Why so many Boston Terriers?
Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew why there were so many Boston Terriers located in Park Slope? It seems like almost 1/3 of all of the dogs I see are Boston Terriers. Elsewhere, they seem to be a pretty rare dog. Is there a few good breeders in town? Do they make good pets…
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone knew why there were so many Boston Terriers located in Park Slope? It seems like almost 1/3 of all of the dogs I see are Boston Terriers. Elsewhere, they seem to be a pretty rare dog. Is there a few good breeders in town? Do they make good pets for small apartments? Am I just imagining this? If anyone can help me shed some light on this, I’d really appreciated it.
Thanks!
oh and i second what honeycut says about petfinder. newborn puppies are cute and all but rescued dogs will forever love you.
*rob*
i havent seen many bston terriers in the slope really, or maybe i just havent noticed. they are good dogs tho. all dogs are good for the most part. and lol @ slick. it’s kinda true.
*rob*
The popularity of any breed fluctuates like interest rates or hemlines.
I’ve noticed that too. Boston terriers were very popular when I was a small child (early’50s) when they were commonly (if incorrectly) called “Boston bull dogs”. I didn’t see many for years until fairly recently.
I adopted a boston terrier four years ago…she was given up by a family who bought her from a breeder or pet store and didn’t realize how much energy they have and they need exercise. she was a little lightning bolt when we first got her! she is a great, sweet dog. bostons are good apartment sized dogs and they don’t bark a lot inside (mine doesn’t anyways) I also adopted what we think to be a boston terrier/pit bull mix who is super sweet too. boston terriers are very smart and pretty funny. they also can be stubborn. there’s a lot written about them online, but if you decide you want one, please go to petfinder.org and enter in the breed type you are interested in….we found both our great dogs through shelters in Brooklyn and I urge you to not purchase a dog and perpetuate the puppy mill industry further. there are tons of great dogs of all ages and sizes in the many shelters throughout NYC area, and petfinder has all the listings. good luck!
Yeah, they’re good dogs for apts. The other 1/3 of dogs seem to be pugs. And the other third after that seem to be rescued pits.