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Help! My Stafford Is Pregnant


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The little one with the black markings could be named Semaphore. He has dot dash dot down his back. :)

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Please have those puppies checked for deafness. They are very cute and squishy.

You've been googling too much.

There is no need for the OP to rush off and have them tested, stop the scaremongering.

I have seen plenty of white staffords with hearing issues, it's not scaremongering it's concern. Thanks.

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I'd be keeping my eye out for any hearing issues once the pups are actually up and about... say 4-5 weeks...

I too have seen first hand some hearing issues with all white bull breed pups born in rescue.

There is most likely nothing wrong with these particular pups, but I'm sure the OP would be better served to know what sort of issues all-white bull breed pups can have, yes? Forewarned and all that...

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There are some amazingly helpful people on here who love to give advice to others; on any topic. Unfortunately, they have little knowledge, and the advice is wrong.

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My understanding is that while any pure white dog has a higher potential for hearing issues than the average dog, white Staffords in general are very unlikely to have hearing issues. Something to do with good pigment.

Can't quite remember exactly though.......

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There are some amazingly helpful people on here who love to give advice to others; on any topic. Unfortunately, they have little knowledge, and the advice is wrong.

And can result in a lot of unncessary worry for dog owners. No need to spook the horses here IMO.

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White dogs of any breed or cross can be deaf, it's not a bull breed thing.

Very simply put, the specialised hairs inside the ears which vibrate to transmit sound don't work as they should if they're white. If all of them are white then the dog is probably going to be deaf.

If the dog has no pigment on the outside of it's ears it's more likely to have no pigment inside it's ears. This can be actual coloured hair or skin pigment, it doesn't appear to make a lot of difference which. Yes dogs with coloured external ears can be deaf but it is less likely.

The fact that this is not a white-to-white mating makes it very unlikely the pups will be deaf, but OP does need to be aware of the possibility.

I have just been through this with a pup from a brindle sire and a pied dam, he is white with a brindle eye patch. For several days when he was about 5 weeks old we were wondering if he was deaf, but he's not.

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The little one with the black markings could be named Semaphore. He has dot dash dot down his back. :)

Very clever. :)

The pups are adorable. :D

Isn't semaphore where you wave flags in certain ways :laugh:

Puppies are very cute and glad to hear that they are doing well :) Sorry to hear about the little angel who didn't make it, its always sad to lose one :rainbowbridge:

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Just stating what I believe to be a good idea, but do what you think is right. As for others and their thinly veiled insults....ugh

Perhaps you might like to stick to dispensing advice for a breed that you have actually had something to do with.

Perhaps you should be less rude. I was being helpful and have experience with deaf Staffords and know it does happen. Have a nice day :)

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Just stating what I believe to be a good idea, but do what you think is right. As for others and their thinly veiled insults....ugh

Perhaps you might like to stick to dispensing advice for a breed that you have actually had something to do with.

Perhaps you should be less rude. I was being helpful and have experience with deaf Staffords and know it does happen. Have a nice day :)

No one is denying it happens. However the way you post suggests that it happens a lot. SBT people say it doesn't. Very confusing and worrying for the breeder of these pups don't you think?

Just out of interest, how many is the "plenty" of deaf White Staffords you have encountered? Are you sure you don't mean Bull Terriers? :confused:

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Just stating what I believe to be a good idea, but do what you think is right. As for others and their thinly veiled insults....ugh

Perhaps you might like to stick to dispensing advice for a breed that you have actually had something to do with.

Perhaps you should be less rude. I was being helpful and have experience with deaf Staffords and know it does happen. Have a nice day :)

No one is denying it happens. However the way you post suggests that it happens a lot. SBT people say it doesn't. Very confusing and worrying for the breeder of these pups don't you think?

Just out of interest, how many is the "plenty" of deaf White Staffords you have encountered? Are you sure you don't mean Bull Terriers? :confused:

I actually used to know a lady in the hunter valley, quite a few years ago that rescued deaf/partialky deaf white staffers mostly, she had about 4 or 5 over the time I I knew her. I have also come across a few in shelters and met one reg sbt completely white and completely deaf. I am not sure whether the rescued ones were pure on not but they looked very staffy. I have only met a couple of deaf bts. I've known quite a few deaf acds though. They're not uncommon around here unfortunately. I didn't mean to scare her (if I did) , I was just concerned.

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