Shorty came from an Amish puppy mill originally. I got her through a local breeder who gets them occasionally to keep them from going the route of the pet store. I will never apologize for bringing this wonderful girl into our lives. We adore her. Wish they would start by outlawing pet stores...
Shorty doesn't whine much unless you won't let her sit on you. She loves her squeaky tennis balls and is good at fetch. I didn't find her hard to housebreak at all. She's pretty smart.
Boston's actually come in 3 size variations.
https://www.hillspet.com/dog-care/dog-breeds/boston-terrier?lightboxfired=true
Show bred Boston's tend to be more square in stature and in head shape. Some are much too flat in the face in my opinion, and sometimes they crop the ears still.
I personally don't care as much as others do about testing. Probably because I'm old school. For those that are interested there is options.
I think there are breed specific tests. Some need eyes tested, some hips, some need genetic testing. All this testing is relatively new and didn't exist...
I've gotten 2 show quality bred Australian shepherds and they have had health problems. Well bred can mean different things to different people. We always use that term, but it isn't really definable. There can people breeding their dogs that are doing the right things but they are considered...
Both breeds used to be more popular but now they are being replaced by bulldogs and poodle mixes. Not always a bad thing. There are breeders out there. Just need to look longer or drive farther to find them.
I wouldn't because of the price. :oops: Otherwise it wouldn't bother me. I can see some do not look purebred by AKC standards. That doesn't bother me either, but put those together and I don't think I would. If they were more affordable I might.
I've bought dogs from all sorts of folks. Just...
I'm more interested in seeing what conditions the parent stock might carry. So I think whenever possible genetic testing is a good thing. It's quite reasonable these days...