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BOSTON TERRIER



The Boston Terrier resulted from selective breeding of the Bulldog and the white English Terrier by a few men in Boston area during the 1870s. Recognized by the AKC in 1891, the Boston Terrier is the first genuinely American breed. Today's Boston carries a clean cut square head, graphic markings, dark soft eyes and moves with grace and power, and it excels in Agility and Obedience work and has few equals as a companion and house pet. The Boston Terrier's personality has won this breed the nickname "the American Gentleman".

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