WORST Mistakes I Made Raising My First Boston Terrier (+ Survey)
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In this video, I talk about the mistakes I think I made raising my Boston Terrier Bella. Plus, I also share the mistakes other Boston Terrier owners said they made from raising their Boston from a puppy to a full-grown adult.
I know some of you are getting a Boston Terrier for the very first time and you are wanting to start off on the right path. I thought it would be great to share the things that I think I did wrong to hopefully help you when raising your new little puppy.
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Your advice has been amazing! We have our Molly now and every video has been a godsend! The clear message is start how we mean to finish. Thank you!
I believe in one of your videos you said they hate the cold. Mine loves it. She "Bella" would stay out forever if I let her. We have 6 inches of snow right now and she didn't want to come in. I'm happy she likes it. This is my first BT. All I've ever had is Chi's. Such a different kind of dog for sure.
This is super helpful and practical! We have our first Boston of 4 years and we are getting our second one next month.
Great video my man 👍
I adopted an older Boston that had lived in a cage. She is now 16 and having issues with seeing, hearing, being able to jump and "bathroom". At my age, I have some of the same issues and believe hers are more age related than behavioral.
shes 16 and considered like 90 in human life those are all normal things with old age all dogs go through
@@melissatippie1293 more like 110, considering the average lifespan of Boston terriers
You are right about age being the main cause of these issues. Bostons tend to live 12-14 years and experience poor vision, hearing, and muscle/arthritis issues. My first Boston lived about 17 years and went through a lot. It was painful to watch her age - you need to really help them out at that age.
Great tips!
Thank you!
Definitely. Training and socializing, he knows how to get his way, even when taking him for a walk
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Thank you for this video. I’m picking up my puppy on Saturday and want to start training her immediately
So how did it go? I’m picking up my new puppy in 2 weeks.
You guys got lucky and knew when you were gonna get your puppy lol! We just went to the pet store to get crickets, and instead left with a dog! Lol
Waiting on my two new little pups coming home should be within next 2 weeks really excited to get started with them
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Thank you for identifying issues with Boston Terriers.
Our two friends are very different one is social and the
other is not. One loves indoor activities the other enjoys
the outdoors. They both play with one another and they
both are toy fanatics with the result of a house is full
of toys.
We love our Bostons.
You are welcome
My Gi Gi is growing up just fine. 🙏🏻
Great tips....im getting one in a few months after I move.
Thanks for your advice
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I agree that exercise is a huge factor! Our Boston is 15 weeks old and puppy biting was a serious problem. Initially I walked laps in our driveway with him, but as soon as we got the ok from our vet to go off property, I started walking him 15 minutes twice a day. It made a significant difference. We live in CNY where winters are cold and snowy. On bad weather days I do shorter more frequent walks. (The one day I didn’t walk him he was a beast.). Thankfully we are retired and have that flexibility.
I have found that puppies are a lot like toddlers and that the crate is our friend. 😊. For everyone’s survival, including our 10 yr old Cockapoo, the puppy goes in his crate for nap time at set times.
Toilet training I haven’t had much success with, probably because my primary focus has been the biting.
Being consistent is a real challenge that I struggle with. Thanks for your informative videos. They are both helpful and enjoyable. 😃
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How did you stop the biting? I pick up my 16 week old next week and he has a strong bite on him . He’s teething and bites when he’s to excited
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We’re almost at 6 months old, we are super excited for warmer weather so we can do outdoor and social things more easily - also hoping to have covid under control to help with the reactions to the doorbell
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Thank you very much:)
thank you for this video, my family and i are getting our first boston puppy in march!
Congratulations!
@@BostonTerrierSociety thanks! We're all very excited and I learned a lot from your videos :)
That is very exciting and that is great to hear 😊
Hi Andrew, I hope I'm mistaken but I noticed in one of the photos what looked like an irregular patch of skin on her side, in front of Bella's back leg. It was slightly lumpy and "warty" looking. If this is the case please have the vet look at it. My 10 year old BT had a similar patch which turned out to be early mast cell cancer. The vet operated immediately and gave him another couple of good years. I hope this is a false alarm! Good luck!
Donnie 😊 I have to ask. What dog food do you feed Bella? Thanks so much
In some cases BT’s, being so smart & intelligent, have the knowledge built in to adapting quite well to our environment. You treat them with respect & they’ll return the favor....Nice video 👍👍
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I’m getting a Boston on Sunday!
Congrats on your new fur baby!
my Boston graduates tomorrow from his first training class. It was a great choice.
Congratultions!
