There has been a strange movement happening in the world of Boston Terriers over the pat few years. After spending over a century of trying to eliminate (except for the occasional throw back) disqualified colors from the Boston Terrier breed through resonsible breeding and spaying/neutering an accidental disqualifying colored dogs, many breeders have cropped up all over the country. They are purposely breeding hundreds (likely thousands) of "red", "blue", cream", "lilac", "champagne", "fawn", and "splash" Boston Terriers.

Since these colors are considered disqualifiying faults and completely go against the breed standard (the very definition of the Boston Terrier), breeding them could never be done with the purpose of improving the breed. Unfortunately it is often done for profit. 

Breeders of these dogs with disqualifying faults promote these colors as if the practice is "innovating" or "preserving" a color accepted long ago. However many of their characteristics were NEVER accepted by the BTCA / AKC standard and they have been disqualified completely from the breed standard for over a century. Even during the very beginning in the late 1800's when many colors were used in the creation of the breed, most had eyes and nose colors that were never acceptable in the breed,even from the very first breed standard, and every updated standard since. In other words, there is NO written standard that would EVER have allowed red, blue, lilac, champagne, etc. 

When purebreds are bred AGAINST the standard set forth by their respective breed clubs, there can be no positive contribution to the breed from any of these dogs and it is NOT in the best interest of the breed. If a breeder loves the Boston Terrier breed, they do not try to change it to fit their own preferences or to meet the market demands of a well meaning but poorly educated public with regards to the breed itself. 

This website was not created to personally put down breeders of these color faulted Boston Terriers, or to devalue anyone's existing pet who may be a disqualified color. It is to promote CORRECT and ETHICAL breeding from this point forward according to the breed's standard. And to educate the public, and even breeders of colored Bostons, on the breed history, the essential features of the breed, and why breeding to the correct standard is crucial in maintaining the quality and integrity of the breed. 

(Please bear with us through the update of our website. There are several pages still under construction)

 edward axtell 1910

"To those who 'must be doing something' and who find a certain sense of satisfaction in tinkering with the standard, we extend our pity, and state that experience is a hard school but some people will learn in no other. 

To those of us who love the dog as he is and who believe in 'letting well enough alone', we must admit we might as well suggest to improve the magestic proportions of the old world cathedrals and castles we all love so much to see, or advocate the lightening up of the shadows on the canvas of the old masters, or recommend the touching up of immortal carvings of the Italian sculptures. 

We advise the pracher to stick to his text, and the shoemaker to his last, and to all those who would improve the standard we say: Hands Off!"

The Boston Terrier and All About It

By Edward Axtell, 1910