The English Boston-Bulldog is a hybrid dog breed, a result of crossing the Boston Terrier with the English Bulldog. While the historical data is scarce for the new dog breed, we can study the parent history to determine what characteristics make up the English Boston-Bulldog.
The Boston Terrier came from selective breeding of the bull and terrier types and produced a small size dog. These tough little dogs were once pit fighter dogs, and they originated from Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the few breeds developed in America. It was in 1865 that coachmen employed by the wealthy began interbreeding the breed. The offspring interbred with the French Bulldog, providing the foundation for the Boston Terrier. The new dog was named after its birthplace and was formally recognised by the American Kennel Club in 1893.
A terrier only by name, the Boston Terrier has been bred to be gentler in nature than the pit fighting dogs of the past. The English Bulldog had its origins in the British Isles and is a descendant of the Asiatic Mastiff. It had a bloody past, being used in the sport of bull-baiting, where it would attack fully grown bulls in the fighting arena. These dogs were aggressive, ferocious and very courageous. With strong determination and total lack of fear, they would attack the bull from underneath. They got their name ‘bull’ from this tasteless sport.
Thankfully, today the Bulldog has a very different and mellow temperament from its ancestors, but it still retains some of the strong will and therefore needs a strong leader/owner. Today, the English Boston-Bulldog benefits from the build and courage of the parent dog history, but has become a mellow and lovable dog.
