big staffy

HI im new here just wanted some advice, i have a 14 month old staffy he is my second staffy but hes grown so big , at the moment hes tipping the scales just under 40kg with not a bit of fat on him, my vet said he is a full staff and he has more to grow, is this normal for a staff my other one just got to 20kg

thanks jac

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Hi from me and mine!

40kg - crikey, that's a big dog. I'm afraid I'm going to disagree with your vet and say that's not a full staffy. That's way over the top weight for the breed standard, so even given a little leeway he can't be full staff. I'd love to see a photo...

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

That is one big lad! I'd have to agree with Liz on this one and say it's not full staff but what does that matter!? I bet he's still an absolutely gorgeous boy. Whack a picture up so we can all see how gorgeous he is xx

Hi from me & Katy, wow that's a big boy would love to see some pics.

Hi there id have said your dog was a cross as well heres how to post photos https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t12017-how-to-post-a-photos-onto-the-forum Welcome from me and mia.

He had to get his teeth fixed as he had a bit of an under bite so went to a specialist k9 dentist, he also said he was full staff, but then he grew another 16kg lol ,

PMSL you have a gigantic dog on your hands

Come on, show us some pics - we can't wait to meet him

Hi ya Jac, welcome to the forum from Flo & me

That's one big fella and I would suggest at that size he isn't full Staffy. mind you a picture might help

having trouble posting pics from my phone,

Hi and welcome from us and Suki

I managed to get a pic on my profile

Vet moaned at me for Iza being 18kg at 1 year, said was overweight ha ha Welcome from us both

his head doesn't look that staff to me either, more cane corso x maybe

I would disagree also with him being a full staffie. My girl is big for a staffie and she's 20kg! Scott type American Bulldog's crossed with staffies can have a similar look.. Did you see his parents?

hia from me and sasha pics pleassse

Wow, he looks great in your Avatar picture

He looks lovely but i can tell from your profile pic he is NOT a pure staffy. There is some bull breed in there and it may be staffy, but it could equally be american bulldog or similar.

If you could post a full body pic we could have a better guess at the parentage. Katy is staffie but weighed in at 25kgs @ last weigh-in, but she's a tall girl & 3yrs old now so fully grown (hopefully)

thank you everyone who replied iv gone onto website and looked at american bull dog staff mix and yes he looks like many of the pictures there, his breed makes no difference to me as hes such a lovely dog and i wouldnt part with him but i knew he was way bigger than he should be and still has more to grow. Hes a very powerful dog and im thankful that he is well socialised. however when people see him they are always commenting on him, some are quite fearful of him until they see hes such a good natured dog and i was starting to feel a bit silly saying he was a staff when he towered above all the others ,

So... He is a Staffy, just a good looking crossed one

I would probably not say he is a staff at that size. Not sure what you would call him though. I take it he was sold as a staff?

His mother was def a staff I saw her vet and specialist dentist both said staff but as he grew I knew he's got something else in his genes, he was the biggest pup

Dogs can potentially have several fathers to a litter...so two staffs COULD give a mix if the bitch was exposed to another dog. I had a lab who was caught once by the neighbors springer and rottweiler. she had a brown and white pup who grew up to look very spaniel like with long hairy ears and a fussy tail and general features and one black and tan who looked a bit like a fat stumpy doberman with short ears and no hair anywhere.

Hiya from me and Vinnie, yes I would agree with the others defo not full staff but hey who cares he is gorgeous xx

someone said to me today he looks like a bullboxer , id never heard of them but i guess it doesnt matter i just knew he wasnt a full staff, again thank you everyone for your replies

 hard to tell unless we have a full picture gorgeous none the less

He looks a lot like my dog's mum actually - she had a pure staffy mum and an american bulldog/rottweiler dad. Does look like a bull breed though, I usually say Gizmo's a 'mostly staff' because he's technically 3/4...

He looks like he gives the absolute best cuddles, probably not great as a lapdog though.

Wow he looks gorgeous. My oz is a big boy weighs 25kg and is very tall but you have a whopper and bet he gives massive cuddles too