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adopting a new boston!

JC — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:33:40 GMT

so I'm adopting senior boston tomorrow! any suggestions to help her acclimate?

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any heavy bostons out there?

raqscab — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 03:43:54 GMT

I have a 2 year old Boston and he is 38 pounds. When i take him to the park, people cant believe he is a boston. He is on the heavy side, but healty. Anyone with big Boston Terriers...? How many pounds?

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Breathing trouble question

Sun, 18 Sep 2005 01:03:04 GMT

Hello all...I've got a question. Most of the time my Boston breathes just fine (including all the normal snorting like a pig). But sometimes...mostly when REALLY excited about something, she goes into a breathing fit. It's a kind of very labored, gasping attack that can last up to a minute before she finally calms it down. Does anyone else have experiences like this with their dogs? When I told the vet, he recommended a soft palate reduction (which I had done and didn't help at all!) Is there anything else anyone has heard of to help ease my doggie's breathing? Thanks for whatever help anyone has!

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Bacardi is Missing!!

Tue, 15 May 2007 19:57:20 GMT

Bacardi, our black and white female boston terrier, has been missing since early April from near south 22nd and William in downtown San Jose.
We really want her back and are offering a generous reward for her safe return! $500!!!!

Her info:
Spayed female
Small, 15 pounds
No collar
Microchip-Yes!- please take her to the shelter or vet if not sure she's ours!!!!!

Please email:
ericaobrien@comcast.net
aarondobrien@yahoo.com

or call:
408.687.0901 Erica
408.687.0902 Aaron

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any boston terriers down in san jose?

christine7.12 — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 19:15:48 GMT

my niece, bella, and i would love to play with some other bts!

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Robot

RoxyinAustin — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:49:54 GMT

I just got a 3 year old male rescue dog. And do I ever have some questions, por favor:

when i am outside he fits his head only through the cat door and howls. Do I just ignore him?

Also, (the detailsof his past, like whether he is house broken, is a bit unclear) should I go home at lunch to let him out while he is transitioning into being potty trained or will this just train him that I will come let him out at noon. I could do it for awhile but eventually it would be too difficult.

thanks for any tips!

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Bostons 4 Bostons fundraiser

Devi — Mon, 01 May 2006 18:34:26 GMT

Bostons 4 Bostons is a group of Boston Terriers (and honourary Boston
Terriers) holding a fundraising auction for one of their own!

When little Boston Terrier Simon was just a baby, his owners
discovered
that he has epilepsy, so they gave him away. The next home gave him
away too - too much trouble. And so it went - poor little Simon
bounced from home to home for several months, no one able or willing
to
commit to his special needs. Fortunately, Simon eventually arrived in
the Boston Terrier Club of Canada Rescue (BTCCR) program, where he
was
given the medical care he needed. Once Simon's medication levels were
adjusted, he was ready to find his "forever" home.

As fate would have it, Ken and Sharon of Quesnel, BC had just
experienced the loss of their female Boston Terrier named Belle, who
had also had epilepsy. Even though it was very soon after Belle's
passing, the Clarks saw past their grief and opened their hearts to
Simon. Simon had finally found his "forever" family, complete with a
Boston brother named Baxter to play with and cuddle with.

But sadly Simon's health took a dangerous turn for the worse on a
recent family trip to the United States. Vet bills escalated, but
still
his family elected to continue treating Simon, as long as there was
hope their beloved little Boston could recover. And their decision,
though a very expensive one, was proved to be the right one - Simon
is
finally back home in Canada, and under the care of his own vet, doing
remarkably well!

Unfortunately, Rescue is not in a financial position to help cover
the
costs of medical bills of family pets - as you can understand we are
stretched to the limit trying to meet the needs of the unwanted or
homeless Bostons who don't have a family of their own to care for
them.
Yet, because Simon is part of our rescue "family", we wanted to help.
And Bostons 4 Bostons was born!

