Big or not??

Just signed up to this forum, got myself a staff, its 6 months old an is 17" tall with a 17" head, people have been telling me that he could possibly be a big staff when he fully grows, just looking to no from people that would no more than me??

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Hi and welcome from the girlies and me    He does sound big at 6 month but some are bigger than others. Breed standard dictates they should be 14-16 inches at the withers and for a male 13-17kg.

Hi and welcome from me and Daisy   

Sounds quite big, would love to see pics, is he from a rescue?

sound like an cross breed to me   17" at 6 month it going be bigger then american bulldog   

Well, he's only an inch over the standard, and a lot of dogs reach their full height between 6 & 9 months, so he may not grow much taller if at all. If that's the case, then he won't be that much bigger than the max. height.

Any chance of some pics?

Hiya from me and Vinnie, some pics please   

Caryll wrote:Well, he's only an inch over the standard, and a lot of dogs reach their full height between 6 & 9 months, so he may not grow much taller if at all. If that's the case, then he won't be that much bigger than the max. height.

Any chance of some pics?

6 & 9 month are for small dog, meduim size dog is 12 months, large breed is 18 months

How do i upload pics?

Have a look at this   

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t12017-how-to-post-a-photos-onto-the-forum

Just readin through it now lol thanks.. His name is Kobe, i bought him when he was 8 weeks old, love him so much an he is the friendliest dog i have ever seen, great with everyone

Oh I see, sorry I thought you had just got him today! Staffies really are people dogs   

How old is ur staff?

She's about 2, not sure exactly as she is a rescue   

Gorgeous if you copy the img code on the bottom right hand side on photo bucket and paste here your pic will show instead of the link   

Awww he's gorgeous, fixed the link on the first one   

No prob thanks im still a novice on here lol.. Do any of u think there is a cross in him? In my eyes he looks like a full staff to me?

You'll get the hang of it   Looks pretty much staffy to me too but without papers you'll never know for sure.

hia from me and sasha   he is gorgeous,looks very staffy like to me   

Looks staff to me but as Saz says difficult to tell if no papers, whatever he is a beaut   

Hi all, Kobe is lyin beside me on the seat counting sheep lol

his muzzle is a bit longer IMO but it could just be the photo

This is pics of him through his growth, from the 1st night we got him to now

O he is gorgeous Oz is big and he is a rescue so we will never know but we love him all the same 3 stone 90% muscle 10% daft xxxxx

He's a very handsome boy hiya from us

Sara what do u feed him? An how much exercise does he get? I really want my dog to be in great shape that's why i came on here to get tips an info

At your boys age he should be getting 2/3 30min on lead walks per day, with of lead play too. I'm not sure what sara feeds, my girl is fed raw.

Can u post a pi of your girl Hayley?

Here she is.

Hi and welcome to the forum from me and the zoo xx

Hi and welcome to the forum from Rocky and me.

He is a very handsome lad, I think there maybe a bit EBT in him but I'm useless at guessing crosses.

She is class Hayley

Lennonbhoy wrote:She is class Hayley

Thanks   

I would say 100% he is not a full stafford. His face shape is totally wrong.

I take it you didn't see his parents?

How sure are you on this? Because i was shown the parents, iv seen staffs round the same as age he is now an they pretty much all looked the same as what he does, i duno maybe ur right

Steve wrote:sound like an cross breed to me   17" at 6 month it going be bigger then american bulldog   

no it isn't

Hi from me and the boys

Hi Ella, what do u think on this discussion?

This is him as of yesterday

He looks lovely, Katy is 18" at the shoulder! & she's 14 months   

The trouble with a dog of his age is that they go through weird growth spurts! They'll get leggy & thin, then chunky several times!

To be honest, he looks like a stafford to me, although his muzzle seems a little long for a pure bred staff. But as I said, their growth can go through many changes up to about 18 months!

Lennonbhoy wrote:Hi Ella, what do u think on this discussion?

Well my staffy is 19" tall and weighs 24kg so he's over standard but is an unpapered staff, but he's nearly 3 now and leveled out.

He certainly seems to look like a staffy cross, and looks like possibly EBT in him, how much does he weigh? sorry if i missed it

Many "Staffies" have something mixed into them a few generations back, you will never know for sure unless you have full papers. My Kuchar's dad was undoubtedly a pure Staff, but his mum had much longer legs (and was longer in body as well) than standard, so Kuchar at a few days off 2 years old is taller than standard (don't ask me to measure him, he won't stand still!) and weighs just over 21 kilos (4 kilos heavier than standard). Everyone takes him as a Staff (although he doesn't have the huge head which tbh I'm glad about, as he still looks like a puppy in profile and has the sweetest face).

Your pup is gorgeous and I'm sure you love him; continue to feed him well on good quality food so that he grows to his full potential, exercise him sensibly as suggested above (no trying to build muscle!), train him to be well-behaved and friendly to all, and you'll have a dog to be proud of!

Wow he's very handsome! Bane has quite a long nose and everyone is always asking if he is English Bull cross! So maybe

Hi and welcome from me and my two

Hi. You have a lovely dog but i don't think that he is a full staff. More likely his parents are "staffies" who had a crossbred in their history. Without papers you will never know.

Hi Oz is about 20 - 21 inches to his shoulder (he wouldn't stand still) he is fed on nature diet which is all natural food and gets about an hour exercise in the morning and the same if nit more in the evening. If OH is at home he gets another hour during the day, he has so much energy so us important that we give him loads of exercise but also brain games to make him think which also tires him out x

Goodnight everyone