Maybe this tip will help others with crate training their puppy. When training our BT to get use to being in his crate, cat size crate when he was very small. I would put all his toys in the kennel and hide kibble for him to find amongst his toys. He loved this and associated the kennel as a fun place. As he rooted around through his toys to seek out the kibble I would drop more through the holes making it a game.
I did use the amount of kibble that otherwise would have been in his meal. He ate many meals this way:)
nice tips
Do you know of a good no pull harness I can purchase? I’ve seen a harness similar to the one yours has on in the video. Trying to train not to pull.
Hi!
My Rufo is a nearly 5 months old Boston. Since he was ready to go outside we are on training, as he is my first dog and I aslo need to be trained as a dog owner 😁
When you said 30 mins of exercise routine, what do you mean? We go out at least 3 times per day, morning, lunch time and evening. First and second walks takes us around 30 minutes each (depending basically on the weather, here in the Basque Country it rains a lot), and one hour in the last walk because we usually find our "friend dogs". It depends on him, if he wants to stay more or less. Do you mean we shoudl do other additional 30 mins of real exercise, running or something like that?
Thanks in advance and congrats for the channel. It is very interesting 😊
1. Wife and I do 60 minutes or more a day, either going for walks, playing fetch or taking him to a dog park
2. We socialized him from the second he completed his vaccines. He grew up with a husky of the same age and we made the effort to go outside and play with other dogs.
3. 10 months in, we still have a little trouble with leash training, but it's getting better.
4. He does jump on people that engage with him. Otherwise, he wont.
5. He does respect boundaries. No kitchen, no bedroom, no bathroom. No begging (have never given him food while eating)
6. No separation anxiety.
I read A LOT before getting our Boston Terrier, like... A LOT. First dog ever for my wife and me. And we where/are VERY strict. We seem to be doing fine, this a very self congratulatory comment, I know. hehehe
But if I can do it, anyone can
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I will be bringing home my red Boston terrier puppy on Friday. I'm hoping that COVID restrictions and the frigid weather here in Chicago don't affect her socialization and training. Wish there were in-person puppy training classes in my neighborhood.
Congratulations!
My eight year old Boston had Puppy training at Petsmart, she learned the Come command which is invaluable to us. We actually took her crate away because she became too aggressive with our three year old Boston and us. She just has her bed now, and we put up baby gates in the kitchen when we leave the house. We also taught our oldest Baby Down! When our grandson was a baby and although we still use this, my five year old grandson states he's not a baby.
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The link for the pet med was expired. What brand do you use? We have tried NexGuard and it makes my baby itch
I need to have trained my husband to listen first .😆😅😀 Thanks for sharing 😍
Best comment ever!! Love it!!
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Same!
How can we socialize during the pandemic?
I agree your #1 & 2 that you mentioned prudence is very headstrong and I have to call her several times to get her to do something, and they both( prudence & phoebe) jump up on people when they come over!
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I don't know if you can break the habit of jumping on people. We've had 2 Boston's and couldn't break it. Tried.
Do you think an obedience School is good for a 12 week old Boston
Can you probably train your puppy without a course or a training program?
Great video where is the link for the Canadian you spoke with I can’t see it. I live in Canada and I would love to see the video and her success with ziggy. Thanks so much. I love Boston’s I had to put my Bella down last August and I’m almost ready to get another one so these videos are awesome to train my next one right. 👍🏻
Thanks! Sorry I forgot to add the link...I just updated the show notes so you should see it now in there. Here is the video...czcams.com/video/5jeFrFyiGLk/video.html
@@BostonTerrierSociety Tha is so much for the speedy reply and the link, I so enjoy your videos Bella is beautiful she looks super healthy for her age. My Bella was 14 yrs old she was a family members dog and they totally didn’t look after her 😥 so I rescued her, I had her for 5 yrs and I miss her so much.
So sorry for your loss.
I walk Stella everyday. It turned out if I miss or don't want to, she won't let me. She waits by the door and makes me feel guilty.
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Typically how long does it take to potty train a Boston
My dog was already not that social with his litter mates, and was definitely animal aggressive the older he got. We were unable to take him to any public space without him trying to attack and be aggressive. Although, he was raised with a kitten sibling, and they always got along. We always regretted not socializing him more when he was young.
My guy is 14 and has become a terror
On another note, She looks so comfy over there in her bed!! I love it! ❤️
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Never had one i got a pug though very similar though
EXACTLY Y’all those 5 comments right their say it all
Hi there Donnie
I am from the UK I don’t have a Boston at the moment however, I am finally getting there having carried out lots of research I am in touch with a breeder due some pups in a week or so. I recently brought a book called “Easy Peasy Puppy squeezey by Steve MANN. He also has some video’s on here. I have also gained lots of information from “How to train a Dream Dog again video’s on here and the trainer is in America. These are both worth a look.
thanks for the heads up!
