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In selecting the Boston terrier as BU's mascot, students chose between it and a moose.

September 20, 2005
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In 1922, BU students voting for a school mascot got to choose between the Boston terrier and a moose. The Boston terrier was chosen in part because the dog was first bred in America in 1869, the year BU was chartered. In this 1956 photo, a live Boston terrier checks out its competition. Photo 1956 BU Hub.

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