Many people find Boston Terriers to be very attractive thanks to their bulging eyes and pushed in face; indeed, many proud Boston Terrier owners claim that the dog’s characteristic face was what initially sparked their love affair with the breed.

While some people may find the Boston Terriers features attractive, there are some inherent health problems, mainly respiratory in nature, that go along with that shortened snout. Well, the series of issues associated with that pushed in nose are grouped together under the heading Brachycephalic syndrome; these dogs are called brachycephalic dogs, where “brachy” means “short” and “cephalic” means “head.”