🐶 Boston Terrier
Temperament
Lively, affectionate, intelligent, gentle. Bostons are eager to please (easier to train than most flat-faced breeds) and excellent with children. Generally friendly with strangers and other dogs.
Exercise
45–60 minutes of moderate daily exercise. Avoid heat, but Bostons handle heat better than Frenchies or Pugs.
Grooming
Short coat, weekly brushing, occasional bath. Wipe facial folds (less prominent than Frenchies/Pugs) weekly.
Health
Mild BOAS in some lines. Eye conditions (corneal ulcers — eyes are prominent). Patellar luxation. Allergies. Generally healthier and longer-lived than other brachycephalic breeds.
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🐕 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Temperament
Affectionate, gentle, eager to please, sociable. Cavaliers form deep bonds with everyone in the household and tend to follow their humans from room to room. They're famously good with children, other dogs and cats.
Exercise
40–60 minutes of moderate daily exercise plus indoor play. Cavaliers retain some sporting-spaniel drive and enjoy retrieving and scent walks.
Grooming
Long, silky coat with feathering on ears, legs and tail. Brush 3–4× weekly. Bathe every 6–8 weeks. Ear hair needs trimming and ears need weekly cleaning. Eye discharge collects under the eyes — wipe daily.
Health
Mitral valve disease — by age 10, ~70% of Cavaliers have heart murmurs. Annual cardiology screening from age 5 strongly recommended. Syringomyelia (Chiari-like malformation). Hip dysplasia. Episodic falling syndrome. Always buy from a breeder doing MVD and SM screening.
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