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Caring for a new puppy and when it gets older.

How to Care for Your New Boston Puppy:

For the first 24 hours get acquainted; you and your new baby need time so keep them at home.

Limit taking them around strange dogs for you must always be aware there are diseases and things that can harm your new puppy.

The small tiny breeds do not eat much at one time.

There are several ways to entice your new puppy to eat. One is baby food; for what are they? A baby. You can give alone or mix with dry dog food. Turkey, beef or chicken flavors are preferable. It is best to talk with the breeder and keep feeding the new puppy what they were getting before coming home.

You can slowly wean them into new foods. Just remember if you give a puppy to many different kinds of foods to fast it can upset their stomachs.

Remember this new life you have brought home will need care and attention just like a new baby. When they wake up they potty, and after they eat they potty. Don't think that house training happens over night. It takes much patience and understanding.

You can crate train your new puppy. Crate training is like their little apartment; they feel safe there when you are away or not watching them closely. Do not get the crate too big at first. Normally a dog won't potty where they sleep. But there are exceptions to that rule. So be patient!!!

Make sure your puppy has lots of toys and chewies. Lambskin toys and chew hooves are excellent and not very costly.

Your puppy will have been on a strict vaccination & health program. You will be given a record of this and instructions on further health needs.

One of the most important things about caring for a puppy is to love it, after all it is your newest family member.

How to Care for an older Boston:

Boston Terriers are extremely easy dogs to live with wanting only to please. Boston's are extremely easy to train. Boston's are strictly housedogs, they are not able to cope with extreme cold, nor can they deal with extreme heat. Boston's can over heat very quickly due to the short muzzle and a slightly elongated palate.

Boston's are active dogs needing daily exercise. They love toys, playing fetch, chase, and children. Please remember children need to be taught how to handle and care for a pet.

The Boston Terrier is a short haired dog which have a minimal of shedding. Rubber palm brush and grooming mitt work well. The palm brush used in a circular motion to lift out dead hair and bring the oil to the surface, followed by a grooming mitt to trap loose hair. A grooming session at least once a week should be sufficient.

Ear cleaning is a must as is nail clipping.

Snoring & Snorting - the Boston Terrier possesses a short muzzle or pushed in face, some Boston Terriers may show some degree of airway obstruction. This is because the dog has an elongated soft palate. After you have a Boston for a while, you don't even realize that they snore.

Gas - A carefully planned diet, along with regular exercise, will put your Boston on the road to a long and healthy life. Proper nutrition must begin as a puppy in order to develop strong bone, well-conditioned muscles and a natural immunity to diseases and infections. An incorrect diet of table foods can lead to gastrointestinal problems in the Boston Terrier - creating excessive gas. This problem can usually be controlled through diet.

Juvenile Cataracts - a very serious genetic disorder in the Boston Terrier and several other breeds. Juvenile Cataracts occur between 8 weeks to 12 months of age. Some cataracts are clearly visible to the eye, while a veterinary ophthalmologist diagnoses others by a CERF test. This is a serious problem in the Boston Terrier and carrier dogs should not be bred.

Hypo-thyroidism - this can cause many problems and you should ask about this in parents and grand parents. This problem can usually be controlled with medication.