In Englad in the mid 1800′s, Robert C. Hooper crossed an English Bulldog and a White English Terrier. The Boston terrier was the outcome.They were originally called American Bull Terriers

In the beginging, it was a big 32 pound dog, over years of breeding, it became the dog it is today.There are over 75 dogs, whos acenstory is traced over 3 centuries, and are the foundation of what is now the Boston terrier. The first AKC Boston terrier was presented on 1893.After that, the names was changed to the Boston terrier. Since then the breed has slightly gotten smaller in size. The dogs were first shown in the New  England Kennel Club at Boston in April 1888.

The earliest breeder was J. P. Barnard. Some other breeders were E.S. Pollard,Edward Axtell, and Edward Burnett.