IS MY STAFFY A CROSS

Hi i resued this staffy from a dogs home had him bout 2 weeks now i was told by the dogs home he is a cross so what do u all think is he a cross and if he is then do u no with what.he dont have a bully head n he is abit tall too.

Hard to tell he looks pretty much Staffy to me, maybe just a bit lean hard to tell his height and if he's nearer 1 then 2 he still has some growing to do, looks lovely anyway

Being a rescue I doubt you will ever know, as long as your happy there happy, doen't matter what they look like. Very much a staffie to me though, very cute

janey wrote:Being a rescue I doubt you will ever know, as long as your happy there happy, doen't matter what they look like. Very much a staffie to me though, very cute

Ditto!

I would say he's nearer 1 year old than 2 - so still some growing to do. Very sweet looking dog!

he is about 18 months old thats what his paper work says but it not 100%.i think he still has growing to do.

It is a difficult one because he does look very much staffy and probably still has some growing to do yet

when does a staffy stop growing or is that a stupid question,

14 then they start to fill out for another 4/6 months

http://staffy-bull-terrier.co.uk/standardataglance.html

http://staffy-bull-terrier.co.uk/kennelclubbreedstandard.html

Steve wrote:14 then they start to fill out for another 4/6 months

thanks mate for ur reply

my friend has a staff X lab who looks very similar to him. As other people have said though hes been in rescue so will be slender from stress etc, im sure he will start to fill out when hes eating properly. I would say lab x staff or collie x staff (judging by the shape of his muzzle and ears)

Nosipho wrote:my friend has a staff X lab who looks very similar to him. As other people have said though hes been in rescue so will be slender from stress etc, im sure he will start to fill out when hes eating properly. I would say lab x staff or collie x staff (judging by the shape of his muzzle and ears)

Thanks for ur reply he is eating now how he is meant to so im hopeing he will fill out.im trying to teach him not to bark n howl wen i leave him home as he is sufferring from seperation anixty (not sure biut spelling) when i leav him home but im hopeing he will be use to it soon when he knows il come bk

he looks like a lovely staffy to me, because he comes from a rescue and they dont know his past they have to say he is a cross because they cant say he is a 100% staffy but they also cant say hes not.

Does he have a crate or is he left to roam? does he react the same if you shut him in a different room to you as if you had gone out and left the house?

haddy wrote:he looks like a lovely staffy to me, because he comes from a rescue and they dont know his past they have to say he is a cross because they cant say he is a 100% staffy but they also cant say hes not.

Does he have a crate or is he left to roam? does he react the same if you shut him in a different room to you as if you had gone out and left the house?

i dont have a crate i leave him in the hall way as i have a big hall way but i will get him a crate soon if i leave him in a differnt room he is ok as long as im in the house he dont care where he is even if he is in a differnt room with the door shut.

Try looking at these posts on seperation anxiety,

- https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t1412-seperation-problems-any-suggestions?highlight=seperation

- https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t3415-seperation-anxiety?highlight=seperation

He might have a problem being left in a crate if he's not used to one...My Jess hated the crate and tried chewing her way out of it, not nice to come home to bleeding gums and bloody blankets. In the end I had to give in and not use it. But Hollie loves her crate 'cos she's always had one from birth.
Good luck with Shadow (great name BTW) lovely dog whether a cross-breed or not

debbiewaterhouse wrote:He might have a problem being left in a crate if he's not used to one...My Jess hated the crate and tried chewing her way out of it, not nice to come home to bleeding gums and bloody blankets. In the end I had to give in and not use it. But Hollie loves her crate 'cos she's always had one from birth.
Good luck with Shadow (great name BTW) lovely dog whether a cross-breed or not

Hi thanks for ur advice il see how it goes i havent got a crate yet but will get one soon He is called Shadow as he follows me around everywhere i thought that will suit him more.

hi there,

honestly the dog looks cross labrador or cross american staffy, its too skinny and tall to be pure bred

Rhysaquilina10 wrote:hi there,

honestly the dog looks cross labrador or cross american staffy, its too skinny and tall to be pure bred

Hi thanks for your reply, thats what i thought as he is abit tall and skinny to be pure staffy his nose looks is abit long to but end of the day he is perfect for me and he is happy too which is the important thing as he is a rescue dog.

Yeah nah thats good. Who cares what he os as long as your happy. I pick my pup up tomorrpw night. Cant wait

Rhysaquilina10 wrote:Yeah nah thats good. Who cares what he os as long as your happy. I pick my pup up tomorrpw night. Cant wait

That is true as some people have staffy because ow they look and is more of a fashion symbol then anything but thats not the case with me i hope everything goes well 2morro when you pick up your make sure you upload some pic on this post so i can have a look.

here are the pics of diesel @ 5 weeks he is now 7 weeks.

