Why buy a Boston Terrier from us?

Quality of genetics:

Our dogs come from champion dog lines.

Our dogs have proven, predictable temperament and health.

All parents are AKC registered dogs.

Quality of the dog:

We breed for sound physical attributes and good behavior.

We breed for the best conformation possible.

Quality of care in breeding:

We select only top of the line dogs for our breeding program.

We temperament test all dogs for excellent temperaments.

Quality of pre-natal care:

We pay strict attention to the nutritional and comfort needs of our females.

Quality of behavior:

Our Boston Terriers are selected for good behavior and temperament.

Quality of welping & newborn care:

Our newborn puppies receive close attention for the first eight weeks of their lives.

It’s a healthy dog:

Our dogs are fed a healthy diet supplemented with chicken and are well exercised

Life-long support system:

When you buy a Boston Terrier from us, we are always available to answer your questions and provide support

THINGS TO KNOW

Boston Terriers, French Bulldogs and English Bulldogs are more expensive to purchase than other breeds. The reason is because these breeds have relatively small litters. Boston Terriers are very labor intensive. Many litters are entirely hand-raised. They require c-sections costing $950-$3000 (depending on where you live) for them to be safely born. Many "backyard breeders" who advertise in local papers will produce puppies and sell them for less do not temperament test or genetic test.  I get emails every day from people who buy dogs from less experienced breeders saying that they have a one year old dog with medical problems like seizures, deafness, cushings disease, hypothyroidism, demodectic mange, heart defects, and hemivertibrae all preventable by using dogs of good genetics. The breeder they got their dog from had no idea what genetic problems their dogs have, a must in order to be able to safely and ethically raise this breed. They also did not offer a guarantee, or a very limited guarantee but never a life threatening genetic guarantee. This in the end, the new owner may end up having expensive medical costs requiring the use of expensive specialists, and traveling thousands of miles to get help for their precious babies. Many are put down or die because they are so sick. Temperament of a Boston Terrier is what makes them good companions they should not be overly hyper, should not be aggressive, fear aggressive or unfriendly they should be lively, friendly, well socialized, get along with animals and people, love to be with their owners and easy to train, all part of why genetics is so important. When you buy a puppy having unknown genetics, many of these problems may occur at a later date. Buyers may pay a little more for my dogs, but in return they will have the benefit of over thirty years of experience behind the dogs that come from us. In the long run those buyers will spend much less on a dog coming from my healthy blood lines than from other breeders that are less diligent about the problems that poor breeding cause. When you buy a dog from me, I will provide life-long customer support!

Often, callers say "I just want a pet, not a fancy showdog". This does not mean you should buy your dog from a less experienced breeder who doesn't understand or concern their selves with genetic health or temperament issues just because they are less expensive! Pet puppies and show puppies all come in the same litters. They all cost the same to raise, so ALL the puppies I produce have the benefit of years of research and concerns about health. All of our dogs come with a 1 year life threatening genetic health guarantee - we breed for healthy and long-lived dogs! Our dogs don’t live in kennels – they are all raised in our home as family pets. In fact, we have 3 adult dogs that sleep with us every night!

Boston Terriers as all living animals health is based on their genetics but also on the medications, nutrional they

Receive and the environment they are in.

We have been breeding the same line of dogs since 1992. We are confident in the quality and health of our dogs we offer for sale, since we have followed them for so many years. We receive many stories from people who have purchased dogs.  Read about them on our testimony page.  See the adult and rescue page to read about the older dogs we place in homes.

If you have questions – contact puppies@merrittboston.com