Blue staffies

Hi
Does anyone know if blue staffies are genetically different to other staffys? A friend of ours was chatting to a chap who had a blue staffy that was very small and he claimed that it was bred to be small. Also he is a breeder of small blue staffys and was asking £1,000 per animal.
We have a rescue staffy and I have checked against the kc guidelines and he is at the top end in regards to size and we have seen a blue staffy who is two months younger than him ( our dog des is 1 year 9 months) and the blue staffy is 4 inches smaller in height.
Have you any thoughts on this?

No, genetically they're exactly the same! It's just that some are bigger/smaller than others, same as any colour.

Hi blue staffords are the same my girl is actually quite big 21kilos and 16inches too shoulder like us humans staffies vary in size and shape most of the blues i know are quite leggy but thats just what i,ve seen not a rule.

Colour in itself makes no difference at all to the shape/size of any animal.

Mines small,14"at shoulder and 20kg but they're like any other colour staff they come in all sizes.the breeder must just be picking small staffs to breed just as if you were to breed tall staffs the pups would be tall

Blue staffords do often have skin and allergy issues, though.

CatStina wrote:Blue staffords do often have skin and allergy issues, though.

yes blue staffs can have there problems but no more than whites

Actually dilutes (blues, fawns, etc.) have allergies and alopecia more commonly than other colors, especially if both parents were dilutes. I can't find the link at the moment as I'm on my phone, but it has been discussed many times on this forum.

all the info iv read shows blue can have skin problems
whites can have skin ear and eye problems
im not letting another tread turn into a blue bashing topic

bigwazza wrote:all the info iv read shows blue can have skin problems
whites can have skin ear and eye problems
im not letting another tread turn into a blue bashing topic

Here Here ........ dont get me started

None of which has anything to do with the original question!

Genetically blues are the same as any other colour, no bigger or smaller.

Caryll wrote:None of which has anything to do with the original question!

Genetically blues are the same as any other colour, no bigger or smaller.

and i for one dont even wanna hear the words "blue" "dilute" or "allergies" lol ive heared all that enough times to last me forever! Plus kaos has got that many allergies at the moment i could scream and hes black lol

carly when you going to send kaos on holiday to me
what probblems with allergies is he having????

lol he would love it wazza! Hes always had graas allergies but just really bad at the moment. His feet are really irritating him, his tummy, chest and inside legs are really rashy, and he has to bald spots on either sides of his body all allergy related. Hes on half a prition 3 times a day but doesnt seem to be helping to much and hes got some hipisrub for his feet. To top it all off he's got yet another ear infection so not to good at the moment....poor lad lol

i thought memphis was going to be the same as last year he had rerrible hay fever type symptoms sneezing irritated eyes alergy lumps etc
but this year he had a few sneezes and thats it no need for the anti histamine

It's not about "blue bashing," it's about breeding dogs for health and temperament rather than for color. It's something I feel strongly about and something I think should be brought up whenever people have questions about blue dogs. Its important to talk about it and keep people informed.

bigwazza wrote:all the info iv read shows blue can have skin problems
whites can have skin ear and eye problems
im not letting another tread turn into a blue bashing topic

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And Monte will eat those who bash his white siblings.

Ceasar Milan's pit bull Junior is lovely!!!

i personally dont think there is anything wrong with dilutes or whites, as long as they are bred to be healthy animals and only healthy animals are bred from so that one day we wont need to mention colours having health issues

nothing wrong with blues, fawns or whites It's when you bred them together increase risk of health problem there many topic on here about this Taryn i'm not going get in another big debate any body breed these 2 colour together in my eye is a bad/lazy breeder everyone should stay well clear of them..

Steve wrote:nothing wrong with blues, fawns or whites It's when you bred them together increase risk of health problem there many topic on here about this Taryn i'm not going get in another big debate any body breed these 2 colour together in my eye is a bad/lazy breeder everyone should stay well clear of them..

well put

Hoppergrass wrote: Also he is a breeder of small blue staffys and was asking £1,000 per animal.

Just a little P.S. Any 'breeder' who charges more for a blue (or any other so called rare or popular colour) stafford is a poor breeder who's only out to get loads of ££££s & cares nothing whatsoever about the health of the dogs he/she is breeding.

Blue is a naturally occuring colour, isn't rare at all, and should cost the same as any other coloured pup!

Caryll wrote:

Hoppergrass wrote: Also he is a breeder of small blue staffys and was asking £1,000 per animal.

Just a little P.S. Any 'breeder' who charges more for a blue (or any other so called rare or popular colour) stafford is a poor breeder who's only out to get loads of ££££s & cares nothing whatsoever about the health of the dogs he/she is breeding.

Blue is a naturally occuring colour, isn't rare at all, and should cost the same as any other coloured pup!

Nail .. head .. the .. on .. hit .. the !!!

no i completely agree with you steve. i was trying to get at the same point

Thanks for your advice guys, we looked up the average cost for a kennel club dog and it was much less too. We have gone back to our freinds to advise.
I think all staffies are great and personally own one dark brindle and white rescue male who looks amazing.
I keep reptiles and fashions for colours change all the time and a albino is so much more expensive than a normal coloured leopard gecko. This is annoying as it gets to a point that breeders just focus on that area and then other colours get rare and go up in price etc.

you looking at BYB

Blue KC registered dog will be the same as other colour

Hoppergrass wrote: fashions for colours change all the time and a albino is so much more expensive than a normal coloured leopard gecko. This is annoying as it gets to a point that breeders just focus on that area and then other colours get rare and go up in price etc.

Yes, it's the same with staffs - even though the blues aren't rare, the poor breeders will tell everyone that they are, and will charge more for them.