Things You'll Need:
- Dog Beds
- Dog Bones
- Dog Brushes
- Dog Collars
- Dog Combs
- Dog Conditioner
- Dog Dishes
- Dog Flea/tick Control Medication
- Dog Food
- Dog Grooming Sprays
- Dog Leashes
- Dog Shampoo
- Dog Tags
- Dog Toys
- Dog Treats
- Dog Shampoo
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Step 1
Follow your veterinarian's recommendations for vaccinating your Boston terrier when you first get her, then get booster vaccinations for her as needed. Consult your veterinarian about flea and tick control products, heartworm medications and worming your dog.
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Step 2
Feed your Boston terrier high-grade dog food from a major dog food company. Make sure the food is appropriate for the dog's age. The first ingredient should be meat if you want a quality product. Crude protein should be no less than 30 percent, and crude fat no less than 20 percent. Fiber content should be 4 percent or less.
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Step 3
Brush your Boston terrier weekly with a firm-bristle brush. This breed sheds seasonally. Clean her face daily with a wet cloth, making sure you clean around the eyes.
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Step 4
Check your dog's ears regularly for ticks.
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Step 5
Walk your Boston terrier daily if you don't have a fenced yard. This breed is happy to go on short walks and doesn't need a vigorous workout.
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Step 6
Socialize your Boston terrier at a very early age to be with other dogs. Some males have aggressive tendencies toward other dogs.
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Step 7
Have patience when housebreaking your terrier, as this breed can take a while to train. Boston terriers are perfect house dogs after proper training.
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Step 8
Understand that Boston terriers are prone to cataracts (the lens of the eye becomes cloudy), hypothyroidism (a condition that causes the body to slow down) and skin tumors.
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Step 9
Be prepared to enjoy as many as 12 years with your Boston terrier, as this is the average life expectancy of the breed.
Comments
thetallgirl said
on 7/22/2009 Much of this article is good, except for the feed food from a major dog food company. Dont!! Once a dog food company grows too large, they look to substitute cheap ingredients to save money. Purina, Hills, Iams, Eukaneuba all use questionable ingredients. Almost all of their formulas have corn as the primary ingredient--dogs cannot digest corn. It's a HUGE allergen in fact. They also use soy and by-products, which can be anything from feathers and feet to your euthanized pet or stray (including collars left on). They have massive amounts of money to spend on advertising and to campaign at vet schools--indeed, they teach the nutrition classes at the schools and then sell direct to vets. So your vet will tell you the food is fine for lack of knowledge.
Do your Boston a favor and look for high quality foods that leave out corn, wheat, soy and by-products. Make sure MEAT or meat meal i...
ekp411 said
on 7/8/2009 My Boston is now 7 months old, I've had her since she was 8 weeks old. She is just the sweetest little thing. She knows sit, shake, touch, and is learning hi-five, down (lay down), off (get off of furniture), kiss (for none tongue kisses), wait (for when we are going somewhere) and stay (for when I'm going somewhere without her). She is also potty trained and leash trained. But I am having two problems and don't know what to do- 1) she's been eating my beagle's poop (she doesn't eat her own just the beagle's) and 2) she won't come when she is called, unless I trick her (tempt with treats, act like I'm going to play with her, squeak her toys, or cuddle with my beagle) and even then if she's being really stubborn she refuses to listen. I live in Tucson where it reaches 100-115 degrees and I don't want her to stay outside for more than a few minutes (just for her to relieve herself, war...
debbiedis1 said
on 3/15/2009 Is it normal for a Boston mother dog to carry her pups with their whole head in her mouth?
bwoodward said
on 2/6/2009 We have a 15month old male Boston Terrier who we thought was housebroken pretty well. We moved into a new home a few months ago and are finding that even though we seem to take him out alot he has been urinating on the bathroom rugs, the bed ruffle, and a corner of the living room. It's been too cold to leave him out very long and we don't have the yard fenced yet. How can we re-train him?
dunkinsmom said
on 10/6/2008 I have a boston that is 11 months old. He is the 4th one that I've had. I love him lots, although he is very different from the others I have had. He is very timid and scared of all other people, except myself and my boyfriend. He shakes uncontrollable and if any comes near him he shows his teeth as if he might bite- he hasn' bitten anyone yet. I'm not sure what to do. I have been slowly trying to socialize him since I got him (at 7 weeks of age). Any suggestions????