staffy's

[peter009988 1]

has anyone ever taken staffy out with them for any uses while hunting other than company

Put this posting up on PW and got my head bitten of so please stick to this question only

Cheers

Edited November 30, 2008 by peter009988

[Blake 2]

They dont usually have a good hunting instinct, they were originally line bred for dog fighting and since bred for shows hence the lack of wanting to hunt.

 

 

has anyone ever taken staffy out with them for any uses while hunting other than company

Put this posting up on PW and got my head bitten of so please stick to this question only

Cheers

[bullmastiff 615]

I believe STABS on here used his staffies for all sorts of hunting/shooting before he moved to Aus, he has posted loads of photos previously, search out his old threads.

I started to use my bullmastiff for shooting/retrieving when my spanial died. Shes not spanial/lab quality but still helps out, so anythings possible!

[Dawn B 212]

Hi Peter.

Many breeds have a lot of talent for different work. It only needs an owner to bring out those talents and you can have a very versatile Terrier. As mentioned, Stabs has Staffs and they would frequently help out when he went shooting, retrieving and flushing out etc. as good as any gundog. I use my Borders for the same thing, retrieving, marking, flushing etc.. Why would I want a gundog? Some people will always slam others because of what they do, probably because they cant be bothered themselves to put in a bit of extra effort. If you have a Staff and want to do more with it, you go ahead, Im sure it will perform adequately given time and patience.

[Malt 379]

Hi Peter.

Many breeds have a lot of talent for different work. It only needs an owner to bring out those talents and you can have a very versatile Terrier. As mentioned, Stabs has Staffs and they would frequently help out when he went shooting, retrieving and flushing out etc. as good as any gundog. I use my Borders for the same thing, retrieving, marking, flushing etc.. Why would I want a gundog? Some people will always slam others because of what they do, probably because they cant be bothered themselves to put in a bit of extra effort. If you have a Staff and want to do more with it, you go ahead, Im sure it will perform adequately given time and patience.

Spot on Dawn.

 

All dogs have the same traits, but they are stronger or more dominant in some breeds than others. Most dogs can be trained to do a specific job, but they probably wont take to it as quickly, or be as good at it as a dog bred purposefully for that job.

[kingfisher 0]

Hi Peter.

Many breeds have a lot of talent for different work. It only needs an owner to bring out those talents and you can have a very versatile Terrier. As mentioned, Stabs has Staffs and they would frequently help out when he went shooting, retrieving and flushing out etc. as good as any gundog. I use my Borders for the same thing, retrieving, marking, flushing etc.. Why would I want a gundog? Some people will always slam others because of what they do, probably because they cant be bothered themselves to put in a bit of extra effort. If you have a Staff and want to do more with it, you go ahead, Im sure it will perform adequately given time and patience.

thats a great attitude to have dawn, i just wish more people had one like it

[farlap 19]

Hi Peter.

Many breeds have a lot of talent for different work. It only needs an owner to bring out those talents and you can have a very versatile Terrier. As mentioned, Stabs has Staffs and they would frequently help out when he went shooting, retrieving and flushing out etc. as good as any gundog. I use my Borders for the same thing, retrieving, marking, flushing etc.. Why would I want a gundog? Some people will always slam others because of what they do, probably because they cant be bothered themselves to put in a bit of extra effort. If you have a Staff and want to do more with it, you go ahead, Im sure it will perform adequately given time and patience.

thats a great attitude to have dawn, i just wish more people had one like it

a farmer friend of ours has staffy bitch and she goes along on his rough shoot and is an excellent bitch for pushing stuff out of the tightest of places. there are a number of staffs competing in obedience now, thus proving they can have soft mouths, but obviously not all of them will have!

[fenman1# 724]

i had a very good bitch, game as you like i would show you pics but id have unwanted people knocking on my door, top class drawing dog she had no reverse gear go to anything i showed her

[Dawn B 212]

Thanks guys, I just think there is more to a dog than one job.

[finurz666 3]

They dont usually have a good hunting instinct, they were originally line bred for dog fighting and since bred for shows hence the lack of wanting to hunt.

 

 

has anyone ever taken staffy out with them for any uses while hunting other than company

Put this posting up on PW and got my head bitten of so please stick to this question only

Cheers

hay mate we take a staffy out hunting with us all the time and it booshes really weal if thats any help.

[kennyrules09 0]

They dont usually have a good hunting instinct, they were originally line bred for dog fighting and since bred for shows hence the lack of wanting to hunt.

 

 

has anyone ever taken staffy out with them for any uses while hunting other than company

Put this posting up on PW and got my head bitten of so please stick to this question only

Cheers

hay mate we take a staffy out hunting with us all the time and it booshes really weal if thats any help.

 

Hi guys,

I would love to see some pictures of your working staffy's in the field

 

thanks

 

 

FRom Kenny