PLEASE CHECK OUT THE FUNDRAISING AUCTION at www.bostonfundraisers.com
You'll see the link to Simon's Auction on the left hand side. All of
the items you will see were donated especially for Simon's medical
fund
by his canine friends, and 100% of proceeds will go to help his
family
pay his incredible bill.

The auction will run May 1st and run until May 14, 2006 closing at
12:00 am MST.

Please crosspost to dog lovers everywhere! And bid generously.....
Simon and his Boston buddies thank you!

SUPPORT BOSTON RESCUE!
http://www.bostonterrierclubofcanada.com/btcc_rescue.htm
www.bostonfundraisers.com

LEARN MORE ABOUT THERAPY DOGS!
Visit http://www.bostonsworld.com

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making ecologically sound reusable pee-pads

Devi — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:25:37 GMT

Namaste All-

I know that a great many people use pee-pads as a housebreaking aid, and many who must work during the day continue to use them throughout their dogs' life. However the disposable kind produce a great deal of waste...just as diapers and feminine hygiene products do.

When my partner and I were shopping for puppy supplies the other day, we had pee-pads on our list. As I was combing the PetSmart site the night before our outing, caculating what our "start-up" costs were going to be, I noticed that PetSmart was the exclusive carrier of Pooch Pads, which were washable, reusable pee-pads. I was quite excited to see this, although $32 for 2 small pads up to $50 for 1 XXLarge pad seemed very expensive (although I realized that in the long run this would be cheaper both monetarily and ecologically).

I am a user of alternative menstrual pads, which are made from 100% cotton flannel, and I really enjoy being able to make a green choice on this matter. I thought that using the basic idea of the pads, I could craft some washable reusable pee-pads for my Voodoo at a much lower cost than I could purchase the Pooch Pads (which were also mainly made from polyesters and other synthetic fabrics). This is what I did, and it turned out beautifully!!

I went to the fabric store and puchased a few yards of 100% cotton flannel. A couple yards were of some really cute prints that I picked out - this would be the outside of the pad. The bulk of the flannel that I purchased was simple white diaper flannel - this would be in the inner absorbent layers. Finally a bought 2 yards of vinyl table-cloth material - this was the waterproof backing that would keep any moisture from the pads from leaking onto the floor underneath. Depending on the size of your dog, you will want to make the pee-pad bigger or smaller than the one that I made, which was 22"x22" and suitable for a small dog...mine is a Boston Terrier (you can use the dimentions of Pooch Pads or other disposible pads as a guide for the size of the ones that you wish to make). I then cut all of my fabric into the 22"x22" squares - I had the outer printed layer, 3 layers of diaper flannel, and the final layer of thin waterproof vinyl. I pinned these all together and then sewed it all up!

I found that 1 meter of printed flannel makes 4 22"x22" squares, that each pad this size will need approx 2 meters of diaper flannel for the 3 inner layers, and that you will need about 1 meter of vinyl tablecloth material for every 2 pads. Obviously if you are making larger or smaller pads you will need to adjust all these numbers. So for about $20-30 you will have enough fabric to make 4 small washable pee-pads. This should be more than sufficient for you!

You will need to pre-wash the pads before letting your dog use them, as the printed flannel only becomes really absorbent after it has been washed at least once and softened up. The printed flannel starts off kind of stiff from the inks. I don't recommend using fabric softener, as this decreases the absorbency as well.

As Pooch Pads are still a wonderful green option, and not everyone is inclined or able to craft their own pee-pads, you can find them at: http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441777894&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302025626&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023689&bmUID=1145556214692&itemNo=1&Ntt=pooch+pads&In=All&previousText=pooch+pads&N=2

Blessings,
~Devi~

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Looking for a blue eye...