We were walking twice a day. We had a stretch of bad winter weather so walking was put on hold. Now when I try to walk him he lays down on the sidewalk and won’t budge. I’ve had to resort to carrying him to the farthest point in our walk, then he nearly runs home. 🙄
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I definitely think all we're in point. We did the training program but had to stop, due to finding out she was severely allergic to that particular grass and cost 120.00 for vet. Setting boundaries around food, 13 years old Boston, turned into a fatty girl, you don't want a fat dog. Last if all when I moved in a senior village apartment, she wanted to jump up on everyone, because she loves people. Well some old skin us very thin, she accidentally sliced a lady arm like a razor. So at 12 years old it was possible to stop her from jumping up on people. The lady said she was tattoo by lulu, she loved Lulu so much. I just love Biston the are the best dog. Exercise I found playing ball in the house when weather is bad helps with exercise.
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Our top 2 were socialization and proper potty training. Dragon hated going outside so would sneak off and pee in the house.
Hi! I just adopted a Year old Boston-Boxer mix(I call Gracie Lou a “Boxter ”). She is unbelievably sweet and wonderfully affectionate, but she’s been harshly handled and disciplined with an anger-pitched voice, which shows in her overly submissive behavior (cowers a lot with approaches or behavior correction). We are working on housebreaking and doing well-no crate messes when we’re at work. Looking for a good resource for guidance on continuing her training. She isn’t a puppy anymore, and I’m not sure if I should follow the great tips offered here since I wasn’t her first owner. Thanks; this group is GREAT!. Christine, UP of Michigan.
Gracie will be nine April 11 I think I am more depressed about it than she is, I want her to live forever. anyway she still does not listen to me much. I wish she would not jump up on people so much any tips?
Our problem with our is he is very protective of us. If someone we know that he doesn’t he goes crazy trying bite at them if they get close to us. You know of anything we can do?
I made all the same mistake 😢 Not Socializing him with other dogs and people. I got mine just before Covid-19 😕
We have a problem with Maverick, he is "potty trained" but only because we take him outside every time he comes out of his crate and every couple hours. If we slip up at all and just let him out of his crate and run around he'll go in the house without ANY indication he needs to go. I've had many dogs they've always barked/scratched at the door or whined to go out. He won't do anything.
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My biggest mistake was letting my Boston play rough, both with and without toys. As a puppy he always liked playing with toys but also just with me and he would paw at me. I thought it was funny and cute because he would also snort, so I kept playing with him that way. Now that he’s 4, he still plays that way but he is ALL muscle (he is constantly running and playing tug-of-war with my 50lb dog so my Boston’s leg strength is insane) so he can do some damage if he gets carried away, which is usually does. He’s never bitten me or anyone else, but he has left plenty of red scratch marks.
Thanks for sharing! 😊
We learned about rough play with the first Boston. My dad played rough with her and she kind of became aggressive. Not a good idea. We didn't let that happen with the second one.
We got our Boston last year right as the lockdown for the Pandemic started. So she didn't get socialized as much as she should have been.
Good for family time, not for socializing time!
omg i also have a female boston terrier named bella!! 😂❤🎉
Cute 😍 😊 😚 🐻 🐰 😍 😊 😚 🐻 🐰 😍 😊 😚 🐻
I adopted BRUNO, a 2 year old Boston terrier. The people whom I got him from told me he was house & potty trained.. THEY LIED. It took me two weeks to train him and now he goes out side… thank God.
However, he’s very, very hyper! It doesn’t matter how many times I take him out for walks he will not stop. 😳 he’s an energy machine!!! And he does this only when my fiancé gets home because with me, just him and I alone, he’s so sweet and loves to cuddle! It’s only when my fiancé gets home that he becomes a bullet with no target! He starts Biting everything and standing on his hind legs and doing this funny kangaroo thing moving his front legs and paws all over the place. Like he is boxing or scratching.
Does anyone else experience this ? Could someone give me advice to what I could do to make him relax and just be calm and still for a bit ?
I will be honest, I have felt very stressed out by this… i haven’t been able to have a relaxed evening with my fiancé, since we have had bruno.. giving up on him is not an option, I love him.. but I do need help or advice! :’(
Get a crate for him if you don't have one. He'll learn to calm down in it and give you a chance to do things and not have to worry about him.
Mine isn't scared of any dog. She wasn't interested in dogs until she was 6. My dog eats super with me same food veg etc.
My boston jumps up on people always. I should've worked to avoid that early on.
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When ever I run with my puppy she bites me once she catches up with me. So its a catch 22.
