Anyone own a Boston Terrier?

Hi everyone, we are thinking about getting a Boston Terrier, found a local breeder and the pups will be ready in time for Valentine's. Any pros and cons to this breed? I think my 3 year old daughter would love one. My wife has slight allergies but they say this breed does not shed much at all, thanks in advance!

 

@Daria

 

I hear they are very unique, very little shedding and rarely a dog smell

 

My wife loves the breed. Her grandparents always had one and she says they were great. That was until we lived in an apartment with a pair of the "devil dogs" living on the ground floor. Those two were evil. One day I came home to a blood trail up the walk, up the stairs, in the foyer, and all over the ground floor apartment door. I knocked on the door certain that I was going to need to dial 9-1-1. The owner was covered in blood. She said her dogs had gotten into a fight. Good grief, they were a pair! Anyway, I've met a few since then and they always seem like nice pooches. But those two? I wouldn't have saved them from a burning building as they were clearly hell-hounds and would have done just fine in the flames.

 

Damn lol ^^ Keeping it real

 

Have a Frenchie, which people mistake for a Boston all the time, and they are amazing.
Highly recommended

My Cousin has a Boston. They are good as well, just a little more energetic than the Frenchies, smaller bodied, longer snouted.

 

Man that Frenchie has the life, anyone else got some pics or suggestions? How are the vet bills? expensive?

 

I have a Frenchie and a Bugg... Bugg is a Pug crossed with a Boston Terrior... She is a ball of energy, she is smart, loves to play, listens okay (the pug in her is a little stubborn), sheds very little if any, and she is pretty much an all around great dog.

 

You have NOOOOO idea. He is so spoiled and such a great dog.
We have been VERY fortunate. Rocco will be 6 in May, and we have yet to have any of the respiratory issues associated with the bread.
Besides the normal vet visits for shots and clippings, he's only been in once to get his glands popped.

 

wow

 

do they chew on furniture or anything like that?

 

What about their tails? Do most people dock them at puppyhood or adulthood?

 

We have a 3/4 French, 1/4 boston. My wife loves it. I don't know why. I want to punt it off the deck daily. But, I also don't care for small dogs. He is playful, and better on a leash than our boxer.

 

you can't go wrong with a Boston. we have a Boston Bulldogge and my daughter has the Boston Terrier. very similar,. they're amazing, smart, low shedding, no odour, and best of all they constantly make you laf.
here's a link to the breed info http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/bostonterrier.htm

 

anyone have any food suggestions? or anything not to ever feed them?

 

you'll have to try a couple of blends of food. my daughter uses the FROMM and we use Taste of the Wild. dried liver for snacks and the odd table scrap after dinner (usually the best part of a steak).
they're prone to some pretty good farts. we find the stools loose sometimes so we put pumpkin in the food once a day. (don't use pie filling, just the can of pureed pumpkin).

a couple of other things to cover previous posts. if you dock the tail have the breeder do it now. both ours are docked but they're nice undocked as they have a little corkscrew tail. as for vetting the 1st year costs the most with shots and getting them spayed/neutered. after that it's next to nothing. maybe $100 a year.
Boston's are prone to joint and knees issues so get her on glucosamine right away. they come in a snack and both dogs get a piece every day. your vet will have that. they're soft chews.
pic of both dogs by the AC vent. too hot to go out.