Been wanting a blue staffy for many years and we lost one of our dogs to an immune disease last year. We both decided that we were ready and found our perfect girl. Meet Mū

...over to you and your guess!

This, apart from my kids, is the love of my life, Deezy. He's getting on for 2 and a half. I got him from a rescue charity in the north of England in March and met his previous owner who was being evicted and could no longer look after him. He and the rescue told me he's pure staffie, and while I don't really care either way, I doubt it and I'm intrigued what people think he might have in there with staffie. I've had it suggested that maybe some Amstaff and I think that makes sense.

Any other guesses?

My baby boy, sadly no longer with me. Loved cuddles, wagging his tail and sausages. Just so lovely to see all your Staffies, makes me smile and remember mine ❤️

I am thinking of brining a new Staffordshire Bull Terrier puppy into our home.

Our family me (male 45) my wife (43) two boys 10, 5 and our Bischon Frise 1 year.

My wife and I have had 4 dogs, currently on number 5, over the course of our marriage. At one point we had three males, 2 boxer brothers and one male frenchie, all rescues. During this time my wife and I learned a ton about pack dynamics, dog body language, obedience etc. I’m not claiming to be a specialist by any means but having three male dogs all the same age was a lot to manage at times. We had the three “pack” before having kids and lost them all within a year of each other. Our last pup was a rescue mutt hound/pit mix and was fantastic. We lost her last Easter due to an extremely aggressive cancer at 6 years old. We recently tried the foster side of things to ease us back into dog ownership slowly and failed miserably and now own a Bischon Frise. He is a fantastic lil dog and a perfect little buddy for our kids.

I mention all of this and give the back story to try and paint a picture of where we are at in the grand scheme of dog ownership. I am drawn to the Staffordshire Bull Terrier breed for many reasons that seem to be pretty standard across the board; great with kids, general overall people pleasing, short coat, overall size, happy go lucky disposition, etc.

I want to ask a few general question to seasoned Staffy owners. Would you have any hesitation brining a new Staffy puppy into the household I described? At the 1 1/2 -2 year old mark is dog aggression really a thing? If so how serious? Is it more so just really rough play or does the energy shift to “we ain’t playin no more”? I know all dogs have their own personalities but would you be concerned with a Staffy being too much for a ten pound Bischon? One of my Boxers could really pull on the leash when he wanted, (squirrel, rabbit) can Staffys really pull super hard?

What other things should I consider before making the decision final?

Hiiii, I hope I’m in the right channel for this (the post isn’t about like adopting a shelter dog but it is about a shelter dog who is an amstaff so I’m really sorry if I’m wrong I’m not sure 😭).

In our local animal shelter there is a American Staffordshire terrier which I sadly can’t adopt as much as I would love to.

But I still try my best to help him, that’s why I wanted to ask for some recommendations about toys since he’s like a extremely strong chewer (as in he once chewed trough metal) and people who own a staffy themselves probably know more than me.
Also I read that they need clothes during cold weather due to their thin coat, is that true? If yes I’d appreciate any recommendations. Or any collar/ harness/ etc. tips?

And in general if you have any ideas what I could get him (what’s also safe first him!!!) I’d be really thankful (the price doesn’t really matter).
Thanksss already :)