Boston Terrier (Comprehensive Owner's Guide) - Hardcover

Bettencourt, Alma

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1593782462 ISBN 13: 9781593782467

Publisher: Kennel Club Books Llc, 2003

Synopsis

Traces the history of the breed, describes breed standards, discusses care and grooming requirements, and includes information on training.

About this title

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This Special Rare Breed Edition on the Boston Terrier is the only book of its kind dedicated to this handsome New England gentleman. While the breed has secured fanciers around the world, a limited amount of information is readily accessible for new owners of this charming American breed. Readers will welcome chapters on history, characteristics and care as they endeavour into life with their new Boston Terrier. Handsomely clad in his own tuxedo, the Boston Terrier brings charm and class into every home that welcomes him. Written by long-time breed Alma Bettencourt, Boston Terrier provides the necessary facts about acquiring a Boston Terrier puppy, ownership, training and behaviour modifications. This book provides the expertise of breed specialists with a team of experienced book designers, photographers and artists to create a resourceful and factual guide for newcomers and experienced owners alike. Illustrated with over 135 colour photographs, this book proves to be as attractive as it is informative. Additionally, innovations of modern science have enabled the publisher to present never-before-seen scanning electron micrograph images produced exclusively for this limited-edition series.

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In the latter half of the nineteenth century in England a breeder crossbred an English Bulldog with a white English Terrier. The result of the aforementioned breeding was a dog of high stature weighing 14.5 kgs, dark brindle in colour with white markings and a rather 'bully' appearance. In 1865 the dog was exported to Mr William O'Brien of Boston, Massachusetts, US, who later sold him to Mr Robert C Hooper, also of Boston. The dog was named 'Hooper's Judge', and all research from many authors indicates that Hooper's Judge was part of the stock that laid the foundation for today's Boston Terrier. Hooper's Judge was then bred to a bitch owned by a Mr Burnett of Deerfoot Farms, Southboro, Massachusetts. Her name was 'Gyp'. She was white in colour with short legs, a short muzzle and a square head. Although their backgrounds were dissimilar, Mr Hooper was pleased with the arranged breeding. The litter whelped from this breeding was surely the beginning of the new!
breed. Of course, comparing those puppies with the modern Boston Terrier is like comparing apples with oranges. It took several decades and many generations of in-breeding, out-breeding and cross-breeding to produce the breed we now know as the Boston Terrier. The French Bulldog is strongly believed to be prominent among the ancestors. Like many Americans, the Boston Terrier is a product of the melting pot and had a humble beginning.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kennel Club Books Llc
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1593782462
• ISBN 13: 9781593782467
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 158