When my Boston Terrier, Ollie, was a puppy, I lost him. Not outside, but inside my house. He was hanging out with me on the couch, went to eat, and then was nowhere to be found. I looked for him for about 30 minutes before I discovered the lid to a plastic bin was askew. I peeked inside and saw him, blissfully asleep, on a pile of folded fabric I was planning to use to make curtains.
This wasn’t the last time Ollie hid from me. Over his 14 years so far, I’ve found him hiding under blankets, behind pillows, next to a tree in the backyard. Bostons love to hide. It’s part of their Terrier heritage, a breed that was raised to hunt and drive out critters that burrow, like groundhogs and rabbits. So Bostons, like other Terriers, are comfy in small, enclosed, and hidden spaces.
Not many people know this more than the members of private Facebook group Boston Terrier Addicts, a collection of more than 81,000 Boston Terrier owners and fans. As a member of this group, I’ve recently been enjoying a new game we’re playing called “Find the Boston.” In the game, group members post a photo of their home, yard, or other location with a Boston terrier hiding somewhere in the photo. Then we get to play a Where’s-Waldo-type search to find the pup in the image. It’s a great, wholesome game that adds a bright spot to my day.
Want to join in the fun with us? Try to find the Boston in the photos below. Answers will be at the bottom of the story.
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Courtesy of Barbara Ledford
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Courtesy of CeCelia Jones
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Courtesy of Emily Holke
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Courtesy of Eric Palmer
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Courtesy of Jessica Horst Singer
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Courtesy of Sarah Causey
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Courtesy of Siobhan McLarney
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Courtesy of Sonja King
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Courtesy of Teri Wright Lee
Answers: 1. Next to the tree on the left; 2. In the bush behind the bench; 3. Behind the dog pillow; 4. On the couch behind the column; 5. In the window next to the left shutter; 6. On the carpet beneath the T-shirts; 7. Behind the back right of the coffee table; 8. On the ground to the right of the door; 9. In the window in the car mirror’s reflection.
