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I've had my Staffy, India, for about nine months. She belonged to my brother; when he passed away, she was grief stricken. At some point, she decided she was mine. As much as my brother loved her, he didn't really train her, so that's what I've been focusing on. She's super intelligent and has responded amazingly well to training. We still have a few problems on the lead (she likes to pull... A lot - haven't yet found a harness that helps) but in just about every other area she's been brilliant. We spend hours trekking out over the fields (say, does anyone know if Staffs ever get tired??) and spend further hours playing ball. She's been my rock this past year so, I'm just here to say hello, read through old posts, and gather some info on the best way to look after my crazy girl!

Hi from me & Katy, sorry to hear of your loss. Glad India chose you. Katy is well trained but still pulls like a tractor No they never seem to get tired they can walk for miles & still want to play when they get home. They don't know when to stop Look forward to seeing pics

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Hiya from me and Vinnie, so sorry for your loss but great times ahead with India, try a gentle leader lead like a figure of eight tht stopped Vin pulling along with training to heal aswell xx

Thanks for that. I'm using a Mekuti Balance Harness at the moment. It worked perfectly for about two weeks - and then she figured out how to work against it...

Hi from me and Ruby

Hi from us. Have you tried the Sporn non pull harness? We use one with a half check collar both connected with a 6ft lead.
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Hi and welcome from us and Suki

Hi & Welcome to the Forum from Flo and me... It's funny how they just kinda claim you

Hi and welcome from my and Lexi. Your story made me feel all warm Inside. I bet your brother is really happy that you have taken her on xx

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

Hello and welcome to the forum

How lovely that India choose you! You will find more info as your read through the topics but for the walks I would recommend a 'canny collar' it worked wonders for us and can be found relatively cheap on Amazon
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=canny+collar&tag=mh0a9-21&index=aps&hvadid=3171101191&ref=pd_sl_4hn3ypkqf5_p

Do they get tired...erm...nope we went for a 2 hour walk this morning followed by play time and fun training and hes only just gone for a snooze!

Nikita & Shéara

Thanks everyone for the welcome - and thanks for the harness tips. I'll do a little more research x