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Now that you have brought your Boston Terrier rescue dog home you are likely wondering if you made the right decision. There are many aspects to take into account before adopting a Boston Terrier rescue dog, but you should carefully consider all of them to ensure you are making the right decision for you and your household. Since you are helping to save the life of a wonderful and loving dog you will have a lot of joy once you get a Boston Terrier rescue dog.

The Boston Terrier is a pure breed that was developed in the United States. In 1870, a breeder named Robert C. Hopper of Boston bought an Old English Bulldog and English White Terrier mix. He bred this dog with a small dog and bred their puppies with even smaller French Bulldogs. This became the basis for the Boston Terrier as we now know it. The name Terrier is actually a misnomer. Boston Terriers have very little Terrier in their ancestry and are more closely related to Bulldogs.

While anyone can put on a smiling face and tell you just about anything you want to hear, you want to be very sure that you look past the smiling face when you are talking to potential Boston Terrier breeders. There needs to be a lot of research done before you decide on doing business with any particular breeder and any good and reputable breeder will insist that you do your research as well so that everyone is comfortable with the whole transaction.

Although the breed standard for the Boston Terrier is pretty strict on what they should look like, they are also strict on what the breed should act like. This attention to temperament has sadly been lacking in some other breed standards like the Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Even pet quality Boston Terriers who would be laughed out of a show ring will not be offended, as they will be happy for the chance to make anyone smile.

A breed standard is a breed organization’s blueprint of what the ideal dog should look and act like. This is what a show dog like a purebred Boston Terrier is judged against. Instead of being compared to the other dogs in the ring, the dog is compared to how well they fit the breed standard. This is usually what breeders strive to achieve in their breeding programs. A breed standard is the Holy Writ of the dog world.