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Here is my best mate, kobi. Hes around 17 months and hes a sensation to have around you! would like to see what people think of him if anything. Also would like to know whether anybody who has good enough knowledge and experience to tell me whetehr he is pure breed or whether that eh has been crossed along the line. If any1 also has any information on slipping a disk in a staffs back pulled back musles or how knocking a staffys tail could effect him/her, my staff has just had to have an injection and 2 forms of tablets after taking him to the vets with a 'wide stance' not been able to relax from pulling something or hurting his spine, not even 24 hours after hes jumping around rollinga round jumping up and down on the sofas, i mean hes a staff we can do everything we can to calm him so he gets hs rest but he just doest seem to want to. any help from yourselves would be much appreciated x

Beautiful looking boy. Do you have issues with his skin in the sun being a white staff? My Oden has a white face and feet, vets suggest for me to put sunscreen on him everyday. Don't think he likes it much...

i havnt needed to but then again we have only had 1 week of nice weather round here so theres been no need lol he has a couple white areas but mostly off white with alot of sandy colour over him, and then has light blue shades in different lights across his back and paws, has a slightly blue nose and lips and a slight blue tint on his head in sum lights...he will need sun cream in very hot weather but because where we live he constantl runs under trees and shade to get out the sun but even with sum nice weather i wouldnt need to put sun cream on him everyday x

and yes i do suffer with skin conditions, he has to have a steroid every day and 3 puritan tablets, has steroid creams, tar shampoos, illergic to grass - pollen - egg - chicken - beef. he has a severe allergy and has to take steroids from cutting his stomach and under his arms open. having a colour like mine comes with alot fo problems, but all worth the hassel!!

Beautiful dog!

First thing that came to mind for Staddy x Lab.

Hes georgeous, the pic of him on the sofa he looks very lab too me. but on the others he looks very staff. Hecould be a cross but hes georgeous no matter what. x

Kobi is gorgeous and you have some lovely photos too

not a drop of lab in him lol

who breeds staffs? i bought kobi as a pet,companion! ive thought about studding him but does any1 know whetehr it can change temperments, kobi si so soft and loving hes calm pretty much most the time and very obediant. does any1 wreckon that if i let me dog have his end away will it change him or is this a rumour?

chmieloaf wrote:who breeds staffs? i bought kobi as a pet,companion! ive thought about studding him but does any1 know whetehr it can change temperments, kobi si so soft and loving hes calm pretty much most the time and very obediant. does any1 wreckon that if i let me dog have his end away will it change him or is this a rumour?

A rumour, but I wouldn't consider mating him anyway. To many unwanted staffs in shelters.

no i will completely agree!! ive had so many people asking to buy kobi and stud him and they look like they can barely look after themselves....using them as status and image dogs til there bored and send them off....im only consideringi t as i have family members whove worked all there life and would love a family pet, i was just a lil worried about the rumours of horribly changing your pets temperment. thank you for your reply

2012 winner and prize winner out of 500 staffs around devon although hes not a pure staff lol

congrats

i won a free pen lol

chmieloaf wrote:no i will completely agree!! ive had so many people asking to buy kobi and stud him and they look like they can barely look after themselves....using them as status and image dogs til there bored and send them off....im only consideringi t as i have family members whove worked all there life and would love a family pet, i was just a lil worried about the rumours of horribly changing your pets temperment. thank you for your reply

They could always go and have a look around the rescues , they will find some great family pets in there without Kobi adding to the numbers

nah my family wouldnt get rid of the pups and they dont want to go to any rescue centres and they dont trust getting any dog unless there a pup, plus they dont want any other colour but mine lol x

what do people use for balls instead of the normal tennis balls?

