Dr. J. Varnum, M.D. wrote “The Boston terrier; its history, points, breeding, rearing, training, and care, together with several instructive chapters on management and diseases of dogs from a common sense view” (phew! quite the title!). The 5th edition, 1927…
The first North American show was held in Chicago in June 1874. It featured only setters and pointers from across the US, Canada, and even Ireland. Throughout 1874, there were many shows of this type, with the first multi-event show…
1. Judge and Gyp 3. Eph and Kate
Mike was sired by Tom. His puppy, Hooker’s Punch was the first Boston terrier registered by the American Kennel Club.
Toby was the brother of Tom and both were sired by Eph. Tom is often referred to as the first true Boston terrier although the name came later. Both these Tom and Toby sired many litters.
The son of Eph and Kate and brother to Toby, Tom had many, many puppies with several females. He and his brother are considered to be the first real Boston terriers with the little screw tail first appearing through his…
The sole offspring of Judge and Gyp was Eph (28 lbs.) owned by a Mr. Wells. Eph met Tobin’s Kate (20 lbs.) and they went on to have many puppies, most notably for the Boston line were Bernard’s Tom and…
The first modern-day dog show was held in England in 1859. The only dogs shown were hunting dogs: pointers and setters, but it had the main components of modern day dogs shows: namely the grooming and presenting of dogs to…
Dog fighting with bears and bulls made illegal in the UK. Most of the fighting was done with Bulldogs, but the smaller bull terrier breeds were used as “bait” dogs to train the bulldogs for the ring.
The English Bulldog, along with the English White Terrier, is one of the foundational dogs of the Boston Terrier line. The first dog considered to be in the Boston Line is Hooper’s Judge who was a English Bulldog/White Terrier mix.…
The now extinct English White Terrier, along with the English Bulldog, was one of the foundational dogs of the Boston Terrier. They were shown in England from about 1864 until 1894. Rawdon Briggs Lee, an English dog breeder and writer…
A terrier dog is a type of dog that will tenaciously follow prey such as badgers, rats or even foxes into the ground (hence terra-). They originated in Europe and specifically the UK with their first mention in 1486 by…
By 1915, Boston Terriers were the most popular breed in the U.S., remaining in the top ten most popular breeds until the 1960s and topping the list again in 1920 and 1930.
On July 3, 1894, the Boston Terrier Club filed documents of incorporation for the fee of $5.00. Signatures on the original document were: Howard P. Rogers, President, Walter C. Hook, Treasurer, Dwight Baldwin, Secretary, Joseph O. McMullen