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hi. im a new member, my name is anna, and im a new staffie owner, and i just ADORE it, ive a black 11month old male, called pudding, and has bought joy an love to my home and life, and hasnt a bad bone in his body, but im so surprised at the the reaction of some people, as "keep him on a lead" when hes playing in the fields, i always keep pud on a lead til ive sussed the area out, then all being well, hes off, playing on the fields, or beach or in the woods, but should we come across, generally people with small dogs, he wants to play with them, i always say he plays rough, and i put him back on the lead,whilst the other smaller dogs yap yap yap, and their owner will look at me an pud as if to say, he s bad and aggresive, all because of staffies have had a bad name in the past, anyone else had staffiephobia???

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Hi and Welcome to the Forum from Flo & me

Yup had similar experiences with people that read trash newspapers. The trick is to grow a thick skin and have a few witty replies to respond with

Welcome from Iza and me Not really, where i live is a small village in the countryside and most people here are dog lovers so I'm a bit lucky that way.

Hiya from me and Vinnie

Hiya from me and mia

hia from me and sasha

Hi and welcome from Oz and me, Ian has it spot on, just ignore the ignorance

Hi and welcome from us and Suki

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

Pudding is one of my nicknames for my Knox

Hi and welcome to the forum from Rocky and me

Hi and welcome , ive had my dogs okay with other dogs but he doesnt like staffies, lmfaoo

Hi and welcome from me and my two

Hi and welcome! I have to say I love your dog's name what a perfect name for a Staffie!!

Hi from me and the boys.. I get this too the trick is to walk pud in the same places so the other dog owners and their dogs get used to seeing you two and then gain confidence that your dog is no threat.
Its a shame and with two i have double the trouble but i have made some great friends walking the dogs and they have too.

hi ,love the name black pudding you must be from lancashire,it upset me sometimes the reaction i get but then i meet an idiot with a dog all teeth and hecles,if your scared your scared,as above when they realise they are wrong happy days

Yes, today a Border Terrier growled at my Staff and the bloke who owned him said: "He thought your dog was attacking."


WTF?

It's water off a duck's back nowadays for me. But it used to really hurt my feelings.

Hi yes used to get it a lot, it just made me more of a responsable owner, as my dog got older we would see the same people whilst out on walks there dogs practicaly choking themselves pulling on the lead, bouncing up and down because they where yapping so much, or tying their owners up with their leads, my boy would be sat waiting to cross the road walking to heal and coming back towards me when he saw yappy dogs that where off the lead, he knew what was expected of him, and I think secretley he knew he was prooving a point, the picture in my avatar is my boy at about 8 months and my son at about 12 months, he was the only other I would trust with my kids apart from my GF, as said above get a thick skin, and proove just how wrong they are.
welcome from another new member

Welcome from Bane and I What a sweet name!

Hi and welcome from me and beau yes I get it a lot especially with small dogs I just say it's a good job she's been feed and walk awaywith a smile on my face it's great

Welcome from us and as said just ignore the ignorants .