Aawww he's such a cutie, look like he's already had a chew at the chair leg

Have you ever noticed that if you go into a dog owner's house, all the chair legs are mangled?

He's almost identical to my Lea - also a rescue, and we were told she was a cross. As you say, it's the head that is a little different, but I guess we'll never know for sure.

Rhysaquilina10 wrote:here are the pics of diesel @ 5 weeks he is now 7 weeks.

He looks realy cute,thanks for the pic here is shadow he was tierd after runing around the park like crazy lol.

..Shadow looks gorgeous... and that is all that counts !!

vanessa wrote:..Shadow looks gorgeous... and that is all that counts !!

Thankyou he is realy settled in and me and my partner are happy and shadow is too but he does get in our way sometime and follows us everywhere trying to teach him to stay home on it own without barking n howleing tried everything left the radio and tv on still dont work.

Being a rescue dog he probably has some issues...scared his new owners ( you ! ) might leave him for good.
In time he should realize that you will be coming back each time you go out...have you tried googling for info on separation anxiety.
I know I sound like a broken record, but a few drops of rescue remedy in his food or water may help settle him too....( it has definitely worked on my old staffy.... but I know dogs that it hasn't worked on, but maybe worth a try? )

nothing to do with riginal post i know but was he abused or anything in the past, he looks terrified and insecure in those photo's ears shot back, tail well and truely under and between his legs and his eyes look their going to pop out of his head in the second photo, No wonder you called him shadow I bet he wont leave your side poor boy.
It's horrible but you got to be cruel to be kind here its not at all healthy for him, so teach him to stay and stick to your guns when you do tell him to stay, if he moves calming walk back over take his collar or lead and walk him back to the spot he has to realised that when he leaves your side nothing bad is going to happen other wise he is just going to be living in constant fear.

MissRogue wrote:nothing to do with riginal post i know but was he abused or anything in the past, he looks terrified and insecure in those photo's ears shot back, tail well and truely under and between his legs and his eyes look their going to pop out of his head in the second photo, No wonder you called him shadow I bet he wont leave your side poor boy.
It's horrible but you got to be cruel to be kind here its not at all healthy for him, so teach him to stay and stick to your guns when you do tell him to stay, if he moves calming walk back over take his collar or lead and walk him back to the spot he has to realised that when he leaves your side nothing bad is going to happen other wise he is just going to be living in constant fear.

His previous owner commited suiced last xmas and shadow was with the dead body for 3-4 day without food n drink,he will stay when i tell him but if he thinks im going out without him then he will come runing to da door.

vanessa wrote:Being a rescue dog he probably has some issues...scared his new owners ( you ! ) might leave him for good.
In time he should realize that you will be coming back each time you go out...have you tried googling for info on separation anxiety.
I know I sound like a broken record, but a few drops of rescue remedy in his food or water may help settle him too....( it has definitely worked on my old staffy.... but I know dogs that it hasn't worked on, but maybe worth a try? )

i have tried everything but no luck but im hopeing he will get better soon.

Thats aweful news, whats he like when it comes to playing?

It looks like it might be a long road ahead for you...... poor Shadow you can understand why he acts like he does....
You can get plug in electric gadgets that release a pheromone only dogs can smell.. it is supposed to calm them down.. they reckon they are great to use indoors for dogs with separation anxiety or dogs that are really anxious. Could you try that maybe? You would only need to put it on when you go out...
Don't know what else to suggest... think it will just be a matter of time....

MissRogue wrote:Thats aweful news, whats he like when it comes to playing?

he is fine when his playing and when his not he still happy he has settled in very well he is house trained and everthing but as i said only problem is he dont want to stay home on his own.

vanessa wrote:It looks like it might be a long road ahead for you...... poor Shadow you can understand why he acts like he does....
You can get plug in electric gadgets that release a pheromone only dogs can smell.. it is supposed to calm them down.. they reckon they are great to use indoors for dogs with separation anxiety or dogs that are really anxious. Could you try that maybe? You would only need to put it on when you go out...
Don't know what else to suggest... think it will just be a matter of time....

il try that n see how it goes il keep everyone updated cheers

I've heard some good reports of those, too. I've not used them because nothing bothers Dempsey! They're expensive, but supposed to work.

Hi, the dog trainer I use has had dogs for over 30 years and she absolutely swears by this stuff to calm a nervous dog.

http://www.petscorner.co.uk/dogs/medicine/mandc-serene-um-30-tablets

awww big hugs to shadow, he's gorgeous, hope you get on ok xxx