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Encyclopedia > Rhett the Boston Terrier

Rhett is the official mascot of the Boston University is a non-sectarian private university located in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1839 in Vermont as a Methodist seminary, then transferred to New Hampshire in 1847, to Brookline, Massachusetts in 1867, and finally moved to its present campus along the Charles River in Boston in 1928... Boston University This article is about the dog type; for the rocket, see Terrier (rocket). Cairn Terrier The terrier is a group of dog breeds initially bred for hunting and killing vermin. Whilst usually small, these dogs are brave and tough, and have a lively, energetic, and almost hyperactive personality. Most terrier... Terriers and has been the BU mascot since 1922. The often snarling, bi-pedal black and white Breed standards (external links) FCI, AKC, ANKC KC(UK), NZKC, UKC The Boston Terrier is a breed of dog. This breed originated in Boston, Massachusetts, in the late 19th century, by combining the English White Terrier with the English Bulldog, and was originally called the Boston Bull. The English White... Boston Terrier was named after the male lead in Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell (November 8, 1900 - August 16, 1949) was the author of the immensely successful novel Gone With the Wind, which was published June 30th 1936. (The book was dramatized by David O. Selznick and released three years later. The official premiere of the film occurred in Atlanta in... Margaret Mitchell's " Gone With the Wind was an instant success. Gone With the Wind is an American novel by Margaret Mitchell which was published in 1936, and an American film based on the book, that relates the story of a rebellious Georgia woman named Scarlett OHara and her travails with friends... Gone with the Wind," because of his affection for Alternate meaning: Scarlet (color) Scarlet was a type of woollen cloth common in mediaeval England. The name refers to the actual cloth, not the reddish orange colour. It is probable that name of the character Will Scarlett in the Robin Hood legends referred to this type of cloth, similarly to... Scarlet, BU's primary color. In recent years Rhett has frequented Boston University games, events, and dining halls wearing his scarlet and white double-zero hockey jersey. Like all mascots, Rhett and the terrier logo are ubiquitous at athletic events. The Terriers play varsity intercollegiate sports in ten men's and eleven women's programs. See Boston University has ten mens and eleven womens varsity athletic teams competing in NCAA Division I. The men compete in basketball, cross country, golf, ice hockey, rowing, soccer, swimming, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, and wrestling. Women compete in basketball, cross country, golf, field hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer... Boston University Athletics


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Boston Terrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (481 words)
Several health issues are of concern in the Boston Terrier: cataracts (both juvenile and adult type), cherry eye, luxating patellas, deafness, heart murmur, and allergies.
This breed originated in Boston, Massachusetts, in the late 19th century, by combining the English White Terrier with the English Bulldog, and was originally called the Boston Bull.
Boston Terriers were first acknowledged by the American Kennel Club in 1893.
Rhett the Boston Terrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (133 words)
Rhett is the official mascot of the Boston University Terriers and has been the BU mascot since 1922.
The often snarling, bi-pedal fl and white Boston Terrier was named after the male lead in Margaret Mitchell 's " Gone with the Wind," because of his affection for Scarlet, BU's primary color.
Like all mascots, Rhett and the terrier logo are ubiquitous at athletic events.
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