Staffy Stories

Deta

I got her from a woman who was moving into rented accommodation and couldnt take her with her. (saved her going to kennels) She is full of life never stops unless shes been on a long walk then she will sleep all night!
 
We had to invest in a baby gate at the bottom of the stairs when we moved into our first home, this was because as soon as we went out to work she would go upstairs and get under our duvey, head on pillow and sleep all day long. Only discovered this when she was in such a deep sleep she never heard the car pull up and we caught her asleep.

As you may have gathered Deta is not allowed upstairs however on the occasions when she sneeks up she gets very giddy and to get her back downstairs I turn the bath on and it takes less than a second for her to be downstairs. She's not a fan of baths however once in there she will stay there till I lift her out she's such a placid dog.
 
She always likes to pull her bed into the living room when we are watching telly think she is worried she will miss something!!
 
My parents are not dog lovers and especially my dad he's scared of dogs. But now I have my staffy they love her. If I'm working my dad is happy to come and walk her they have her on weekends when im away and spoil her! Never thought I'd see the day they would be like that with a dog. All I hear them doing it telling people what a great dog she is and if anyone says anything bad about staffies my mum puts them right.

Meg

Meg has been a part of our family for eight years now. We brought her home when she was only weeks old. She's a daft dog and can be really giddy but hasn't got a bad bone in her body! Her trademark is definitely rolling over for people to scratch and tickle her belly! She's so soft! Meg is also fantastic with her best bud, our four year old Daughter Evie.

They truly do adore each other. Meg is very protective over Evie and has been from the day we brought her home from the hospital. She used to sleep under her moses basket! They have grown together and have a very special bond.

Alfie

Although we are dog people we hadn’t had a dog for 15 years but then my daughter in law had a friend who had a little Staffie that had become too much for her. Since we adopted Pebbles in 2008 we have often thought about getting another one but as we worked did not think it would be fair. It was therefore a lovely surprise to find out about Rooley, as he was called then, on the website via Marjorie just a couple of weeks before I retired in April.

I kept it quiet from the rest of the family as I spoke to Marjorie and Nick (the fosterer) about Rooley and took Pebbles for a walk with Nick and Rooley to see if they got on. As they got on famously I gave Nick the nod and we made arrangements for us to adopt him. It was still a big secret but I knew he would fit in perfectly and my husband had been going on about getting a friend for Pebbles for months. When Rooley arrived there was great excitement and my husband and two sons fell in love with Rooley – or Alfie as we named him – immediately.

In the last six months Alfie has become part of the family. He and Pebbles get on like brother and sister and we all love him as if we had had him from a pup. He is no trouble whatsoever and likes nothing more than snuggling up to you when you are sat on the sofa watching television. Although housetrained perfectly Alfie wasn’t very good at doing what he was told but Pebbles has taught him how to sit and play with toys.

She’s also taught him some naughty habits like refusing to go for a walk in the rain and how to watch for the postman from the top of the armchair but these funny little quirks just make him even more lovable. He may have smelly breath which we just can’t seem to shift but we love him to pieces and now it takes all my efforts to stop my husband from wanting a third little dog.

Tara

Tara is the Tan coloured one we collected her from Stainbeck after she was handed in by her owner who couldn`t cope with her, according to the vet she is approx 6 yrs old and had 2 litters,she has been brilliant, slight anxiety about being left but now cured,our other dog Gus 10.5 yrs(whom we also rehomed after being handed in as an 18mth old) has accepted her without a problem .

They are now best mates who groom each other and share toys etc.for people who are wary of Staffies can I say that you would be hard pressed to find breed of dog that love humans as much as this breed they are always pleased to see you and be with you.

It seems the phrase "there is no such thing as a bad dog just a bad owner" would suit this breed and the bad press they receive,we wouldn`t hesitate to give another Staffie a home if God forbid anything happened to either of our two.