there are alot of bostons around here and i cant get enought of em! they are sooo playful, even til their last days! my grandpa had a female that he had for about 16 years, so she knew her way around the house and yard. which was good since she became blind and alittle deaf but still wanted to play. to play with her we would throw her ball hard against the garage so she could hear it, then she would sniff the ball out, find it, and then sniff u out so u could throw it again. my grandpa has had about 10 bostons and my aunt has had 2.