He's really big. Almost thirty pounds. One of my friends read that if you have a big boston terrier, that theres a chance that he's not full bread. Any other boston that we see is much smaller.
2007-10-07 09:04:29 · 14 answers · asked by kansasman242 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Your Boston Terrier is probably purebred, however, he was very poorly bred. They should not get that big, he was not bred properly. If you purchased him from a BYB or pet shop... that would pretty much sum it up for you!
As long as you love him, who cares. As far as the DNA test to determine the breeds that make up your dog. I would wait a year or so before spending the money on it. There are still some kinks that need to be worked out!
2007-10-07 09:08:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
The original Bostons were much larger than the ones we know today. The largest allowed weight for showing a Boston in AKC conformation is 25 pounds. I've seen several Bostons in the 23 - 25 pound range at shows. I've also seen some below the normally accepted minimum of 10 pounds. They come in a range of sizes and two larger parents can certainly produce an even larger puppy. It's certainly possible that your dog IS purebred and just a little on the large side. If you have AKC papers on him then that's more of a guarantee, but not a certain one as unreputable breeders do sometimes lie on the paperwork they send to AKC. Does he otherwise look like a purebred Boston? That can be an indicator, too. But if you aren't going to be showing him it doesn't really matter whether he's purebred or not --- unless you paid a lot of money at a pet store, BYB, or web-based seller and then it matters only because you might be a victim of fraud.
Visit the Boston Terrier Club of America website to see an illustrated version of the breed standard and to read about the history of the breed.
http://bostonterrierclubofamerica.org/index.html
2007-10-08 15:02:22 · answer #2 · answered by BT Owner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's possible that he's not pure bred. Purebred is only as good as the integrity of the breeder. However, if he has the physical appearance of a boston, it's just that he's oversized, then I'd say it's more likely that he's just oversized. Perhaps indescriminate breeding....sire and dam could've both been either at the large end of the standard, or oversized themselves. I helped a man place a 40 lb bichon once. No doubt it was a bichon....it looked like someone had taken a regular sized one and sprayed it with rapid-gro. He was just big. Just like on the other end of the scale. I had a litter of mals one time (both parents and all grandparents AKC champions...no doubt she was pure bred) that had a tiny little puppy in the litter. She was sooo small....at first we thought she wouldn't survive. She did though, and she thrived. We eventually sold her to a family that came and met her even though we told them we had no puppies available. They just loved her, and "IttyBitty" just loved them. Full grown she weighed 38 pounds. I'm sure people doubted her heritage, but she just wasn't standard.
2007-10-07 16:22:54 · answer #3 · answered by twhrider 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My boyfriend had a purebred Boston and he weighed almost 40lbs. You need to remember that Bostons weren't always like the bred-down ones that you usually see. They were pit-fighting dogs at one point and sometimes you get a throw-back. Go to this website and see for yourself
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/bostonterrier.htm
The dam and sire of the first litter of Boston Terriers were an English Bulldog and an extinct English White Terrier
2007-10-07 16:23:15 · answer #4 · answered by Country Chick87 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Where did you get the dog? Does he have AKC registration papers? It's not unusual for a purebred dog to be oversize. This is especially true if you got him from a pet store where the pups are poorly bred. Also, if you got him from a backyard breeder, where they are just breeding dogs to make a buck. However, even well bred dogs can have oversize dogs. Many times that is why they will be sold as pets rather than kept to show.
If you don't have AKC registration on him, then of course, he may not be purebred. Shelters and rescues many times will list a dog as a certain breed, when in fact, it may be mixed. They have no real way of knowing and so, if it looks purebred, it will be listed as that breed.
In my breed, Whippets, I've seen some as large as greyhounds, but they are purebred. I've also seen some as small as Italian Greyhounds...it happens.
2007-10-07 16:17:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Read this article on Boston Terriers.. seems like the largest class are not to exceed 25 pounds..
2007-10-07 16:08:54 · answer #6 · answered by Joe M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes he may be mixed with something else that's alittle too big for that breed, I would get a test done. I hope you didn't pay a lot for this mutt that you thought was a Boston terrier. who did you get him from? I would ask for 50% of my money back since I bought a 50% Boston terrier!
2007-10-07 16:12:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Anything's possible, and if you don't have KC papers, or a pedigree showing his 5+ ancestry, then you will never know if he is 'full bread'. There is no way to LOOK at a dog and determine if they are pure bred.
2007-10-07 16:13:44 · answer #8 · answered by Aye. Right! 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well i have two Boston terriers....a girl and a boy....the girl had a litter of puppies all of them were small accept for one particular dog which was born 7 months ago and now is huge bigger then his sisters....so realy it just depends on the dog and which genes it has........ and it was full bred....your Boston is just bigger....
Boston terriors are half white English terrier(which is now extinct)...and half English bulldogs which are generally huge dogs..
2007-10-07 16:11:42 · answer #9 · answered by trina o 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
There are test that can determine the exact breed your dog is. Take him to your local vet to find out more information.
2007-10-07 16:06:49 · answer #10 · answered by Sky Guy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