Beautiful Bostons: January 2010

History of the Breed

The Boston Terrier originates from the United States of America. The breed has been around since the year 1870, when a man named Robert C. Hooper bought a dog named ‘Hooper’s Judge’. Hooper’s Judge was a cross between an English Bulldog and an English White Terrier.

Over time the breed was bred down in size and in 1893 they gained recognition with the American Kennel Club.

In 1889, about thirty people from the Boston area organized the American Bull Terrier Club. Dogs known as "Round Heads" or "Bull Terriers" were bred and exhibited by these people. Bull Terrier breeders objected that these crosses were not Terriers and Bulldog breeders objected because they were not Bulldogs. In 1891 the name was changed to the Boston Terrier Club of America, (BTCA) and a standard was written. In 1893 the breed was accepted by the American Kennel Club.

By 1915 the breed was stabilized and had become the most popular in the country. They were number one in registrations in 1919, 1920 and 1930. The Boston Terrier remained in the Top Ten until 1960, but have slipped steadily since that time.

The Boston Terrier has become refined and standardized, has this intelligent and spunky little dog is a fitting representative of the spirit of independence from Boston Commons.

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