We get asked a lot why we named our new Boston Terrier puppy Snubby, I mean it is kind of a unique name. My dad’s side of the family has a long history of male Boston Terriers and they were all named Snubby. The first Snubby was born in the 1930’s and named after a Boston Terrier (though some say that he was a pitbull) named Sergeant Stubby who has been named the biggest war hero of his time. Stubby participated in 17 engagements and four major campaigns including those at Aisne-Marne, Champagne-Marne, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne.
His story is so inspirational and can be found here with many more photos and watch a video here:
In 1933 hen my grandmother got the first snubby, she altered the name a bit when she got Snubby1 in 1930 and aparantly one year he jumped on the Thanksgiving table and ate an entire pound of butter which was quite the luxury during that time!
Snubby 2 came along in 1955 and was my dad and aunt’s childhood pet. My aunt Jocelyn remembers getting to stay home from school to pick him up. She went up to their school to show him off in a handsome red collar to her school mates. Snubby2 was very potective, he would go after my grandparents viciously if they tried to spank my dad and aunt. My aunt also said that Snubby2 also did not like her parents kissing. He would circle around them in an agitated state until they stopped… sometimes they did it just to get a rise out of him. Ha! Snubby2 also would circle the table when my grandmother would make anise cookies at Christmas. The cookies had to rise over night on the dining room table and the smell drove him wild. He never ate dog food, only table scraps and lived to the old age of 16.
Snubby3 was crazy. He was truly viscous and hated everyone. It was said that he even attacked a group of nuns and bit them! My grandmother tried everything possible to help him be normal, took him to many trainers to help but he wound up with a very early demise. My grandmother was heartbroken but then my brother and I were born, she and my grandfather moved to California and she got over it quickly. We unfortunately don’t have any photos of Snubby3 that we know of. 😦
Check back for photos and stories about Snubby4 and 5 soon!
Healthy Michigan Mama 
I have your grandparents slides so there might be a picture of Snubby 3 among them.
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cool! let me now if you run across any!
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