New dog at last - staffy

[Ratreeper 441]

After a long gap I have finally got a dog again, but it's the last breed I would have considered and honestly staffs wouldn't have made my top 50 breeds. But I have spent a lot of hours volunteering at a local rescue over the past few months and I have to say this chap stood out and has settled in perfectly, also for every 10 dogs they take about 9 are staffies thanks to chavvy, over-breeding scum (they over-breed the dogs too) so they need good homes.

 

He has lost a lot of muscle being kept in a kennel for almost three months and now has a more athletic build which I prefer, he also has a very keen prey drive and behaves like he has been used for hunting and shows no interest in my ferrets, so I think there is a chance he could have been a working (hunting) dog as he goes apeshit after anything that moves and most dogs seem to take a while to get used to stinkers.

 

I am absolutely chuffed with him, he hasn't put a foot wrong and is 100% with other dogs and will just casually walk away from those which show any aggression which I consider to be quite a rare trait considering. I will see what I can do with him hunting wise, seems a bit overkill for rats but oh well.

 

Here he is:

 

 

 

obligatory fuzzy one

 

 

 

On one of our walks he launched himself at this rope someone must have made from a rope swing, I have seen videos of people encouraging their dogs to do this so I suspect his last owners did too..

 

 

 

(before anyone suggests he isn't pure staffy, a 'trained police officer' was called in to check him and he passed)

[Ratreeper 441]

The greyhound isn't mine by the way, it's a retired racer of my dad's.

[overkill 28]

lovely dog mate good luck with him

[TUFFTY 1,476]

Exellent matey

 

Good news for you

 

And of course your new dog

 

TUFFTY

[troter58 1,711]

well done taking the dog in hope he brings you loads of fun atb with him

[Guest long-tail]

i took on a mongrel staffie type just give the missus and kids bit company when im on nights,many miles of walking the hedgrows with the lurchers and putting a few bunnies in front of him i wouldnt be without him now certainly a usefull dog to have around out bushing crashes cover like a kin steam roller,well done for taking him on it will have its uses im sure

Edited January 4, 2013 by long-tail

[broady 0]

well done ,so many dogs in rescue centre's ,good luck with him he looks a cracker....

[Ratreeper 441]

Thanks for the comments, don't worry he will get his chance to help when out and about. My girlfriend doesn't like walking alone at night but feels a lot safer with him around which is a plus, also ironic since he is the softest bugger I have known and has so far only guarded the house against small birds. But I am sure he will come in handy when bushing with the lurcher I might get in 6-12 months depending on how things go. But I will just have fun with him, surprising what types of dogs can catch the odd bunny now and again so as long as we both have fun that's the main thing. Although he has already had a run-in with barbed wire somehow so hopefully he has learnt his lesson and will calm down a bit in time.

[Paid 935]

Lucky lad has a good home.

[littlefish 585]

Good luck with him and well done for giving him another chance for a better life. It is indeed sad that so many of his type are bred, only to end up in the pounds.

[northern lad 2,292]

Well done mate,rescuing the dog looks like hes in clover ATB

[j j m 6,539]

nice dog bud

[vixen 528]

Beautiful dog, goodluck with him