Blue Staffies

[Velvetee]

Does the colour of pure blue Staffordshire Bull Terriers change as they get older or will it stay pretty much as it was as a puppy?

[funkymoped]

i think Blue Staffords just tend to get grey as they get old !!!
mix the blueness and the grey and you have a dog that looks old before their time...

in my opinion, a Blue Stafford is an amazing dog !
:-)

[Velvetee]

I think they are gorgeous too and am considering getting one. My partner has grown up with Staffies and they are very loving, I just worry about the hygiene aspects of having a dog.

[funkymoped]

i own a Stafford bitch. she SHOULD have been a blue, but her colour never went blue !
she as clean a dog as ive ever known. has NEVER made a mess of the house or in the house.
shes as daft as a bottle of pop and as loyal as a loyal thing on a loyalty test !!!
she is also a perfect deterant and house guard !
Staffords for me all the way !
:-)

[leelapops]

Velvetee, can't answer your first question, but I know from your previous thread, and this, that hygiene concerns you.
Let me reassure you, then, that if you keep your dog clean and healthy, you have nothing to worry about. Staffs are pretty short-haired, so your Q about "deposits" on the bum, which I know has been answered, probably doesn't matter much. Dogs do self-clean, anyway, but it is very easy to help them in that if they are short-haired.
If you keep them wormed, and flead, and use something like a powder or spray for your carpets and furniture, and wash your hands when preparing food, and all the other things you do anyway in terms of hygiene, it won't be a problem!
Staffs are lovely; it is a shame they are "misused" by people wanting to gain status. People I know who own Staffies love and respect the breed, and it shows in the dog's good nature and obedience.

Lots of luck, and if you get a pup let us know and post pictures!
x

[kelikool]

I used to have a blue staffie, and she stayed exatly the same colour from when she was 6 weeks old, until she died at the age of 9 years old.