Fed up with people slagging off my new Staffy pup!

warehouse

walwin wrote: »

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1288786/Familys-border-collie-leaps-car-mauls-baby.html

So nothing about "killing" found then, as mentioned by Scheming_Gypsy?

Do the same search but use fluffy staffys instead of border collies.

balletshoes

I agree OP, its a shame the reputation Staffies have.
My next door neighbour has a staffie, he's full grown now and still a softie. However, because he is the size and girth he is, I don't let my DD or her friends ask to walk him anymore, unless there is an adult who is in charge of the lead. He also chased our cat from his garden (perfectly understandable ) and in the process banged against our dividing fence so hard he popped the nails out of the wood!

He behaves, in my opinion, the same way all dogs do - he's big and he's strong, and I think thats why (like all dogs) he should be treated with respect and not left unsupervised around children.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

They are lovely dogs, but, to me, getting one just increases the demand and makes it more likely that idiots will have them, because everyone else does. Like the trend for mongrels with convenient combinations of purebred names, one person has one, they all want one.

Then you have imbecile breeders who stick brothers and sisters together, cross for strength and looking well'ard, don't worry about the possibility they could be breeding in a nastiness that wasn't there in the staff beforehand. Then staffies lose the most charming part of their personality and the breed is doomed.

Will be huskies/malamutes starring as the devil dogs of the press next, just like it was rotties before staffies.

Person_one

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

They are lovely dogs, but, to me, getting one just increases the demand and makes it more likely that idiots will have them, because everyone else does. Like the trend for mongrels with convenient combinations of purebred names, one person has one, they all want one.

Then you have imbecile breeders who stick brothers and sisters together, cross for strength and looking well'ard, don't worry about the possibility they could be breeding in a nastiness that wasn't there in the staff beforehand.

Will be huskies/malamutes starring as the devil dogs of the press next, just like it was rotties before staffies.

There are hundreds languishing in rescue, more being put down unwanted. The good staffy owners you see have most likely saved their lives or rescued them from awful situations.

I agree people shouldn't be breeding them right now, but I applaud people who take on the abandoned ones, especially as they know what kind of reaction they'll be getting for the rest of the dog's life.

scheming_gypsy

warehouse wrote: »

No, it's because they DON'T.

how do you know?

jascrawf

I have exactly the same problem with my Rottweiler. A member of my OH's family is too afraid to visit just because of the breed. These breeds have such an unnecessary stigma attached to them, it's unfair. I was bitten as a child by a Yorkie. I was about 7 when I bent over to pet it after asking the owner if I could and it bit my lip. It was my fault, I shouldn't have approached the dog by towering over it, I should have come down to eye level.

Every dog, and cat for that matter, has the capacity to attack. My grandmother has a rescue centre for dogs in Spain where I grew up. Dogs will attack if they are being treated cruelly. They will attack if they have been trained to. They will also attack if they are afraid, usually because of humans who have mistreated them in the past. In rarer cases, dogs attack for what appears to be 'no reason' but I guarantee there is a reason - it could be a background of abuse, it could be leadership issues - dogs work in packs and need a firm structure and when they don't get it, it can cause a myriad of problems. I guess you could say dogs attack because of humans and our lack of understanding about dog psychology.

As for the person who said poodles do not attack or kill, Google it, because they do.

staffy

I have 2 small children and we have a staffy. The most caring and dosile pet there is. The kids jump all over him ride on him and he just does not care and I would trust him 100%. It is all down to the way the dogs are treated in the first place.

Person_one

Tory70 wrote: »

I don't hold with the 'all staffies are evil' school of thought but that makes me nervous - as it would with any dog. I think you should exercise a little more care.

I have a basset /shar pei cross b1tch; the most gentle loving dog you'll ever meet but I would not permit that sort of behaviour from anyone's children. Even in play, she has sharp teeth.

Never thought I'd agree with a Tory, but its true.

Children need to be taught to respect a dog's space, to approach correctly and so on. Even if your dog accepts this others won't, also they could easily hurt your dog as they get bigge

Children who think dogs are cuddly toys are the bane of my life out on walks in the summer.

mmikailian

Can I but in sorry, we have a staffy yes a staffy and he is very loyal and loving and good around kids though i would not leave any animal with a young child on their own . My doggy is like my shadow follows me every where if let lol

and why did i get him over all the other dogs because when i went to Battersea Dogs home 95% where staffy, Saffys are not horrible by nature its the wrong owners who make them bad i do agree with not bredding them though as battersea is over run with staffy's along with other dogs and it i could i would take them all home but as a sensible dog owner i only have 1 that i can look after.

Barcode

Reminds me, here is Polo:

http://www.liverpooldogrescue.com/pleaforpolo.htm