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Hey Guy's
Posted: February 22nd, 2011, 5:12 pm
by ali1389
Re: Hey Guy's
Posted: February 22nd, 2011, 5:40 pm
by G2000
Hi there, do you have any papers with your boy, was he told to be pure stafford if not, and are you located in the UK?
I had a bitch who was a similar height to that. Her sire was kc registered, but the dam wasn't. So eiher she had a cross in the lines going back, or (as I imagine) she was a result of people breeding from non-'standard' type staffords.
Just as a note, there is no such breed as an Irish stafford, regardless of the books which have this title!!!
From looking at him I wouldn't say there's pit in him, but that's just my view, it could be impossible to tell. Just because a stafford type is taller that's not an indication of pit, that's where the DDA is wrong!!!! Could be any taller breed going back in the lines, or as with my bitch just taller staffords being bred from.
Bless him, he has very similar ears to my girl, hers were full prick too bless her.
He has lovely markings on his face, and looks a lovely lad. Love your rott too, lovely dogs.
Gem.x
Re: Hey Guy's
Posted: February 22nd, 2011, 6:45 pm
by theoldgit
hello ali nice to hear from you again",if its not a staff it must be a pit."....what a crock of sh*t!!! with no papers of any kind and no info of breeding from the seller i can only assume we are looking at a scatter bred mutt,NOW BEFORE YOU SHOUT i do not think from the bottom of my heart that this would make the pup a lesser dog some of the best all rounders have come about this way,better to see a healthy outcross [although with out crossing more care and thought should be used]than the mutated creatures that "meet conformation" the best advice that i feel i can offer you is to enjoy your dog ,training and conditioning must come before all else with any breed,as for no such thing as an irish staff,how about a staff bred in ireland...lol,all the best john
Re: Hey Guy's
Posted: February 22nd, 2011, 9:50 pm
by G2000
Yep, course you get SBT's bred in Ireland, as you do everywhere else in the world... But there's no such breed, have you heard of Scottish SBT's? Welsh SBT's? lol
Re: Hey Guy's
Posted: February 22nd, 2011, 10:06 pm
by Diamond Kartel
My Diamond is a bigger than average staff at 18 months he's 19 inches and has been for about 8months. His dad was 22 and his mum was standard 18 so it all depends on the sizes of Chances parents. Diamond has the ears up like his Grandma and I have seen others with their ears up. So as The OG says enjoy your dog. It don't matter what he is he is still a stunner
Re: Hey Guy's
Posted: February 22nd, 2011, 10:48 pm
by theoldgit
Re: Hey Guy's
Posted: February 22nd, 2011, 11:18 pm
by G2000
My girls on the taller side, so that's good by me too...
It's a common debate on another forum I'm on. In my mind the shorter they are, the less agile they theoretically become, which goes against the 'purpose' of the breed. But having said that it's about the whole proportion of the dog too I suppose...?
Re: Hey Guy's
Posted: February 23rd, 2011, 12:18 am
by thegovenor
Probably 2035 john in the eyes of some , imo there was probably some x contamination between stafford and american lines way back that produced the larger leggier types as there was a huge amount of import export between ire and the us , just a thought
Re: Hey Guy's
Posted: February 23rd, 2011, 12:24 am
by theoldgit
you could be right there gov,theres alot of dark corners in the history,but i know what i like...
Re: Hey Guy's
Posted: February 23rd, 2011, 4:45 pm
by ali1389
G2000 wrote:Hi there, do you have any papers with your boy, was he told to be pure stafford if not, and are you located in the UK?
I had a bitch who was a similar height to that. Her sire was kc registered, but the dam wasn't. So eiher she had a cross in the lines going back, or (as I imagine) she was a result of people breeding from non-'standard' type staffords.
Just as a note, there is no such breed as an Irish stafford, regardless of the books which have this title!!!
From looking at him I wouldn't say there's pit in him, but that's just my view, it could be impossible to tell. Just because a stafford type is taller that's not an indication of pit, that's where the DDA is wrong!!!! Could be any taller breed going back in the lines, or as with my bitch just taller staffords being bred from.
Bless him, he has very similar ears to my girl, hers were full prick too bless her.
He has lovely markings on his face, and looks a lovely lad. Love your rott too, lovely dogs.
Gem.x
Hi gem thats a good reply thanks for your info
His mum was really tall and his dad was a short
He's not got any papers so he's not KC but tht doesnt bother me
a just love him to bits lol !!! Didnt kno there no such breed as the irish staffy lol
thanks for tellin me lol !! Thanks for the compliments haha!! the two of them wont be able to get there head threw the door haha!! Thanks again
xxxx