Any knowledgable staffie/dog people can you answer this

In these parts people seem to use this term for a "proper staffy" (ie. the small, short legged, smiley kind, not the big brutes you see everywhere now :D)
A "traditional staffordshire" is not a breed apart from the SBT but if someone described their dog to me in this way I would infer it was a proper little staff like the gorgeous chap Kimberleigh posted up recently.
 
Yes that is how I would interpret it too The true staffy seems to be disappearing and these great hulking types are being called staffies but as Pendlehog says, Kimberleighs little lad is what a proper staffy should look like imho.
 
I see, I ask as I asked preloved why they allow staffies for sale on their website when this is in the not allowed list on their site :

'we do not accept advertisements for American Staffordshire Terriers, Irish Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Red Nosed Terriers, Old Fashioned Staffords or Traditional Staffords.'

I pointed this out to them and this is the reply pasted below :

Many thanks for your email. To clarify, we do not accept advertisements for American Staffordshire Terriers, Irish Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Red Nosed Terriers, Old Fashioned Staffords or Traditional Staffords. We do however allow adverts for Staffordshire Bull terriers, which is why you will see adverts for them on the site.

As I didn't know the difference between traditional staffordshires and staffordshire bull terriers thought I'd better ask you lot as someone usually knows on here!
Thanks.
 
Some people use different terminology to describe pit bulls to get around the fact that they are not meant to be be breeding / selling them I think :) I've also seen the term Old Thyme ( sp?) used.
 
dilbert said:
Some people use different terminology to describe pit bulls to get around the fact that they are not meant to be be breeding / selling them I think :) I've also seen the term Old Thyme ( sp?) used.
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I would say Delbert is spot on there, it's bloody idiots breeding something that's a descendent of a sbt and calling it "Irish" "long legged" etc etc. To try and sell the lean mean fighting machine. :mad: and give the sbt a bad name in the process:mad::mad:

I have had 3 sbt all kennel club registered but all slightly different hights due to breeding lines. One of our girls turned out to be as small as a JRT as that's what appealed to her breeders , was a little too small and hippo like for me, our boy turned out a bit too long legged even though his mother wasn't but prob came along the lines somewhere.
 
Mine is a staffy x and one of the big brutes :) he's still a lovely dog and has a typical staffy temperament. Not his fault some idiot tried to make a giant staffy lol but almost 4 stone and still thinking he's a lap dog does have its downfalls .....
 
Copperpot said:
Mine is a staffy x and one of the big brutes :) he's still a lovely dog and has a typical staffy temperament. Not his fault some idiot tried to make a giant staffy lol but almost 4 stone and still thinking he's a lap dog does have its downfalls .....
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This is my staffy x lab a 62 lb battering ram who's daft as a brush

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we call him barney, the braindead
 
Aw thanks for the compliments on my boy guys :D

Yes unless they are registered Satffordshire Bull Terriers (Staffords to dog people), then imo they are crossbreeds!!

Too many people buy a 'staffy' and the real breed gets blamed when the crossbred 'staffy' does something to put it negatively in the spotlight

Many idiots use all sorts of terms for dogs which aren't exactly what they say they are - not just staffords but lots of breeds - all designed to either make them seem "rare" or to avoid detection of being a banned type (but don't get me started on what a load of nonsense the law on certain breeds is!!)

Kim
 
cremedemonthe said:
This is my staffy x lab a 62 lb battering ram who's daft as a brush

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we call him barney, the braindead
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I fostered and found a forever home for a 'staffy' x lab, what a big bugger he was! Soft as anything, although people crossed the road to avoid him

Kane first arriving
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Proving my male stafford, although dog aggressive in most situations, can share his home with the unloved and unwanted when I tell him that's the way it is!
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Please don't judge me by the way I look...
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I'm really a sweetheart
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Kim
 
Irish Staffies/OT Staffies/Traditional Staffies descendants are pit bulls. They have not been bred to purpose like today's modern staffie. They have a higher prey drive but are just as fantastic pets although could be seized as type under the current DDA nowadays. They are taller and don't have as many breed health problems as the staffie of today.

Kimberleigh none of my staffies have been registered but they are not crossbreeds, they just aren't KC registered.
 
ElaineLightning although I agree they can make great pets, I wouldn't advise them for novice owners and I certainly wouldn't agree that they have less health problems than Staffords

If a dog isnt registered or its full history known, I would much rather call it a crossbreed or a mongrel than call it a breed specific name. That's when trouble arises and BSL rears its ugly head, because a whole breed can be dragged into disrepute through the actions of one animal whose history isn't even certain!!

This goes for all breeds and not just Staffords!!

Kim
 
lexiedhb said:
Mine is most defo full up Mongrel!!
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lol and theres absolutely nothing wrong with mongrels, they often make the best pets!!

all these 'designer dogs' are nothing more than plain crossbreeds, makes my blood boil to see people trying to chrge almost a grand for something which has been available in the pound for around £80 for years on end!

Kim
 
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