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Should Staffordshire Bull Terriers Be Put On The "dangerous Dogs" List And Be Banned?
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Personally, I would say "no" at this point in time, but due to the type of people owning them and the status now attached to these dogs I thing the breed is going down a very rocky road indeed.
What used to known as the Nanny dog for its gentle and protective nature is now a dog that people will cross the road to avoid.
Just yesterday, a young girl of about 9 was holding a beautiful blue staffie outside a shop, the dog was well behaved, no problem. As we approached with our three wolfhounds the staffie looked excited and clearly wanted to play with our hounds. The girl was now struggling a little to hold the dog back, she asked if our dogs liked other dogs? Yes they do I replied, but if things get out of hand it would be impossible to separate them. I think the girl was rather put out by this comment.
The problem I saw, Staffies can be quite "dog aggressive" this dog showed no signs of this, however!, if something switched in that dogs head and decided to "have a go" it would be a very difficult and unpleasant situation indeed.
I am 100% sure that my hounds would not have started trouble, however, they would protect me and Carakeel with their life.
The breed is known for their very gentle ways and very, very rarely will you hear of a Wolfhound being nasty, I have never heard of it myself!
I just had visions of this young girl being dragged around by this Staffie weighing about the same as her and getting caught up in a situation that could have resulted in her getting seriously hurt.
I was holding 3 Wolfhounds a total weight exceeding 30 stones. It would have been bedlam!!
We meet other breeds every day of the week and we just stroll on by without an issue, but a young child in charge of a Staffie in public is a very bad situation just waiting to happen!
I have been doing a little research on Staffies and I can see this breed going exactly the same way as Pit Bulls, more down to the owners, but the breeding and the biting characteristics of this breed is just a nightmare in the making.
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What used to known as the Nanny dog for its gentle and protective nature is now a dog that people will cross the road to avoid.
Just yesterday, a young girl of about 9 was holding a beautiful blue staffie outside a shop, the dog was well behaved, no problem. As we approached with our three wolfhounds the staffie looked excited and clearly wanted to play with our hounds. The girl was now struggling a little to hold the dog back, she asked if our dogs liked other dogs? Yes they do I replied, but if things get out of hand it would be impossible to separate them. I think the girl was rather put out by this comment.
The problem I saw, Staffies can be quite "dog aggressive" this dog showed no signs of this, however!, if something switched in that dogs head and decided to "have a go" it would be a very difficult and unpleasant situation indeed.
I am 100% sure that my hounds would not have started trouble, however, they would protect me and Carakeel with their life.
The breed is known for their very gentle ways and very, very rarely will you hear of a Wolfhound being nasty, I have never heard of it myself!
I just had visions of this young girl being dragged around by this Staffie weighing about the same as her and getting caught up in a situation that could have resulted in her getting seriously hurt.
I was holding 3 Wolfhounds a total weight exceeding 30 stones. It would have been bedlam!!
We meet other breeds every day of the week and we just stroll on by without an issue, but a young child in charge of a Staffie in public is a very bad situation just waiting to happen!
I have been doing a little research on Staffies and I can see this breed going exactly the same way as Pit Bulls, more down to the owners, but the breeding and the biting characteristics of this breed is just a nightmare in the making.
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