Owning a Boston Terrier is like any dog
ownership - a responsibility to the dog for its life. That
responsibility will give you in the case of a Boston Terrier
generally 12 to 14 years of companionship and total love from your
pet.
- If you don’t like a dog who can
sometime snore... quite loudly a Boston is not for you
- If you don’t like a dog who is with
you what ever you are doing a Boston is not for you
- If you consider a dogs place is outside
at all time a Boston is not for you
- If you haven’t the patience to accept
a dog who can be slow to house train a Boston is not or you
- If you don’t like a dog showing you
affection in a doggy ways a Boston is not for you
BUT THEN
- If you want a dog who is happy to share
the armchair with you a Boston is for you
- If you don’t mind a dog sitting at
the toilet door waiting then a Boston is for you
- If you don’t mind a dog leaping
excitedly on hearing car keys then a Boston is for you
- If you don’t mind being stopped by
strangers asking about the nice little dog then a Boston is for you
- If you don’t mind always being aware
of temperatures hot and cold a Boston is for you
- If you don’t mind a dog who can go
totally deaf on commands being given then a Boston is for you
One of the many aims of the Boston
Terrier Club is to offer help and advice to its members and
prospective members. We have a wealth of knowledge on the Boston
Terrier with many folk having been club members for 20 plus years.
Getting a Boston Terrier is not easy
and can sometimes require a wait of 2-3 years. But to a breeder, they
know if you are prepared to wait that time, you are serious in your
desire to be owned by a Boston.
Breeders will not chase prospective
Boston owners nor do they keep waiting lists as these would have 100
plus names maybe longer. So if you want a Boston and contact a
breeder you must do the chasing and keep in touch with the
breeder with a phone call or email every 3-4 months. Check with
breeder as to their preferred contact method. All breeders offer
advice and are there to support you once you get your Boston.
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