LaFamilia Pedigree Boston Terriers

02/06/2025

We all know more than one Boston Terrier is better 🥰😅

24/05/2025

The English White Terrier is a crucial part of dogdom, without it our beloved Boston Terrier would not exist.

Read this to understand the lineage of our fabulous breed 🐾

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Before the Bull Terrier's rise to fame, there existed a canine aristocrat that vanished into history—the English White Terrier. This snow-white, fine-boned beauty strutted through Victorian England's dog shows like a living porcelain figurine, bred purely for elegance rather than the rough-and-tumble work of its terrier cousins.

With ears sharp as origami and a coat like fresh-fallen snow, these dogs were the Victorian equivalent of a luxury handbag—beautiful to behold but tragically fragile. Genetic troubles haunted the breed, with deafness plaguing many puppies and delicate constitutions cutting lives short. By the time the Roaring Twenties arrived, the English White Terrier had quietly slipped into extinction, its DNA surviving only in the muscular Bull Terriers we know today.

This lost breed serves as a cautionary tale in canine history—a reminder that when we prioritize looks over health, even the most exquisite creatures can disappear forever. Their ghostly legacy lingers in vintage dog show paintings and the genetic blueprints of modern breeds, a whisper from an era when dog fancy was still defining itself.

15/03/2025

“Expression is the most important characteristic of the breed.”

It is not a bully breed, isn’t a toy, nor fine-boned. It is somewhere in the middle. A Boston Terrier should be a sturdy dog, never appearing spindly or coarse. Fault: Blocky or chunky in appearance.

The Boston Terrier standard is one of the few Breed Standards that offer a scale of points to assist in judging. This scale simplifies the components and helps develop a good grasp of the breed.🐾

https://showsightmagazine.com/judging-the-boston-terrier/

12/03/2025

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06/03/2025

📣 Calling All Boston Terrier Lovers in NZ! 📣

Do you have a Boston Terrier? Want to connect with other BT owners, enjoy fun events, and get expert tips on caring for your pup? Join the Boston Terrier Club of NZ! 🇳🇿

🎉 Why Join?
✅ Exciting fundays in both the North & South Islands
✅ A huge special event coming in May 2026
✅ Quarterly newsletters packed with tips, stories & advice
✅ A supportive community of fellow Boston lovers

💰 Membership Options:
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Join today and be part of something special! 🐶❤️ To join simply complete the form below 🥰

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19/02/2025

🇺🇸 National Boston Terrier Day 🇺🇸

🎉 Today we celebrate our most wonderful Boston Terrier breed 🎉

🐾 The Boston Terrier was originally bred in and around Boston, Massachusetts in the USA in the mid-19th century.

🐾 In 1865 Mr RC Hooper came into possession of a dog named ‘Hooper’, who was bred by Mr W O’Brien. The dog became known as ‘Hooper’s Judge’, or just ‘Judge’, and is the ancestor of almost all of the modern Boston Terriers. Judge was a cross between an English Bulldog and a White English Terrier, leaning in type more towards the Bulldog, and the breed soon became known as the ‘Round Heads’ or ‘American Bull Terriers’.

The breed was admitted to the American Kennel Club on 20 February 1893, after 75 dogs were certified as purebred for three generations. Those 75 dogs formed the nucleus of the breed, which was named the Boston Terrier 🇺🇸

Post a photo of your Bostons in the comments 💬 We’d love to see them 😍

25/12/2024

Happy, happy Christmas from 👀❤️⭐️ (Cuba has ‘plans’ for the Highland Cattle 😂)

13/12/2024

Keeping cool & enrichment with ice blocks 🍦

27/11/2024

As 2024 starts to wind down we’d like to thank everyone that has supported us throughout the year 🙏🏼

The Strand Vet for their fabulous veterinary services and care 🩺

TCI GlenBred for specialist breed support & testing ✅

Our breed supporters & partners Carol Wallington & Kinga Fabisiak 🐾

And of course thank you to our fabulous show colleagues Chad Kerapa, Beverly Dudeck, Lucia Franghetti-Tupaea, Nicole Harrison, Donna Griffiths, Debbie Bielby - we are grateful to show with a wonderful, knowledgeable, supportive bunch of show mates 💕

We’re very pleased to finish our year of showing with the announcement that CH Savendie’s April Son in Cuba has achieved Dogs New Zealand Gold Merit status 🏆

27/10/2024

We've had a balmy weekend showing in Katikati at the 8th FCI All Breeds CACIB Show & the Tauranga Kennel Association All Breeds Championship Shows at the lovely Uretara Domain 🌳☀️
Much respect & many thanks to our judges Mr Noppadon Chittiwan (Thailand), Ms Kari Harding (SA, AU) & Mr Zachary Tan (WA, AU ) for recognising CH Savendie’s April Son in Cuba worthy of 👇🏼

FCI All Breeds CACIB Show
🥇Best of Breed
🥇Best Dog
🎖️Best of Group 4th

Tauranga Show 1
🥇NZ Bred Dog
🥈Reserve Challenge Dog

Tauranga Show 2
🥇NZ Bred Dog
🥈Reserve Challenge Dog

🎉Congratulations to all our other breed mates on their much deserved wins over the weekend 🎉

Thank you to all of our dear friends Beverly Dudeck, Lucia Franghetti-Tupaea, Chad Kerapa & Debbie Bielby for an enjoyable weekend of showing & great company 💕

Some candid show photos of our best boy looking very handsome 😂 & a lovely professional shot by the talented Penny Brooks Photography 📷