hello..everyone,please could someone advise me

hello everyone i have just joined this website and wondered if someone could give me some advise...i took in a girl staff last yr as she was being mistreated by former owners,she was only 12 weeks wen we got her she is now 14 months old and she is a diamond...we did have problems with her been very nppy wen we got her but she is now out of this and kids love her to bit...we wanted to get another staff and i have put my name to another girl which i pick up in three weeks time...but i have been told by a few people that getting another girl wouldnt be a good idea as they will fight all the time " is this true"???

I's always recommend having one of each, as two of the same sex may fight. However, plenty of people have two bitches or two dogs & they get on fine!

A lot depends on how you introduce them and how they are trained to tolerate each other. You may find you have problems when one of them comes in to season (if they're not spayed) as the hormones rage, and you'll have to watch out for this.

I would never leave two dogs alone together, whether they are the same sex or not, but again, many people do.

i have 2 bitches and touch wood have never had a problem, but i would advise a dog if u dont already have one, my bitches wont accept anything into the house unless it is a tiny pup, just be careful x

i know people that have same sex staffys that get on fine ,, but my mate also has two girls ( sisters) that do fights sometimes , out the blue and they do wound eachother ,, also my dad got his bitch from a friend who had to re-home her to my dad as roxy and his other bitch began fighting at every oppertunity when blaize became mature . id say its pot luck.

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Ditto what the others have said. Good luck.

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hi angie544 -hello everyone i have just joined this website and wondered if someone could give me some advice...
my friend had 2 staffy bitches for years and they never fought... until recently... one of them had 2b put down bcuz she was tha badly injured. but all dogs are different and as long as theyr interduced properly n neva left alone i shud imagine theyl b ok. good luck

As you say, they're all different. My dog's dad comes from a top breeding kennel in Kent. The lady has between 5 & 10 EBTs at any one time, plus occasionally pups. They all live in the house!

That means that there will be at least 3 or more bitches all living together, and she manages to control any potential problems (how she does it I've no idea - I have enough trouble with just the one!).

But a friend a few years back had two bitches & a dog. They had just about all grown up together & although she used to seperate the boy from the girls when she went out, she left the girls together & they were always ok. One day she'd been shopping & came back to a bloodbath. She's no idea what caused it, but both bitches were virtually comatose & covered in blood.

I'm not trying to frighten you or put you off - just trying to make you aware that it may not be easy & you'll have to watch them carefully.

Ive been around staffords for a long time and I also study and work in mental health physcology in humans!!!!!
I know loads of people who have multi dog houses but I personally would never have more than 2 and opposite sexes I dont want to risk conflict and am confident of the 2 I have

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Hi and welcome. Yeah I would be really careful about leaving them alone together.. even though Jethro my old boy gets on well with our pup I would never leave them alone together... you just never know !