Training - Establish leadership

Establish leadership. The best way to establish leadership is to use the P.E.G.S. method. Playing, eating, grooming and sleeping are the four activities that make up your dog's behavior. By controlling these activities, you'll control your dog.

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Training - Manage your Boston Terrier's behavior

Manage your Boston Terrier's behavior. When a puppy comes into your house they need to be housetrained and they need to learn the rules of the house. A puppy will urinate anywhere, chew on anything she can get her mouth around and get in the garbage every chance she gets.

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Training - Start socializing your Boston Terrier as 8 weeks old

Boston Terriers are friendly little dogs, but still need to be socialized when they are young. Start socializing your Boston Terrier as young as 8 weeks old. Socialize them with other puppies and people, this will make your Boston Terrier much more stable as an adult dog.

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Dog care - Avoid leaving your dog in a hot car

Be careful when exercising your Boston terrier in extreme hot or cold weather, as she can develop breathing problems. Watch for heat exhaustion and avoid leaving your dog in a hot car for prolonged periods of time.

Dog care - Sensitivity to hot and cold temperatures

While Boston terriers are very active, enjoying a romp around the yard, they're primarily indoor dogs because of their sensitivity to hot and cold temperatures.

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Dog care - Boston terriers are prone to cataracts

Understand that Boston terriers are prone to cataracts (the lens of the eye becomes cloudy), hypothyroidism (a condition that causes the body to slow down) and skin tumors.

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Dog care - Have patience when housebreaking your Boston terrier

Have patience when housebreaking your terrier, as this breed can take a while to train. Boston terriers are perfect house dogs after proper training.

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Dog care - Socialize your Boston terrier at a very early age

Socialize your Boston terrier at a very early age to be with other dogs. Some males have aggressive tendencies toward other dogs.

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