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just want to apologise for the way i reacted the other day everything was just getting to me thatt day or you could just say it was a * day sorry

So whats going on with Shay? x

i couldnt let her go so she is staying right were she is (at the moment on my lap like a cat)

How are things going at the moment? Are you getting anywhere with the training?

I'm really pleased, its just time and effort you need to put in. Moo had 3 homes also before me. We are all here for any questions and advice, no matter what it is. Really pleased your trying some don't, the are such an amazing breed and with the correct training she honestly will be great x x

shes going ok with training still being muzzled when out as she is still abit funny round other dogs but we are trying are best to get her used to them as when i am over the field with her i dont pull her away from dogsi let her go up to them or vice verser so she can be socialised better with them then just walking the other way so she cant see them but today me and my neighbour put the dogs either side of a glass front door so they could go right up close but obviously not touch as my neighbour is very nervous with her ebt as it got attcked by a jack russel

thank you janey i was just in two minds when it happened and obviously i was going for my sons saftey but at theend of the day she is are world as much as my son is to and i just sat and cried at the throught of her going my husband brought me a staffordshire bull terrier book today so ive been a busy bee reading that lol xxx

You need to start from scratch, basic training and build it up. She'll learn quickly, they really do. Patience and reinforcing and she'll be great x

Not keen on the idea of a glass door between, I think thats a little bit too much of a temptation to get aggitated x

Fantastic news that you're keeping Shay Dannii, as Janey said, with time, love, training and patience, she'll be a wonderful dog. Good on you and good luck and we're always here for a chat or advice

we only did it as she wont com up stairs if i am walking down with shay she goes back outside so i thought id just let shay shehim through the door but it annoys me as she has her muzzle and she cant do anything

thank you shontelle i just dont wanna start getting annoying to everyone asking qquestions every 5 minutes or something but i really wanna set a goal with her in the future but not sure if a staffy would do it as people always wanna put them down as a aggressive dog i want them to realise there just as good as other dogs ..........doggy dancing wat ya think lol was watching britans got talents and i relly wanna do it with shay

Dont worry about asking questions, its what we're here for. I watched britains got talent, some dogs are so amazingly clever, I love it. Maybe we should all give it a go with ours and see what happens

dannii wrote:thank you shontelle i just dont wanna start getting annoying to everyone asking qquestions every 5 minutes or something but i really wanna set a goal with her in the future but not sure if a staffy would do it as people always wanna put them down as a aggressive dog i want them to realise there just as good as other dogs ..........doggy dancing wat ya think lol was watching britans got talents and i relly wanna do it with shay

Listen don't worry about asking questions, what do you think everybody else is doing?

The doggie dancing looks a lot of fun, but I was talking to a lady at Crufts who does it with her dog, and she says it's really hard work for you and the dog! It's something you have to build up very slowly. BUT, the resulting closeness between handler and dog is amazing! If there's anywhere near you where you can start it, then go and have a look.

sounds like a plan to me lol ill get the forms for britains got talent next year for us all lol i defo is amazing

dannii wrote:sounds like a plan to me lol ill get the forms for britains got talent next year for us all lol i defo is amazing

You gotta be kidding - my Dempsey took 6 months to learn how to sit for a treat! Talent? Not a bit of it!

i know caryll but ill be the one on here every minute asking you'll think OMG what a fruit loop lol i will defo consider looking at it when my son goes to school i think as she would of had a long time to settle in and i'd have all day to dance away with her lol
poor dempsey lol if he's anything like my old ebt he was as thick as to short planks lol looks like you best get the music on and start practising hehe

dannii wrote:poor dempsey lol if he's anything like my old ebt he was as thick as to short planks lol looks like you best get the music on and start practising hehe

Yep, thick as two short ones! He still hasn't worked out that the garden gate (through which he has gone every day since he was 7 weeks old) opens inwards!

