2 weeks til we get our staffy puppy!

Hello all,
My name is Alex and I am soon to be a staffy puppy owner along with my husband Ben.
We are very excited and a little bit nervous but are doing all we can to prepare in the next two weeks before we get her.
I've always wanted a dog and I've always loved staffys. We are getting a girl, she is currently 6 weeks old tomorrow, and she is affectionately called Dora (the explorer!) by her breeders family. We love the name so intend to use it too.

I've already read a lot of helpful tips on this website, so I'm hoping it will be a really useful resource if/when we get stuck! And also I've loved seeing everyone's staffy pics. I shall put one up when we get her.

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hello and welcome from me and billy

Welcome aboard and Congratulations!! Can't wait to see some pictures of her!

Hi from me and Harvey!

welcome from me and my girls Kita & Izzy

Hi there and welcome..

I am loving the name Dora!! Can't wait till you get her and post lots of photos of her.

Thank you for such a warm welcome!

Yeah we thought the name Dora was fab too. We had been discussing names before we visited the litter and Dora was the only pup that they had named out of the 11! (is 11 a lot of pups for a staffy? - I have sooo many questions!) Dora is much better than any of the names we had come up with.

To be honest I think the breeders were a little disappointed that we chose her because I think they were pondering keeping her for themselves!

I'm just glad that there were only two girls to choose from, two had been chosen already and the rest were boys. If I had had to choose from all 11 pups it would have been soo hard! They were all so adorable!

I do have a pic of Dora from when we visited, I'll put it up if I can work out how to do it.

Right I've signed up to photobucket, so here goes:


I'm worried she is a little small. She is 5and a half weeks in this pic. But then I seem to be finding a million and one things to worry about!

What are you expert opinions?

I'm not an expert but she is so so cute I wouldn't worry at all about size at this age, there all so different. What an absolute darling. 2 weeks and counting

Hiya and welcome to the forum She looks gorgeous and very healthy to me

oh thank you for the replies. I didn't realise I would be such a worrier!

We definitely thought she was cute too

Two weeks seems sooo long....

hi from me and woody.i think Dora looks just a fine size and such an adorable name

Hi from me and Tinkerbell. She looks absoultely gorgeous, I love her name too.

She's very cute! You must be so excited. We've had our little guy for almost 2 months and it has been the best experience. You'll love having Dora around!

Hi and welcome from us and Suki. She is very cute. They all grow at different speeds and most people think their dog is undersized at one point.

You might find this information helpfull

http://staffy-bull-terrier.co.uk/basicsfornewpuppyowners.html

Hi and welcome to the forum good luck when you get her

She looks fine to me, she is still very young and very cute
I would also read as much as you can re having a new puppy, jstaffs link is a good place to start.

Hi there and Welcome from Me and RoXy

Lovin' the name DORA. I often think I should've called my girl Dora too.........like you say "Dora the explorer" but then again could be "Dopey Dora"

Your little girl looks lovely, and in my opinion does'nt look small for her age, she looks great. Just remember to take loads of pics coz they grow sooooooooo fast. ( and feel free to share them with us, coz we all love pics )

Welcome to the wonderful world of Staffys

Thanks for all the reassurance everyone! I'm glad you approve of her name too
Thanks also for the link, it was very helpful!

Dora is divine!! What a cutie..


I wouldn't be too worried about her size, I remember Jethro was a tiny little baby..yet Winston was a big lump of lard!!

Welcome

12 is a big litter for a stafford the average is about 5 so yes its huge
She doesnt look small so mum must have done a brilliant job looking after them all.
Hello and congratulations and dora is a lovely name

most exciting part of getting your pup is the run up to bringing them home..im very impatiant tho lol,dora looks adorable!! i currently have two female staffys ones 6 months our newbie is 8 weeks i adore my girls and hope you have an amazing time watching her grow..welcome to the joys of stafford parenthood!! enjoy [img] daija at 5 months [/img][img][/img]roxi at 6 weeks

Oh how cute! I love Daija and Roxy!
Thanks again for such a warm welcome. Dora, Ben and I will definitely be sticking around
Gem - I'm not surprised to hear that Dora's litter is unusually large, I suspected as much! All the pups looked very perky though, so you are right mum must be doing a good job

We spent most of yesterday puppy proofing our sitting room. Hopefully our crate will be arriving today so I can test it in the space we cleared for it.
Our next job is to fill in a few holes in the garden fence!
I was a little alarmed after researching poisonous plants to find that we had a few in our garden. Nothing on the deadly list thankfully, but a few from the 'will make your dog sick' list. What is the best approach to take? Should I remove the plants? I'll obviously now be teaching her not to eat any plants if she goes near any, as I know our parents gardens will definitely have some nasty ones.

aww I love the above 2 photos.... too cute for words!!

Hey and welcome!

Dora is just adorable, you almost want to munch her lol

I'm a little jealous because my pup is ony 2 weeks old so i have a very long wait before we can bring her home. I look forward to some more pics of Dora though, and some tips for training if you ever stumble across something that works.

Good luck

Hello and welcome to the forum from me and ace

Bless, I saw a pic of Sapphire in your intro message, Maxien. She is soo tiny! What a poppet!

Ace looks like a very cheeky chappy

I'm currently reading 'The Perfect Puppy' by Gwen Bailey, I'm about half way through and it seems very informative and useful so far. I'll let you know how I get on with it when Dora arrives.
I hope the training will be as easy as the book makes it sound :

alexiastra wrote:
I hope the training will be as easy as the book makes it sound :

It never is, but that's what makes it all the more fun!

Caryll wrote:

alexiastra wrote:
I hope the training will be as easy as the book makes it sound :

It never is, but that's what makes it all the more fun!

Don't worry, I'm expecting some fun and games, lol!