Ua hana ʻia ka Boston Terrier, i kapa ʻia ʻo 'American Gentleman', i ka makahiki 1860. ʻAe, ʻaʻole ʻo Boston Terrier he ʻīlio maʻemaʻe akā ua lilo ia i ʻīlio kūʻokoʻa nona iho.
ʻO nā Boston Terriers he aloha, kūpaʻa, a ola hoʻi, ʻaʻole nā mea hakakā ikaika a nā mea hānai i manaʻo ai. Hiki iā lākou ke holomua ma nā wahi liʻiliʻi, loaʻa nā ʻaʻahu maʻemaʻe, a hana i nā ʻīlio lawelawe K-9 maikaʻi loa. ʻO ka mea pōʻino, loaʻa iā lākou nā pilikia olakino e hiki ke hoʻopōkole i kēia ʻano. ʻO ka hoʻohui ʻana i ka Boston Terrier me ka hapa nui o nā ʻano ʻano ma kēia papa inoa e hiki ke hoʻopōmaikaʻi iā lākou.