Dog Breed Question???

[KMARINO]

My father has owned Boston Terriors since I was a little girl, the average life span was around 12-13 yrs. Dad would mourn, cry say he was done and within weeks go and get another pup. I am thinking he is on his 4th right now. So being raised with them and knowing the breed I also have seen many in my lifetime.
My son calls me at work yesterday and told me to stop by his home when I got off work. Dustin and Molly resuced a 1 1/2 yr. old "Mini-Boston Terrior" Is there such a thing??? I did a google and I have seen yes and no...what I know is this Boston is 1.5 yrs. old and half the size of any I have ever seen. He only weighs about 12 lbs! He is perfect in every way just a smaller version.
My question...Has anyone heard of this breed? Seen them? He is taking him to the vet Monday to get a good check up, he is already neutered. It was just the strangest thing to see.

 

[KMARINO]

I know I am asking if there is such a thing, I guess there is since I seen him with my own eyes, lol....so the question is has anyone else seen or heard of this breed????

 

[JAKEISGREAT]

Maybe like a mini bulldog? Some don't think they exist as a separate dog..just SMALL bulldogs..bred that way on purpose? Like min pins..they are totally not related to dobermans..but look like mini ones??? Bet it's a cute dog tho!

 

[Luvin My Bullie]

myhusband has always been a boston lover, we have one right now. I have never heard of mini, however we actually owned a girl who at 2 years weighed 11 lbs. So they definately can be small compared to the normal 20 -25 lbers, but I think its their genetic makeup, not actaully a designer breed

 

[BruceP]

I Googled it and found a ton of info, not that another 'kick-me' breed interests me... LOL

 

[cali~jenn]

dont know, havent been around them enough to know.

 

[GatorRay]

That is interesting....it seems that a lot of breeds are being bred to be smaller.

 

[Mack-N-MatildasMommy]

That has got me curious. I my self have never seen or even heard of a mini boston. I have seen a red one before though.

 

[TessaAndSamson]

I have never heard of mini bostons. My neighbor/friend has a female Boston (I LOVE her and Bostons in general ) and she is pretty small, I would say about 10 lbs. I just looked up the breed stats for the standard Boston Terrier and it says they range from 10-25 lbs. So with that weight range I'd say he sounds like a regular size Boston.

 

[TessaAndSamson]

Oh and [MENTION=900]KMARINO[/MENTION] please share pics!!!!! I LOVE LOVE bostons!

 

[Royandcourtney]

Has he matured yet? Some of the will be on the lean side until they reach 2-3 years old. I had one and he was very lean until he got some age on him. He only weighed around 15 - 18 lbs grown. He was on the smaller side. He was red and white.

 

[Fontanafox]

I've heard they come in small, medium and large versions. I've seen them in all sizes at dog meetups.

 

[Lucy-licious]

I'm sorry but

 

[LariP]

I'm sorry but

What She Said!

 

[BruceP]

I'm sorry but

What THEY said!! :D