BigBlueTyson

Hi BigBlueTyson

I am assuming you are a registered breeder, who is going to show your boy and do all the relevant health and temperament testing on your dog before breeding?? And if he doesnt turn out, desex him? Just having a quick look on the dogzonline breed profile for staffordshire bull terriers there are a few hereditary diseases that responsible breeders test their dogs for (PHPV, PPSC, Distichiasis, and HC and DNA for L2-HGA and Hereditary Cataracts).

There are more than enought dogs suffering from preventable hereditary diseases because BYB and unresponsible registered breeders, looking to make money dont test their dogs before breeding. Please do the right thing.

im not yet a registered breeder but i will be going through all the procedures with the CCCQ when i think the time is right. he is fully papered and his parents tested for common staffordshire bull terrier hereditary diseases. I will be going through all the right procedures and if for any reason he is not upto standard to breed he will be desexed.

Perfectly normal. Sometimes in adult dogs their testicles seem to sit on top of each other instead of side by side as you might expect. As long as they're both fully descended and one doesn't do a disappearing act on a regular basis, nothing to be concerned about.

oh sweet thanks, i was getting worried.

cheers

hey guys dont know if anyone can help me but one of my staffy's testicles sits higher than the other. like they havent dropped evenly lol. can anyone help havent seen it before. he is in good health etc but yea just wondered if it is concerning as i will be putting him up for stud when hes abit older.

cheers

The whole reason we take our dogs to puppy training is to learn about how to get them started with issues like leash training.

I would either go and ask for help or find another trainer- but you do neither yourself nor Tyson any favours if you don't get him into classes NOW.

Could you not ring the trainer and discuss this? If Tyson is doing his best impression of a baulking donkey (I call this "donkey dog") on leash, this is extremely common in pups and something I'd expect any trainer to advise on.

yea i rang the trainer and she advised of the hall way technique and just encouraging him with treats making alot of turns. maybe i should just ring tommorow and say im still having trouble

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Dan

Some aren't ready at this age and the more you force the issue the worse you will make it. Personally I'd tell the puppy school instructor to get stuffed if they said my puppy "needed'' to do anything by a certain age!

Have you put his collar on him and just left him to it? From there progress to giving him treats if/when he follows you, gradually making it only if he's somewhere roughly around where he'd be on leash that he gets a treat for. After that, get a piece of light cord or rope about a metre long, tie it to his collar and leave him to it. Treat when he follows you, when he follows you closer. Let him play with the cord (since he's probably a bit over the whole leash idea, let him learn this thing hanging off him is fun)

Pick up the cord, then drop it as soon as he walks one pace, treat. Then two paces, treat.

Buy a different lead to the one you've been using (only needs to be a cheap one) and repeat.

After this if you have a friend or relation with a placid well behaved dog then it could help to walk the two together - first just on the lawn, then out in public.

Don't rush him - Staffords, especially the dogs, can be incredibly slow at this age, the bitches' brains seem to start working a bit earlier than the dogs'!

yea i might tell em to stick it! i thought it was abit weird when she said "yes he needs to be walking on his leash" he walks around fine with it dangling on him but soon as you try to lead him he dont like it to much lol

cheers dan

hey guys i have a 10 week old male staffy pup. i have been trying to get him walking on his lead since 8 weeks, i have tried treats and positive encouragement, it interests him for a couple of minutes than he goes back to laying on the groud and wont move. apparently the intructor from puppy school said i need him walking on his lead by next tuesday night because thats when im taking him to his first puppy school lesson. Im thinking of leaving it as i dont think he will be ready. does anyone have any ideas im in brisbane south side if anyone knows any good puppy schools in the area?

cheers

Dan

cool cool, is 5.5kg big for a 9week staffy pup? is it an sign that he might be big boy when hes older

thanks for the comments guys, looks like royal canin seems to be the go?

cheers

hey guys, i have 9 week old staffy pup and was wondering if some people who have had an english staffy as a family pet or show dog could help me out. he is a purebred full papered dog and am looking to get into shows when he is a bit older. He is currently weighing in at 5.6kg(is this a good weight). i have been feeding him royal cainine (junior) dog biscuits and giving him a few slices of this ham stuff called tucker time of a night. ill probably be switching his food soon to (supercoat junior) as the royal canine is very expensive.

I will also be taking him to puppy school in a weeks time what are peoples thoughts on healthy treats etc that i can take?

any suggestions would be great!

cheers guys

Dan