Video of interview about rescuing staffies..

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The lady is a friend of mine from Staffie welfare and is really lovely. It was through her and her OH that I ended up with Blaze. Very sound advice here and a lot I think fellow rescue people will be agreeing with - though she is somewhat more diplomatic about the dogs ending up in rescue then she might be in actual conversation!

http://www.marcthevet.com/2011/01/advice-on-adopting-a-rescue-staffie/
 
Sylvia, who runs Many Tears, has suggested that no Staffs are bred for 3 years and see if this can help with the problem of the rescues being stuffed full of them, and being PTS at the pounds as they are largely unwanted.

She had some Staffs a few weeks back which she rehomed by donation only (and not the usual adoption fee) as she was keen to save them and get them good homes.
 
I have a rescue Staffie who pretty much came straight from the pound having outstayed his 7days there :( I couldn't ask for a more loving dog and obedient dog! He is high energy and when the weather is really crap and all I want to do is snuggle up with him on the couch he soon reminds me that he does actually still want/need to go and rung about like a daft thing runs abouts in the fields no matter what the weather :o

He loves unconditionally and is 1000% willing to please at all times (unless its first thing in the morning then he doesn't thank you for waking him up)
 
I (obviously) adore the breed and am biased and have been for years. Interesting point that Val made on the video is that, very very sadly, those idiots are now crossing staffies with larger dogs to get a "meaner" dog and creating totally unsuitable mixes. Mastiff x staff seems to be a popular mix from what she has said to me. Licensing etc doesn't really work but I would LOVE to see some of these people "I want a cute dog" having to work in a rescue centre for x no of hours to see a: the end result b: understand what a dog needs in terms of exercise, food and attention c: be around people who truly love dogs and really can articulate what you as a human need to do..

rant over!
 
Smitty said:
Sylvia, who runs Many Tears, has suggested that no Staffs are bred for 3 years and see if this can help with the problem of the rescues being stuffed full of them, and being PTS at the pounds as they are largely unwanted.

She had some Staffs a few weeks back which she rehomed by donation only (and not the usual adoption fee) as she was keen to save them and get them good homes.
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Totally agree!! I wish the government would bring in a blanket ban on breeding for the MINIMUM of 2 years, but how it would be implemented I don't know. Still, something needs to be done to stop the morons who continue to breed while so many are dying for lack of a home or rescue space, and I can't see any alternative other than a blanket ban.

Interesting point made in the video about never leaving staffies alone with each other. I have two of my own that are so totally inseperable, they would be in absolute pieces if I did this. What do other people think/do?
 
I leave mine together but took some 8 months before I felt happy to do so. As Val is representing staffie welfare then she will say what is considered normal and certainly she never leaves hers together (though she does have 4!). The dogs used to be together all the time but now will often go off to sleep in different rooms during the day but my bitch is very dominant - she just has to look at the dog and he scuttles off!
 
I have no experience of Staffies whatsoever, but a friend of mine had a brother and sister. I think they lived together for years and then out of the blue started to fight, incurring large vet bills on a couple of occasions.

Having said this, I am not entirely sure that their needs were being met, to put it politely, ie exercise and they were left all day when she was at work.
 
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