#1 Don't allow something that you won't want them to do from now on. Bostons will not understand if you change their limits later. #2 Encourage all in the family to use the same words in training. #3 If you have more than one, teach them to take turns always making it fair for both - teaches patience. #3 Teach them "calm down", "gentle" and "we're resting." Bostons can be pushy and want to play all the time. #4 Give them lots of encouraging words when they are being very good - they will just get even better. Best breed in the world - just want to please you. #4 File their nails on a regular basis from the time they are little. #5 Don't allow one to dominate the other - keep an eye on them for this behavior. #6 Have them sleep in another room from the beginning or they will snore you awake and never allow you private "couple" time. I could write a book - fifth Boston. We now always get two so they have a friend to play, sleep, hang out with.
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I totally relate to all those things. My Juju is so stubborn and headstrong that it sometimes feels like the training is not working. It is worked Gn though. It’s just a slow processs. TFS Hugs💗
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I’m about to surrender him to the pound. I had a stroke and can’t keep up. He’s becoming aggressive.overly stubborn and is a walking stomach
My Boston is funny she doesn't really whine for food and beg only when my wife eats ice cream she barks at her a little bit but then she kind of stops and she sits very patiently and quiet but almost wish you would have whimpered and bark a little more the only time she ever barks is when I get a knock at the door but yeah I wish I had trained her a little more beyond sitting shaking paws because they're so smart and there's so many things you could do with them but all you know I love my little Boston
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Body language is how animals relate to each other. If your Boston is staring at something its because they are deciding what they're gonna do. Don't wait for your Boston to chase, bark, jump up, or run away, preemptively stop bad behaviour before it starts and they will learn quickly whats acceptable behaviour. They almost always have a "tell" before they act and its easy to read if you're paying attention.
Thanks for sharing! 😊
I am absolutely destroyed. I was about to get my boston puppy in 2 weeks and the breeder announced me the puppy is not feeling well and most probably will....go to heaven soon. I am ....speechless.
So sorry for you. It is so sad. That happened to a friend of mine after she met the puppy..she was so upset.
@@michellegiardinobast7471 oh, im sorry fot that :(
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My god you are absolutely a legend🤗
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My terrier can be so stubborn while outside. We don’t live in town so she has a huge yard that she and her pup can roam around in. I can step out of the house and call her several times and she will just stand and watch me or I can look around the corner of the house and there she is sitting just a few yards away. 🙄
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My Boston was that way. She would come for my husband or dad, but she would just look at me and continue doing her own thing. Stubborn, but we love them.
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Lol 😂 thanks!
I wish I had socialized my dog.
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How do we do so in the pandemic?
Our biggest mistake was not walking him enough and not getting him used to dogs, so now he’s scared of all the dogs he sees. (A dog almost bit his ear one time)
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@@BostonTerrierSociety oh wait no he’s fine he didn’t bleed but that was like uh I wanna say 2 or 1 month ago so he’s ok
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My BIGGEST mistake is letting him sleep with us 🤣 now he’s spoiled & won’t sleep with my other 2 dogs
I’ve found that Boston’s don’t do well in a one dog household. Get them a friend and most of your problems go away if you train them together.
I wish I’d somehow banned licking from day one. Can only stop her now if I catch her in the act, couch has to have a cover on it. As far as training these stubborn, stubborn dogs, I think if you get recall down pat so they come to you first time every time.... or in my case most times 80% of the time.... you have the tool to control your dog for just about every occasion. Think about it, she jumps on visitors, recall - problem solved, running amok, recall - problem solved etc etc. Think about just about any problem situation you have with your doggy and I bet recall will solve 99% of them. The 1% being drop it/leave it and stay (for open doors etc). Recall, drop/leave it and stay are the only things I work on my girl. I had planned on plenty more but as my fellow Boston owners will know these dogs are s-t-u-b-b-o-r-n (which we love them for, not in spite of) so concentrating on a few, the potential life-saving few IMO, helps keep you and your doggy focussed.
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you must feed meat diet for maximum health and no gas smells. I am a breeder, trainer, handler and in show myself
Sleeping in the bed as puppies! BIGGEST mistake. Dogs now feel like they have to be physically touching me all night long. Definitely resist the crying in puppies, DO NOT let them in your bed. Impossible to undo.
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Excuse me sir, but I have NEVER met a Boston Terrier who misbehaved! 🤨🐾They come already trained and perfectly socialized! 😇At least that is what any Boston Terrier that ever owned me said! 😍😁
We sent Gracie our Boston terrier to classes, she failed every one of them, does that tell you anything, maybe that’s why she won’t .listen to me,
Boston's believe they are wolves towards everyone and everything.. They are way more loving though but it hilarious how big he thinks he is
so true!