Boston Terriers.

• Looking for small dog good with kids..sm - DS
  • Keyshound if you can find one. (sm) - Me
  • American Eskimo - tristen
  • Miniature poodle, sm - My thoughts...
  • my vet told me shitzu's and pugs are very good with children. - justme
  • A beagle is a wonderful dog for familys...sm - curious girll
    • aren't beagles yappers? - deenibeeni
      • The one I have doesn't yap or bark rarely..sm - curious girll
    • Beagles come in two sizes... - Beagle Mom
    • Correction "Families"....nm - curious girll
  • Shelties or Australian Sheep Dogs are great family dogs. rm - Happy MT Robin
    • We had an Australian Blue Heeler and he - jd
    • I loved my Sheltie...sm - PAMT~MDM
  • We always had dachshunds growing up... - Kendra
  • dogs - steph
  • My vote is... - allkeyedup
    • Boston Terriers. - flcmt
      • I second this vote! s/m - MI-MT
    • corgis - nm

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and yes, they do get excited, but can be calmed down relatively easily.  Both of mine are very protective, lovable, love to be snuggled with, love to play fetch, just all around good dogs.  It sounds like the owners have not trained the dogs at all.  It also sounds like they may not know what a heat is until they are into the messy part. 

Some dogs will sense when a female is getting ready to go into heat and go nuts and some don't.  I took my male Boston to my MIL about 3 weeks ago and she has a female yorkie.  He would not leave her alone for anything.  We finally just separated the two until we left.  About 2 days later, she called to let us know that she was in heat (thankfully my dog is neutered!).

I am a dog lover to the nth degree.  I love all dogs.  Or so I thought.  My brother-in-law and sister-in-law were going out of town and called and asked if I would dogsit if they brought them over.  I was hesitant because they tend to get on my nerves when I am around them (the boston terriers not my BIL and SIL).  I said I guess.  So here he comes bringing them and they arrive wide open jumping on me and all up in my face, both of them.  I have a beagle of my own who is the ultimate laziest and low key dog you will ever know.  I also have a pit bull who is the kindest gentlest giant ever.  They are both well behaved and have never acted like those dogs do.  The minute my pit bull smelled her he went and was really sniffing her back end more than a dog usually would like she was in heat or something.  So my husband said she isn't in heat is she?  My pitbull is a male.  My BIL said I don't know.  My husband said she lives in the house with you. What do you mean you don't know.  He said well she shouldn't be in heat.  So we blew it off.  Well these dogs drove me nuts.  I mean nuts.  While working at my computer one sat and kept trying to jump in my lap while I was working and would dive up and hit my arm and of course cause me to mess up.  I was furious. I was on the verge of throwing the dog outside.  But it was storming so I didn't.  Then when I went in the living room to take a break and watch TV a few minutes one jumps up in my lap of course and when I went back to work I noticed blood on my pants.  I said oh great she was in heat.  I was ticked off.  I called my BIL and no answer.  I didn't know what to do.  So I loaded them up and took them home to their house where the back door was unlocked and left them with plenty of food and water.  I will just go let them out periodically.  I will be wasting my gas but oh well.  It is about 10 mintues away.  I just had to vent about these annoying little dogs.  I would have never dreamed there was a dog that I didn't like.  I can now say there are 2 dogs I don't like.  What are your experiences with boston terriers? I think it is the fact they won't sit down and are constantly jumping in my face and on my head that makes me annoyed.