New staffy owner

Yesterday i purchased a blue and white staffy, it was a family decision as we all wanted it and will all help bring the dog up, we have named it tessa, its KC registered.

Sorry forgot to say my name, its Stefano.

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Welcome from Iza and me   Mind plenty of pics   

hi i'm picking her (Tessa) up on Thursday afternoon, as im having a one to one with a puppy trainer on Thursday morning as me and my wife want to be fully prepared and my wife wants to build her confidence up, i have already bought all the necessary stuff needed for our new arrival, and of course our two kids cant wait for her to arrive.

You certainly sound all set to go with whirlwind Tessa, remember when mine arrived was so excited   

after her second vaccination im going to take her to puppy training course with my family so can get to meet new people and kids will love it also it will do Tessa good.

Hi Stefano, best wishes to you all; with all the preparation you've put in place, sounds like you're just the right owners for a lovely staffie pup.

I prefer to be prepared and before actually getting Tessa i did loads of research and thought it through with my wife until we decided to go for it, there were many staffys non pedigree or father KC reg. but mother not , i wanted a staffy that had all the proper background and the papers to back it up, i might be to meticulous but at the end of the day we wanted a full pedigree with all the right paper work, andi'm not saying that the cross breed staffys or non KC staffys are less i just wanted it this way, all dogs are to be loved and treated equally, just our decision really.

hia from me and sasha   well done to you for doing all your research before getting your pup   ,exciting times ahead,we'd love to share it with you   

on thursday i will have her home and i will take some nice and detailed pics and post them on here.

ohh we love to see pictures on here,the more the merrier   any help you need with any thing just ask away,good luck on thursday   

seen as your offering these is one thing, can i clip her nails every now and then if they get long? also i read in a staffy book that for the first 6 months its good to give walks and exercise but not to much as there bones are still forming and are a little soft.

thanks.

ive found a pic taken by my wife when she went to look at it with my son
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Awww adorable! Hiya from me and Moo - been such a long time since I had a pup

thanks janey.

aww she is adorable   the golden rule for walking is 5 minutes for every month of their age,a little more is ok if she is off lead and can have a rest if she gets tired,and yes your right it does help their bones,as for her nails i always get my vet to do it if they need it .

does this 5 min. rule apply only for there first six months? so just so i understand whn she is 3 months old no more than 15 minutes walk,and when she is 4 months old no more than 20 minute walk? (this only applies when on lead?) when off lead in garden or at park (after second vaccination) i can let her do her own thing? ( because if she gets tired she can rest on her own accord?)

I thought kids where hard work...................lol

yes thats about right,she can have a couple of walks a day,she be fine in the garden,good to think of them as kids,specially in the middle of the night when you get up to let them out for the loo   

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Eeep so exciting, seems so long since Vin was a pup. Hiya and welcome from me and Vinnie   

Welcome from me and Alfie. Tessa is a real cutie

Hi and welcome from me and Daisy, what a little cutie   

Hi and welcome from us and Suki

Hello and a warm welcome from me and Stella  

Welcome to you and your little beauty from Darcy and me

Hi and welcome from Ozzy and me

Hi & Welcome from Flo and me.. What a cutie. Can't wait to see the pics as she grows up  

AHHH so gorgeous!!!

Exciting times ahead for you all. Don't forget, if you have any questions, just shout.

Hi and welcome to the forum from a fellow twin blue,s ice and blue boy , you have some great times ahead , would love to see some photos 

Cheers Andy

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

Welcome from me and Axl

Hi and welcome to the forum from Rocky and me

ello and welcome....its fun having a new pup around isn't it....especially at night..with the whinning...enjoy..its all good.  

Hi and welcome from me and my two

hi all, the first night she didnt sleep at all, all night crying ect,not eaten all day as well,it is the first day and night so hopefully tomorrow will be better. gonna take some pics tmmorow morning and post them.

Welcome from the kids and I. She will take time settle

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adorable little puppy in her basket if you have an old quilt with your smell on it.and a clock place the clock where the dog wnt lie under the cover she will settle no end takes a little time but a pup is worse than a child apart from not weeing in the house acting like a kid doesn't change.

Oh my very cute and you have hands full

i stopped a woman with a staffy puppy and she never escaped for fifteen mns was a llittle red staffy i dnt think theres any place big enough as i want to kidnap all the pups.  

well she wees in the house sometimes if we cant catch her in time, we are wee training her but it isnt easy.

another little problem we seem to have is that she nips a lot,(she does it thinking she is playing) we are trying to get her to loose that habit by saying a firm no when she does it but it sure isnt easy. as soon as she has her two vaccinations we can take her out and i think that will be much easier, and good job we have a garden as she is in the garden the most of the time with us.

A staffy trait the teeth soon as the pup tries to bite ignore the behaviour turn your back on her if u approach her again if she doesnt bite ,nip give her plenty of praise.

Beautiful pics, would you mind if I used a couple on our fb page? x

which ones? not sure about using the ones with my kids i will have to ask my wife as well