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My name is Helen and I live in Hampshire along with my rescue Staffy Freddie and elderly crossbreed Kerris.

Freddie is my first Staffy - I've always had Bull Terriers before but I lost my last Bullie the Christmas before last due to cancer.

I didn't intend on ever getting a Staffy - I took Freddie in as a foster as he had been in the rescue centre where I work for over a year and a half after being handed in as a stray. He was slowly going crazy in kennels - chasing his tail and obsessively licking the walls and himself. He started not eating and then began guarding his kennel. The committee decided the kindest thing would be to put him to sleep. I couldn't let him die as I had grown so fond of him despite his issues!

I took him in as a foster determined to prove he was re-homable. Yes he was a pain in the butt the first few months but now after lots of socialisation, patience and ground-rules he is a lovable dog whom I adore! He gets on so well with Kerris my crossbreed girl and finally last month I signed his adoption papers so he is now legally mine!! I looked at him one day and realised I could never let him go as I loved him far too much and he seems to love me!!

Freddie wasn't my first foster - I have fostered over 50 dogs (mainly BT's) over the last 10 years but he is only the second one I've kept so that just proves how special he is!!

Although I will always love Bull Terriers and am hoping to adopt a rescue girlie later in the year as a friend for Freddie, Staffy's have me hooked!! They are such characterful little dogs and so intelligent - I doubt Freddie will be my last!!

Anyway that's enough waffling on for now!

Looking forward to looking round the forum.

Helen, Freddie and Kerris XxX

wow what a lovely story! Well done for rescueing freddie he sounds gorgeous! You'll get on well with Caryll one of our members she has a bully called dempsey and used to own a staff.......
Welcome x

Hiya and welcome, a very heartfelt introduction. I do hope you enjoy the forum and look forward to pics and tales of the kennels, I bet you have a few stories there!

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Hiya and welcome to the forum. Freddie and Kerris are very lucky to have you

Hello, what a lovely introduction.

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Hello and welcome to the forum

Hi and welcome to the forum. Nice to hear a happy ending well done on giving him a chance then giving him his forever home lovely story just wish other people would give a staffy a chance and then they would grow to love them like everyone on here

wow! That was a big introduction! Lovely story though!! I think if I worked in rescue I would face the same dilema!! Good for you though for taking him on! They are lots of fun!

Hi from one bully-maniac to another! Welcome to the forum.

As Carly says, I have a BT now (that's him in the avatar) and had a staffy before him. They're wonderful breeds, both of them.

Welcome to the forum
Great and very touching story. Im so happy for you and your dogs.
Can't wait to see pics of both of them

Hello there and welcome..
Wow you really are a wonderful doggie person...
I dont know how you can give them back... we were considering Guide Dog puppy raising but i tell you it would break my heart to give them back

Freddie is very lucky to have you xx

Hello your a angel for all you do welcome

Hi and welcome. Lovely introduction