haha bless his heart thats why we love um my friends ebt eats everything his sniffer leads him to for example i had a chocolate the other day and left it on the floor he came straight out and ate it....with its wrapper on i must add :S

Caryll wrote:

dannii wrote:poor dempsey lol if he's anything like my old ebt he was as thick as to short planks lol looks like you best get the music on and start practising hehe

Yep, thick as two short ones! He still hasn't worked out that the garden gate (through which he has gone every day since he was 7 weeks old) opens inwards!

poor poor Dempsy

well done for getting over your little wobble. i know when i first got woody i would sit and cry and wonder if i had done the right thing as he seemed to hate me and wouldnt listen and the mouthing was horrific - seeing him now makes all that anguish worth it. good luck

So glad you changed your mind over Shay, you'll look back in a few months time and think "how could I have thought to let him go" good luck to all of you, happy times ahead now

Don't worry about asking questions, i am forever asking questions on here hee he , sometimes i bet everyone thinks not another question but i just want to get everything with bruno right

Bruno311210 wrote:Don't worry about asking questions, i am forever asking questions on here hee he , sometimes i bet everyone thinks not another question but i just want to get everything with bruno right

I'm guilty of that too. I also wonder if people are fed up with all my questions and stories, but as I say "If you don't ask, you don't know".........and the stories and updates, that's just coz I love my Roxy to bits and coz this is a Staffy forum I gather you guys don't mind reading my rambles

Good luck with everything

thanks guys much appriciated but i warning you you may never here the end of me lol

good luck and keep the questions coming, we all need to learn especially me

dannii wrote:thanks guys much appriciated but i warning you you may never here the end of me lol

The thing is, although a forum like this is primarily for people to have a friendly chat and a laugh about their dogs, it's also to let other people have the benefit of our collective experience! None of us are experts (I pretty sure we don't have a vet on here yet!) but a lot of us have been through most of the things that can happen to a dog and his family, so why not share that?

It's really fantastic to know that something you've learned in the past has helped someone with a problem now.

yeah I wish I had a computer back when Jethro was growing up.. I would have asked so many questions.
Somehow we made it through, but I can tell you Jethro caused alot of headaches over the years.. and I used to think.. is this normal??. he was a pretty full on boy !!

woop woop for Shay, great news your keeping her. Don't worry about the questions it's how we all learn. I ask loads of questions, but also read a lot of the threads on here and have learnt so much.

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I have questions to ask 24/7 but I have learned sooooooooo much it is unreal it is such a good forum for everything I even discuss my emotional state and there is allways a friendly reply It is such a honor to be a member.

this thread made me giggle again, omg u lot, can u imagine an invasion of staffies and their crackpot owners on britains got talent?????????????

I'm game, i'll organise the glasgow one, dunno if u can consider jake lyin on his belly talkin to me as dancing tho, hmmmm and caryll, that was defo a tena lady moment reading abut ur garden fence lol xxxx

Hi danni im going to appologise back to you cause you got a pretty hard time last time you were on and it wasnt called for, of course if you have to make a choice its your son. Its so hard to take on a dog that has had so many homes you deserve a medal.
Ive been there and got the t-shirt I had a mongrel when I first got married lived on a shitty estate my hubby worked 15 hours a day 2 small kids and a premature baby and cancer. Couldnt keep the dog in she jumped the 6ft fence with ease and knocked on the door when she wanted to come home in the early hours sometimes.
Backed out the last minuet and kept her till she was pts at 11 years old with kidney failure it upset me I always felt id let her down for not having the time and should have done better for her.
Im glad you have decided to try again though and what shay needs is rules and definatly pecking order staffords need a firm approach . good luck and if I can help in any way then ask

At one point enough was enough and w

Such good news danni so glad your keeping shay

Great news that your keeping him Dannii.
If you have a million questions in your head ask a million. Worse thing that will happen is no one will reply. Problem is we are all too nosey to see what the post is about and we all love a gossip so not much chance of that happening.
We are all learning. Every dog I have had has given me new problems to solve.