Staffie and French Bull Dog Owners

[CorvusCorax]

The only places I have ever seen a FBD are in France and in America, I didn't believe they were so widespread here as to be owned by chavs.

Yes, that's what I mean by assumptions, I've had all sorts of crap said to me in the past about my 'treacherous' 'dangerous' 'vicious' dogs by people who knew nothing about them, and couldn't be more wrong.

I never think about how I might 'look' with a dog (although as a shortarse female out on my own with them, it does help

) as while it is easy to get drawn to lots of dogs for their looks, it's what is inside, that counts.

 

[Parkranger]

Flamehead - ummm FBD are certainly not chav dogs - where did you get that from?

 

[Cedars]

Explained in my reply to CC! xx

 

[Parkranger]

how many chavvie women to do you know who own FBD? I'm genuninely interested!!

 

[Cedars]

Don't know any personally because I dont associate with people like that! *tongue in cheek, of course*

But its just an image. In the same way that Arabs are perceived to be highly strung and cobs bombproof, I'm not sure Ive ever met an Arab but thats just my immediate response when one is mentioned.

Gettit? xxxx

 

[Parkranger]

I just don't think that's a sterotype that's all. I'd actually think the stero type of a french bulldog would be a rich fat old lady that fed it chocolates all day......

 

[prosefullstop]

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I just don't think that's a sterotype that's all. I'd actually think the stero type of a french bulldog would be a rich fat old lady that fed it chocolates all day......

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Absolutely. Your stereotypical FBD owner in NYC is:

A wealthy gay man
A "hipster", usually living downtown and working in a creative field.
Martha Stewart, doyenne of all things domestic and most definitely *not* a chav.

 

[Parkranger]

thank you PFS. I thought I'd missed something there!

I've decided, after all this, to go back to the breed that I love but NOT to rehome a one year old working Jack Russell this time as it is never going to be a companion dog!!!

JRT all the way for me.

 

[CAYLA]

I have never seen a chav with a Frenchie

they are expensive dogs, they usually belong to career driven woman substituting a child and spoil them to death....IMO....no offence to anyone.

 

[CAYLA]

PR u can get lovely well bahaved staffs from rescue, esp private ones that offer foster, I have rehomed 3 very well bahaved well socialised, non destructive staffs I spent a little time on, and my hand was snatched off for them.........my sister took one, she was desperate for a staff, that was going to be good with her other dog and cats and wanted a full grown rescue and not a pup.

And shaun the ddbx staff is better behaved than the dog the couple already owned, he does not need crating, rarely needs to be on his lead, he is faithful, loving and has superb manners, their other dog they have had since a baby is irritating and she was very expensive compared to the donation she paid for shaun

I would not discount an adult rescue, don't forget they where all puppies at one stage, and they still reached the rescues

 

[CAYLA]

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A little while ago my friend was looking to rescue (she always has rescues), she wasn't having much luck in rescuing as most were not cat friendly, she found a FBD advertised from the breeder, all didn't seem quite right and after further investigation she didn't have the dog. We carried on looking and someone had put a note up in local shop to rehome a 14 month old staffie.

We phoned, met them, the rehoming story seemed very genuine & now "Chunky" has a new home with my friend. She's had him a few weeks now & he has settled in very well, she's had no trouble with him at all, he loves everybody, has met my tribe & they all get on well, he loves the cat, so a very happy ending for all concerned and Chunky didn't have to go through too much stress waiting for a new family, here he is xmas day at my house:

Staffies don't do "cold"

I do appreciate that not all staffies are suitable for rehoming but luckily for Chunky he was easy to rehome and has ended up with a loving new mummy.

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How cute and how lucky to have such a lovely home.

 

[nijinsky]

Yes Cayla he's a very lucky boy who will be spoilt rotten.

I will be the first to agree that "nowadays" staffies are bought or given to be a status symbol amongst idiots but it does peev me that they get such a bad reputation and chav comments just irritate me, I mean it's hardly the dogs fault is it? They are such a beautiful family dog and back to the age old saying 9 times out of 10 it's the owners that f@@k up the dogs.

 

[Patches]

I met a gorgeous 10 week old bitch, blue Staffy puppy last night.

Stunning. She looked just like a Staffy version of Cesar Millan's Junior. Stunning colouring.