Tue, 14 Mar 2006 00:08:06 GMT

I've been looking EVERYWHERE for a Boston Terrier pup with a blue eye. Do you know of any local breeders or even better yet any puppies with this characteristic? Thanks a bunch

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Boston porno

Mary — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 04:30:42 GMT

http://www.purelyhip.com/vids/punchie.mov

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Wanna meet with other Boston Terriers in your neighborhood?

brie — Sat, 31 Jul 2004 06:22:15 GMT

http://bostonterrier.meetup.com/r/c8o8/c8o8/0/http://bostonterrier.meetup.com/?a=c8o8/"</herf>

1,327 are signed up for local Boston Terrier Meetups! Happening THIS month, find out when

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I need to put my dog in a commercial

Mary — Sun, 25 Jul 2004 03:40:43 GMT

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/25/fashion/25DOG2.html?ex=1091682948&ei=1&en=8ac29a8fcf71f3c2

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Whose dog is Bobby?

Mary — Sat, 19 Jun 2004 06:48:35 GMT

He looks suspiciously like my dog, Buster!

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BT Playgroups!

brie — Tue, 22 Jun 2004 23:08:23 GMT

So I host a BT playgrou here in Vegas (were having a hard time getting them off the ground)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NevadaBostonTerrierSocial/?yguid=131677355

if you're in Vegas, please join us!

Also, I know there are a ton of other playgroups going on around the country... here some that I know of. Please add to my list if you know of others!

http://bostonterrier.meetup.com/ (around the world)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sanfranciscobostonterriersocial (san francisco)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southbayboston/ (south bay)

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Darwin gets a sister!

swankspike — Sat, 19 Jun 2004 05:20:23 GMT

I have been really busy and haven't posted anything here in a long while, but I'm back again with some news: Darwin (my Boston) got a "little sister" in early February, a 3.5 month-old pit bull puppy named Monkey. She is a rescue from the SPCA and is now nearly 8 months of age. She has been a delight and makes a fabulous breed ambassador. She and Darwin get along very well and play together regularly (always supervised, of course, as Monkey is now 45 pounds to Darwin's 15).

They are both in agility classes, which are great for learning to communicate with your dog, teaching it useful things, and just plain having fun. They both love to swim, Darwin moreso than Monkey. He's a crazy Boston, so of course he has strange neuroses...he loves to attack the spray from a water hose or a sprinkler, and he freaks out over the sound of aerosol spray cans. Repeatedly lighting a cigarette lighter also seems to drive him insane. What weird dogs!

I'm sure everyone else has crazy Bostons...what do your dogs obsess and spazz out over?

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added to the love

MyBodyIsATemple — Sat, 05 Jun 2004 02:19:18 GMT

I just added pics of my two princess, Lilly and Babe. They are both about 4 years old (not related).

I'm so happy to meet others who are into the worship of the Bostons!

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i love my boston

amy — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 22:01:09 GMT

hi there, i have a boston that is 1 1/2 yrs. old. she is the sweetest thing ever, but she is scared of everything. we have a bulldog that moved in with us after her and she will not stop starting fights with her. we even have to seperate them all the time now and it is a huge drag. i wouldn't trade her in for the world though. i will post some pictures later!

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My Boston Lucy!

Marjorie — Sat, 22 Nov 2003 22:34:36 GMT

Hi there I'm Marjie. Boston Terriers are the best dogs in the world and I'm excited to find this tribe. My boston is Lucy. She is the cutest little pumpkinhead ever. Her birthday is halloween and she just turned two. She is full-blooded boston, but has different markings--no black over her eyes. I posted a photo in the album.

Marj

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I posted some photos, too

Mary — Thu, 04 Dec 2003 03:02:44 GMT

of my beloved Boston, Buster.

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Welcome!

swankspike — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 07:23:51 GMT

Well, here's the board for everything Boston. Feel free to post pictures of your lively companion, tell stories, and trade tips.

My handsome little man's name is Darwin (his registered name with the AKC is 'Natural Selection'), and he will be 2 years old in December. We are currently in agility training and he is having the time of his life!

Let's get this tribe off the ground. Boston Terrier enthusiasts unite!

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