The Girls High school trains on our park and they use these really tough rubber lacross balls, sometimes we are lucky enough to find one

He is a stunner you must be very proud of him

i love my boi! hes not just a pet to me and i assume most of the gorgeoulsy looking staffs are not just pets to most of you either. hes my best friend as cheesy as that is lol ive spent every minute i can trainng him into this soft little teddy bear. hes not far from 2 years old and has never barked or growled at another dog and when there are dogs that walk past growling and barking he will literally turn his back towards them and ignore them lol hes been attacked a few times and doesnt retaliate he just runs to my feet or by me, can let him chase stray cats as he never touches them just plays and hes terrified of frogs lol i do training aswell that stops him from using most anaimal instincs like - since he was a pup til now i will have an open palm and use the motion some people would to hit there dogs, i will go towards his face and body and just b4 my hands reaches him i will stop and then fuss him and say good boy so that he knows that the motion doesnt mean hes gunna b hit, hes never had a hand laid on him and always told off by pinching his side i do not believe in hitting or sapping a dog whatsoever. hes scared of towles, plastic bags, zips on trousers, mobile phones that vibrate along with alot of other stuff hes just so good to have. the funniest si that hes scared of the dark he will NOT go anywhere where its pitch black, if you imagine a line where a bit a light is going into pitch black he will stand by the line of light and his hackles will go up whilst hes bouncing around barking at thin air lol

chmieloaf wrote:what do people use for balls instead of the normal tennis balls?

We got Rocky the Chuck It balls from Amazon, please see the link below,. He has now had these for about 18 months and they still look as good as new:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chuckit-Ultra-Ball-Medium-2-5-inch/dp/B000F4AVPA/ref=sr_1_2?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1347105845&sr=1-2

Love his colour beautiful dog

thank you lou x

anybody in devon here that takes there dogs to shows?

chmieloaf wrote:who breeds staffs? i bought kobi as a pet,companion! ive thought about studding him but does any1 know whetehr it can change temperments, kobi si so soft and loving hes calm pretty much most the time and very obediant. does any1 wreckon that if i let me dog have his end away will it change him or is this a rumour?

studding a dog rarely changes a dog but can but also i would remember all the issues he has so really not a good idea to even think about breeding from him as the problems could be made worse in the litter

Great looker

he was gorgeous

thanks for all the views and comments x

He's a stunner ! Love that u have described him as moonstone color. Sure is beautiful, I have seen similar colors albeit darker, called fawn blue. So ur Kobi is likely a diluted fawn blue ? If that makes sence.
He looks like he has a fab playful character x

Hi from me and Macy!
What a beautiful colour. Sorry about his back, wouldn't know how to help you calm him down as with Macy all I do is say "enough, lay down" and she does...

Hope he recovers soon and well...

ye kobis had a lot of training by myself past few months hes a dream to have, hes still not ever barked or growled at another dog or at teh door when people come, and can have him off teh lead wherever i go or by my side with teh right command.

kobi comes from 2 blue staffs, although in the pics he can seem almost white or at least have white patches on him, he doesnt he is a sandy colour, he has little white areas around his nose, faintly around his paws. in certain lights because he is light in colour it looks white. he has a blue shine at time through his back and paws too, pictures do not give him justice lol

Jackieb wrote:He's a stunner ! Love that u have described him as moonstone color. Sure is beautiful, I have seen similar colors albeit darker, called fawn blue. So ur Kobi is likely a diluted fawn blue ? If that makes sence.
He looks like he has a fab playful character x

thank you and yes slightly lighter with blue shines across him. yes very playful but also a very jumpy dog...i cant pick up a carrier bag, my mobile phone when it vibrates, my remote control helicopter, my motorbike, my car, a cardboard box, teddy bears, hoovers, rattling boxes, wont go into completely dark areas cus hes scared lol hes absaloutely amazing with other animals and kids but he really does like his own piece and quiet doesnt really like a lot of fuss off epople excpet within this house hold. wouldnt be any good as a guard dog he doesnt bark or growl at anything unless we wind him up with summet home, only barks on command with the open n close hand gesture. never barks when people knock or bang on teh door lol but ive also noticed that although he is so soft and playful and wouldnt hurt a fly, i still wouldnt risk shouting abuse at me, hes lovely until summet like that happens, then he just turns straight into a guard dog - hes been trained, but only until sum1 comes close even when snarling and growling hell let you stroke him, its for show, for my safety....people round here arnt exactly nice people and would jump at teh chance to rob/hurt you round these countryside allys and lanes