Blue and Tan staffs

Just seen some staff pups for sale,they were the cutest things ever.I've never seen Blue and Tan staffs before.

i never see that before

i wonder if they will lose their blue when they get older

they could do

Awwww what lovely colours, they are so cute.

I've only seen this in pit bulls.Really cool coloring

Cutest little things ever :O

Awww how cute

There was one of them round here, looked how the first pic does when it was younger but the blue started to take over the tan parts as it got bigger so it looked like a sort of seal point colour but they must have rehomed it cos they have a toy poodle now so never see it get past about 6mths

Hmmmm, really cute, but another dilute?

I suppose it'll be classed as a 'rare' colour & the price will go up, or am I just being cynical?

Your probably right Caryll

They are cute and the breeder will probally use the color to get a higher price.

Another cross? Very cute all the same

i dont know what they are it the colour we looking at.

Caryll wrote:Hmmmm, really cute, but another dilute?

I suppose it'll be classed as a 'rare' colour & the price will go up, or am I just being cynical?

Your not being cynical Caryll your more than likely right, again colour (or lack of it) over conformation
Seriously very cute, and needs loving but dont be fooled in a high price for a rare sbt it probably doesnt have a pedigree but then im probably being cynical

Id never seen them before but i suppose they can have them. Thats the problem these days people sell them for more because they class them as rare ive seen black and tans going for 700 which i wouldnt pay personally

I noticed that too,the breeder wants between £300-£450 for them and up to £500 for the male one,it's ridiculous. Jett was and still is so much nicer than them and I got him for less than £100 with him being the last of the litter.

youngkaiser wrote:Id never seen them before but i suppose they can have them. Thats the problem these days people sell them for more because they class them as rare ive seen black and tans going for 700 which i wouldnt pay personally

Dont get me wrong its not the price of any pup its the fact breeders are pushing them as rare that makes me mad.
Kaiser for me has good conformation and you know I love him but £700 for a colour is robery

They are cute, but you cant really push them on as rare cuz they are obviously outcrossed somewhere along the line. Its very unlikely that they are naturally that colour or someone would have seen it before. I have seen it in dobermanns.

In dobermans it's called Isabella.

we paid a premium for billy cassue he was blue, and slowly but surely as he is getting older he is becoming a brown brindle, but we still love him

Very cute puppies!!

I only found out how popular the Blue's were when we started seriously looking at buying a Stafford a few months back. I'd become interested in Staffords about 10 years ago and never found one blue for sale now they're all over the place.

I think they're great looking but the prices people are asking for them are disgusting IMO..

ive got a blue/brindle staff and he looked a colour like that when he was born can i upload pics on this page?

derbystaff wrote:ive got a blue/brindle staff and he looked a colour like that when he was born can i upload pics on this page?

Hi & welcome.

Why not start your own page in the new memebers introductions? You can upload pics to that!
https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/f7-new-member-introductions
Just click 'New Topic' & you're away!

will do caryll, thanks

I've seen it in Dobes and have heard it is correlated with health problems in Dobes.

CatStina wrote:I've seen it in Dobes and have heard it is correlated with health problems in Dobes.

Yes, there are health-related issues in dobes.

Same is true in staffords,it's a dilute gene,recessive and can cause issues,Skin and Coat problems are common in blue staffords, and it can cause Colour Dilution Alopecia along with auto immune issues.

I personally would like a total ban on Blue to blue mating's for that reason,as you only dilute the gene further,therefore increasing the risk of these issues.

hi, der thats the fisrt 4 me nvr seen it dun, in say,n dat nvr seen many blues but had a red staff named simba! gr8 pics interesting 2 c wat da fair out like in few years! asome i bet!

Im not into showing at all but i dont know if the showing colour restrictions have me brainwashed or something, but i dont like the colour at all! I like purebreds to be of typical colour, i mean i can't imagine a rottie being anything but black and tan, or a samyod being anything but white..

They are very cute but i just dont like the colour sorry.

Tyler&megsmum, couldn't agree more! There are so many problems that come out of breeding dilutes to dilutes!

The last time I got into this debate, the door was slammed shut on it! so I'm not going to say any more on the subject other than one of Max's sisters was blue/fawn like the one in steve's pic above, and she was going for slightly less than the blues !!!