Am I bringing betty up the right way?

People say im wrong, These people make there dogs sleep in the garden btw, She is so well behaved its unreal, when we go walks she will ignore everything but me and a football, she wont respond to passer by, she has absaloutly no intrest in other dogs cats ect, if i ask her to do something she does it straight away, never poos or wees in the house, never chews anything, doesnt jump up people ect ect,basically the besy behaved dog ive seen, but on the otherside she stole a chocolate bar from my friends hand very gently and discreetly, very funny but......, also she does her busssines up the feild as we are there for an hour or so, we will walk home and she will squeeze out a little poo outside the neighbours house, and a while ago i answered the door came back and she eat all my spaghetti bolognese, is this bad, Honestly its bad i defintly dont incourage her to do it, but i laugh so much sometimes. she is given loads of attention from me and my family every minute of everyday, fussed and spoilt allot apprently, we have pudding so should betty, Is this wrong, I beleve dogs are friends, if pet is a word you wish to use dont get a staffy. Peace and love to all you staffys and all you mums and dads Could you share your veiws on how you raise your dog, just your whole perception on the matter

You sound as soft as me It sounds like you are doing a great job The only thing I would urge you to do is have a read of this some foods can be poisonous to dogs

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t15046-dangerous-foods-for-dogs

thank you, she makes me laugh too much!!

Believe me I know how funny their antics are I have often said my girl makes me literally laugh out loud at least once a day And I cannot believe how totally in love with her I am

Sounds like you're doing great!

The only thing I'd watch is the spag bol because of the onions in it!

ETA: And the chocolate. Dark chocolate especially can make dogs really ill. Most human food is fine but the few things that spring to mind that you should never let her have is chocolate, onions, grapes or raisins.

She's a beauty BTW!

dan12345 wrote: These people make there dogs sleep in the garden btw

And?

Some dogs live outside, it doesn't mean they are uncared for.

Sounds fine to me. Depends on how you raise them, but regardless of what you call them, dog, pet, friend, furbaby, etc., as long as you love them, take care of their needs and don't harm them (physically or psychologically) it's all fine to me. I train Loki using positive reinforcement and clicker training. He's a good dog, but he's very mischievous. He knows what he's not allowed to do but still does it so he needs a lot more training.

I spoil Logan in some aspects but am strict on others. I try to use positive reinforcement with Logan too. He is fairly well behaved.

As long as you care about your dog and are doing your best for him/her I think you are on the right track.

Sounds like you are doing great. Please do have a look at this link though because some foods are poisonous to dogs

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t15046-dangerous-foods-for-dogs

Sounds like you're doing a great job. Other members have already mentioned foods to avoid and your furbaby sounds like an angel

Yep sounds like your doing a top job

As far as we are concerned Rocky is part of our family as is treated as so. Some people dont understand the concept of having a dog as a pet, a companion. I talk to Rocky as if he understands every word I say as I believe he does to an extent.

Just before Rocky came into our lives I had suffered a miscarriage which was very upsetting for both me and my hubby. We look upon Rocky as our surrogate son, I know that sounds very soft but that's the way it is. I would be devastated if anything happens to him.

can i ask what have people been saying?

But wnt mention the dangerous foods as every one else has. Tyke is my second son, he gets treat generally the same as my human son. I wish he had manners like your little one hahah!! tyke is part of our little family

Sounds about right to me, Ella has the run of the roost, sits with us, sleeps with us, plays with us, Just keep on doing what your doing.
My dog is my child and i would never let her sleep outside, just not right for staffies, ok for big guard dogs i suppose.

I view Otis as my baby and treat him as such he eats with us, sleeps with us and is spoiled rotten and probably has more toys, clothes and grooming products than hubby and I put together but having battled infertility for nearly 3 years and still childless I view Otis as one of the family and if he can he comes most places with us and wouldn't be without him. Sounds like you are doing a wonderful job x

Axl is my baby he's just got fur He's always with us no matter what, he comes down the pub with us, he comes on buses with us when we don't have the car he sits on the sofa, sleeps on the bed and even sits by the bath when I'm in it! He's spoilt rotten but I wouldn't have it any other way

Im glad to hear,and glad to hear im not the only one, I lost a few things in life, whilst going through this she was allways there for me, I have grown an inseperable bond with her. Your feedback was appreciated loads. Thank you all. P.s yes i have full blown conversations with betty. They do understand us!