We've had three Boston Terriers since we've been married.  They are the American Gentleman and are a  non-sporting breed.
Where does the name come from.?  
They originated when Robert Hooper of Boston purchased a dog named Judge that was a mix of Bull and Terrier lineage.
There are a lot of different terriers types in dogs
They are the sweetest dogs, but they can be super stubborn also.  But oh so smart!
They look like they would be sweet. They have breathing problems I thought someone told me.
times. The average life span of a Boston is around 11 to 13 years, though some can live well into their teens.
The American Kennel Club ranked the Boston Terrier as the 21st most popular breed in 2016.
History.
The Boston terrier breed originated around 1870, when Robert C. Hooper of Boston, purchased from Edward Burnett a dog named Judge (known later as Hooper's Judge), which was of a Bull and Terrier type lineage. Hooper's Judge is either directly related to the original Bull
of dog than fox hunting, and it is likely that Bull terrier stock was introduced to strengthen the breed, which may have caused the creation of a shorter legged variety of Jack Russell terrier that started to appear around this period. At the same time that a split was appearing between show and working Fox terriers, a further split was occurring between two different types of white terrier, both carrying Jack Russell's name. Heinemann was invited to judge classes for working terriers at Crufts with an aim to bring working terriers back into