Talk:Boston Terrier
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An adorable puppy. It would be lovely to have one of her when she grows up too :) -- sannse (talk) 18:36, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Positive & negative
I beleive it is important to state both positive and negative traits in any breed of dog.I am a breeder and hear all too often about issues people have with their new pups because they were told only the positive things and not about some of the bad traits that could come out.A dog is an animal it is subject to animal behavioral traits.-- Patrikkennel (talk)Sept 2,2004
- I agree! As long as it's done in a NPOV manner (not, e.g., as in "these are stupid dogs" or "this is an ugly breed" :-) ). We want to present the facts. As a breeder, you probably know a bunch of stuff about this breed in general; I'd be glad to see it. Elf | Talk 19:54, 2 Sep 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Breed Description and "Fair Use"
The description given for the boston terrier is not very definitive. I am curious, does using the AKC standard (i.e. The AKC standard describes the Boston Terrier as a "a lively, highly intelligent, smooth coated, short-headed, ....")) to describe this breed constitute "Fair Use" (I assume the AKC breed standards are copyrighted).
I acknowledge that the AKC does not have the only standard for various breeds, but since the Boston is the first original American (i.e. USA) breed, it seems to be the most reasonable and authoritative source for a description.
- What we've ("we" meaning some random people editing dog breed articles) tried to do with other breeds is to take a look at all the standards and come up with a general description in our own words, that way there's no issue of copyright and we also give a better worldwide view of the dog (so it's not specific to a single country). When there are notable variations among the different standards, we usually just add a statement to the effect that "xxx varies among the different kennel club standards". Elf | Talk 03:50, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Bug
Please verify the article Bug (dog breed) contributed by an anot not long time ago. mikka (t) 01:46, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Why remove the "Originally bred for dogfighting"?
Re the change on 01/02/2006, I agree that Boston's have been, and continue to be, bred for companionship (the ultimate companions IMHO), but it is also true that they were originally bred for dog-fighting. This history is no longer included in the current article. Since changes in Wiki typically should not redact existing information, the current trend should have been added later in the paragraph or the dog-fighting comment should have been moved to the History section (perhaps a better choice).
[edit] Temperment Section Source??
Can anyone verify the source of the temperment section? During my initial online research of this breed I came accross this exact paragraph at the following link: dogbreedinfo.com. Drogin 14:03, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
- good catch - someone replaced the temperament section with text from that site on the 2nd. I reverted that persons change. - Trysha (talk) 19:10, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Health
In the health section when the breathing problem is discussed, the author is describing an inverted sneeze... you shoud NOT cover the nose to make a Boston breathe through its mouth, the best thing to do is to stroke its neck or head and soothe the dog by talking quietyly so it will calm down. Getting excited yourself or forcing the dog to try and breathe another way will only exacerbate the problem!
