Red staffy alllll day.

hello, Im new to this forum and was just writing to say hello and ask a few pointers about somethings for my one year old beaut of a red staffy.

My pup seems to love sticks very much, she only chases and fetches sticks at the park but never tennis balls (which she goes mental for in my house). She's so obsessed with sticks that she will stand under a low branch of a tree and will bark and wine at it as if I can pull it off and play fetch with her. I don't mind that she loves sticks but the obsession has its limits (barking at trees) can someone explain this and what are some measures to help her from being so obsessive about sticks?

WELCOME I dont know if this is much help but Titan has his own stick which he collects and takes to the park with him every day. I dont let him take it in the house ofcourse, i keep it outside my front door and he collects it each time we go out and carrys it back home and leaves it at the door for his next walk So you could maybe try this and see if it stops his obsession to bark at tress Its only an idea, some1 else will probs have a better suggestion

hello and welcome from myself the wife and marley. tbh i don't think there is one, marley goes nut on wood chip,chasing each bit that flicks up. they do seem to have a preferred out of the house item to chase

Hi and welcome from us and Suki. xTitans-mummyx made a good suggestion and that is what I did with my previous dog

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Hi and welcome to the forum from Rocky and me.

hello and welcome to the forum from me and billy

looking forward to seeing some pics

Hiya and welcome from me and Moo! She also has a stick obsession so I'm not going to be any help there! I don't mind really, keeps her active on boring walks

Hi and welcome from Roxy and me
Don't know about the stick obsession but Titans mommy (kym) idea seems like a good suggestion!!

hi and welcome from me and Herman

Hi and welcome from Tyson & me

think sticks are a staffy obsession!sasha loves them too,hia from me and sasha

welcome

Hiya and welcome to the forum

My 2 love sticks and all sorts of balls Skye once pulled a stick out of the mud omg she ended up covered but v happy with herself lol

You can buy a stick substitute called a safe stick but mine leave all sticks at the park

Hi and welcome jackie ,Elle

THAAAANKS ALL FOR THE HELPFUL TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS!

Ive been real busy since posting this and am very overwhelmed by the responses. Am new to this so will try and get some photos up of my SBT Nala asap.

miamilife69 wrote:THAAAANKS ALL FOR THE HELPFUL TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS!

Ive been real busy since posting this and am very overwhelmed by the responses. Am new to this so will try and get some photos up of my SBT Nala asap.

Looking forward to them

I bought one of these for my boy......
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Safestix-Original-Rubber-Dog-Toy/dp/B004FPPWOA/ref=pd_sim_petsupplies_1

He tends to shred ordinary sticks (the bigger the better!) & gets splinters down his throat, so these are much better, and really strong.

Hi and welcome

Caryll wrote:I bought one of these for my boy......
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Safestix-Original-Rubber-Dog-Toy/dp/B004FPPWOA/ref=pd_sim_petsupplies_1

He tends to shred ordinary sticks (the bigger the better!) & gets splinters down his throat, so these are much better, and really strong.

im going to try one of these as im the same memphis snapps logs up lol

Hi & welcome to the forum

I do the same as Kym and sometimes I forget to take it with me so I have to get a new one when where out. Thats why I have about 6 sticks outside my front door
I also have a smaller version of what caryll has and they are a great idea as they are allot safer than sticks due to no chance of pieces getting stuck in their throat

Hello and welcome from me and the kids

Hi & welcome to the forum

I wish I had some advice, I have to say I laughed at the "barking at trees."
I think I'm going to try a Safestix too, thanks Caryll.

I think you got yourself a little tree hugger

Hi and welcome from me, Maska and Loki

My dogs also love stick, hence the fact that I no longer have a nice garden. If I wont give it to them, they just get destructive and get it themselves.

Thanks all for the suggestions, my dog Nala just goes to the park and hunts down a stick every time to play with. I might try and make her play with one stick and bring it home and get her to take it with her next time to the park as suggested! Cheers!

Hi and welcome from Chiquito and I

Hello and welcome to the forum

I do the same as Kym, let the pooch bring a stick back and leave it at the front door and pick it up again on our way out.

Looking forward to the piks!

Nikita & Shéara

Hi & welcome from darcy & me, darcy has a safestix to we use this, but she does like real sticks

Hello and welcome both.. Molly and I think most staffies are stick obsessives lol .. I wouldn't worry too much about it. Although once Molly gets a stick that is the end of her exercise till she has munched it to sawdust..

Hi and welcome to the forum from me and the zoo xx