Scobo Terrier

The Scobo Terrier is a hybrid dog. While he is not a rare hybrid, there is little information about the origins of the mixed breed. However, we can study the origins of the parent breeds in order to understand the history behind the hybrid. The Boston Terrier is truly an American dog. He himself was the result of breeding Bulldogs with the now extinct English White Terrier. Owned by Bostonian Robert C. Hooper, their offspring, known as Judge, is considered the father of the breed. Judge was larger than the current Boston Terrier; he weighed about thirty-two pounds. He was bred only once to a twenty pound white dog named Kate. This produced only one puppy, and, while he wasn't very attractive, he did have other traits that dog breeders wanted to reproduce. He was widely bred as a result. One of his offspring was Tobin's Kate, and it is thought that Kate was bred with French Bulldogs in order to achieve a smaller dog. At one time the Boston was referred to as a bullet head dog or Boston bulldogs. In 1899, the Boston Terrier Club was formed, and in 1893, the breed was recognized by the American Kennel Club for the first time. The Scottish Terrier as we know it hails from Scotland; however, his exact origins are unknown. Pliny the Elder described a dog similar to the Scottie in 55 B.C. The Scotch Terrier, thought to be an ancestor of the breed, was a hunter by instinct. Don Leslie also wrote of a small dog similar to the modern Scottish Terrier in his book, A History of Scotland. The Scotch Terrier was low to the ground and was often used to work in the quarries of the land. James I of England sent several dogs to the French monarchs, hoping to impress them. It is believed that the dogs he sent were eventually bred to develop what we know as the modern Scottish Terrier.