I had to put my 13 year old dog down 2 weeks ago, and I always said if and when Annie passes I want a boston. I got Louie a week ago, I found him through an add on the internet, the discription said he was a Boston Terrier/Austraillian sheppard. After picking Louie up I am not 100% sure he is indeed a boston mix. Everyone in the street stops me to ask what he is, and if he is a pitbul!
I brought him to the vet and he even had the vet stumped! I thought whats the best place to go to figure out, obviously where people know their bostons! So I'm going to post a few photos and hopefully some of you can give me a hand in figuring out if Louie has Boston Terrier in him! He may look black in his photos but hes actually brindle.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...iexo/Louie.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...exo/Louie2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...exo/Louie3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...exo/Louie4.jpg

how old is this dog in the pictures?
the body resembles one, but, i don't think it is.

just my gut feeling.


cute dog nonetheless.


actually, after looking at it again, the body really does look like my male's. i think knowing its age would really help.

I was told he was 11 weeks when I picked him up, which would make him 12 weeks now....according to the vet he thinks hes about 10 weeks. Cute yes, but he attacks me, he has serious behaviour issues

if he has behavorial issues, NOW is the time to get them staightened out.
(i hope YOU don't think because he attacks you he is part pitbull)

given the fact he is only about 3 months old, it is possible he is part boston, just looking at the body.
not sure why you would go with a boston MIX, as opposed to an actual pure bred?????

He definitely has some Boston Terrier in him. The Aussi / Boston theory is possible.

What do you mean, he attacks you ? Is it in a playful manner, is he just playing too rough, or is it something else ?

I deffinatly don't think he looks like a pure boston at all. When I say behaviour issues that he attacks me, it is not playful. He gets this really scary look in his eyes, his hair all stands up and he crunches up his face and his teeth come out and he chops down and growls and barks. It's scary. He hasnt done it to me today but he was playing with another dog today and he did it to the other dog. The neighbours were all shocked that such a little guy had such a bad temper.

I just checked out some videos of Boston's and I saw they really like to lay on their back. He does it all the time exposing his belly. He is doing it right now! When he's good hes really good, but when hes bad, hes REALLY bad. I am glad u see Boston in him.

The reason I thought pitbul was because so many ppl ask if thats what he is. His face is not like a boston IMO it isn't scrunched up at all, its very narrow. Are there any Boston's with narrow faces?

a pure bred boston should not have a long face. but you'll only be sure if its a pure boston if you have a pedigree. he could have boston blood but if you haven't seen the parents you'll never know for shure. it could also be a pittbull. many breeds love to lay on theire backs so that isn't a sign that it has boston blood. but he's cute anyway!

Cute - probably mixed as advertised. The seller wouldn't have any reason to misprepresent him since he owned up to it being a mixed breed. Don't know what you're calling 'attack' but pure breds can have a tendency to nip also - especially if they don't get their way.

i'd say no one the pitt mix. i mean......how would it happen?????

He is gorgeous, regardless what he is, I am more concerned with his aggresion, I am wondering, is he kept on a chain? If so, this will cause him stress.If not, then it could be a number of things, his beginning is important, did he have siblings? If not, then he is missing growing up in a pack, where he would have learned how to control his aggression..when pups nip too hard on their siblings the other pup will yelp, and tell his bro, he was too hard..this is part of their education.. If he had that, then I would wonder maybe the move has stressed him, with a new family, etc.I would need more info, regarding his past..At this time, I would concentrate on giving him plenty of excerise, he needs a walk in the morning, then at least an hour of excerise in the evening, I use a drawstring, and tied a real soft rubber toy on the end, and I walk the yard, with it hooked in my beltloop, Scooter chases it and this gives him the oppurtunity to jump, run and just be silly.. i do this for at least a half hour. Then I hold it in one place, and let him attack it for a couple of minutes..My husband or I will take him in, and let him chase a ball.. then we play with his mouth for a little while.. this allows him to learn our hands intimately..then I hold him, and give him many kisses, he is tired by then and only wants to kiss, so this is all he knows to do with your face..excersise is the key to help him get over his stress.. I hope this helps some,Scooter's mom