unclear exactly what the lineage of Hooper's Judge actually was.
• Characteristics: Small and compact with a short tail and erect ears.
• Temperament: Normally a gentle dog with an alert and friendly personality, often happy-go-lucky. Usually eager to please and relatively easy to train to be very well mannered.
• Space requirements: Boston Terriers are exclusively indoor dogs, they should not be forced outside during poor weather. Their short coats will not protect them from the cold Canadian winters. Their short muzzles do not allow them to withstand hot weather either.

  In short, Boston Terriers are indoor dogs and should be kept inside the majority of the time and not exposed to extreme weather of any sort.

• Canadian Kennel Club (CKC): Non-Sporting Dogs
• American Kennel Club (AKC): Non-Sporting Dogs - recognized 1893
• United Kennel Club UKC): Companion Breeds - recognized 1914
• Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI): Standard No. 140

• Breed Standard: Canada (CKC)
• Breed Standard: United States (AKC)
• Breed Standard: United Kingdom (UKC)