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@First Mate Thank you very much for your kind comment I feel it is my duty as a dog owner to be responsible and to make people & other dog owners feel as much at ease as possible.

@Bonniebird Thank you for seeing that i am not selfish I'm just trying to raise awareness about what good dogs staffies can be and that this stigma that they have attached is not true at the end of the day its down to the owners! I hope you do re-home a staffie one day they make great little companions, wonderful pets are loyal and always eager to learn.

Jeremy I do still think you should not have just picked up and focussed on one aspect of my post without actually considering all the other points I made and what I have been through myself but each to their own as I said I do have my dog on a lead when I'm walking him on the street! In your post you weren't very clear at all it was more like an attack! I am responsible and I do take into consideration other peoples feelings and the fact that people might not like or be scared of dogs I if anyone should know what its like to be scared of a dog attacking after what I have witnessed and been though with my own dog and fianc?. Jeremy do you have a dog??

Hi Bex Thank you at least you have bothered to read my whole post rather than like Jeremy taking one point and focusing solely on that one thing. When met the lady she was walking not on a bike but i would think its the same lady she is lovely and her dogs are great. How is Tilly??

Jeremy The fact that you have chose to pick up on one aspect of my post is pathetic!! I do walk my dog on a lead when walking on the street as i said when in the park if i see another dog i put mine on a lead also if i see small children i do the same as he might seem scary to a small child but as i said in my earlier post when he is off the lead he walks to heal and i don't let him go running off miles ahead. I always take other people in to consideration shame some people don't do the same with me! But then you don't receive some of the abuse i do when my dog is on the lead! Also in the park should a dog not have a little run and if you have read both my posts you would have read it was my fianc? that lost his finger and my Staffie that has been the victim of dog attacks So are you saying only my dog and bull dog breeds should be put on a lead or all dogs??? And further more do you have a dog? May i also add my dog lives with and has been brought up with 6 children i got him when he was 8 weeks old and he turned 8 years old yesterday!!!! I think you comments is both ignorant and ridiculous!! And just to clarify it's NOT pure self indulgence I am a very responsible dog owner.

@uncle glen each to their own but what a pointless spiteful comment to make if you have nothing worthwhile to say! Say nothing at all.

Hi First mate Thanks for your comment, I don't think a dog should necessarily be kept on a lead if it is obedient, well trained and not aggressive as i sometimes walk my dog off the lead but he walks to heal, sticks by me and is very obedient however if i see a dog in the distance i will put my dog on a lead for mine and my dogs safety because i cannot predict what the other dog may do and 9 times out of 10 its fine and as they get closer i ask the owner if here dog is social and ok with other dogs most times its a yes so then have a little play together! :) But when there are areas where your dog must be on a lead i always abide by those rules and keep him on a lead where as other people do not respect this rule! The size of a dog doesn't faze me as any dog big or small is capable of biting and injuring someone but a bigger dog would be worse than a smaller dog. My friend has a Rottweiler that goes to visit sick children as a therapy dog! Now that is a big dog that would be quite daunting to some adults and children yet he is out there helping sick children everyday despite his size. As for my situation in the park sorry the lady shouted and then went on ahead of us but as we caught up a bit it was then her dog went for mine and if her dog is protective or views dogs or others as a threat then this dog should be kept on a lead as this dog is unpredictable and aggressive in my opinion. But in the end it is down to the owners people have dogs breeds such as Rottweilers, Staffies, Bull Mastiffs, Dobermans, Alsatians And many others and the purpose of the dog is as a statement to scare people or to fight and be aggressive which is wrong and thats when a dog has ended up in the wrong hands! Its disgusting and disgraceful the dogs is the one who suffers in the end not the owners. I met a lady in Dulwich Village the other day with her two Staffies which she had re-homed from Battersea Dogs Home and she also lives in the village she told me of an incident where she had gone to Brockwell Park to walk her dogs and a group of guys approached her with a what she described as Staffie and Staffie cross dogs and asked her if she wanted to fight her dogs now these are the type of people that give dogs a bad name & train their dogs to do all the wrong things and that is why you should have to have a dog licence also these are the type of people who are breeding these dogs and cross breeding them and selling puppies for as little as ?20 to a maximum of ?100 to earn a quick buck and think sometimes there is up to 8 pups in a litter they didn't ask to be born. Also i went to Crufts this year and was speaking to a lot of the Stafford breeders and they were telling me that they would NOT be breeding for at least 3/4 years as there are so many staff and staffie crosses out there and in the dogs home that they do not wish to be responsible for anymore pups being born and unwanted or used for fighting! The breeder i got my dog from is very reputable and does not let any pup go lightly he thoroughly vets you and keeps in contact with all the owners & dogs and he very rarely lets the bitch pups go incase someones intention is just to breed them. And to finish: Staffordshire Bull Terriers Although individual differences in personality exist, common traits exist throughout the Staffords. Due to its breeding, and history, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier is known for its character of intelligence, fearlessness and loyalty. This, coupled with its affection for its friends, its off-duty quietness and trustworthy stability, make it a foremost all-purpose dog. It has been said that "No breed is more loving with its family". The breed is naturally muscular and may appear intimidating; however, because of their natural fondness for people, most Staffords are temperamentally ILL-SUITED for guard or attack-dog training. Staffordshire Bull Terrier puppies are very easy to house train.

To all the ignorant people who like to tar all Staffordshire Bull Terriers with the same brush as vicious dogs should perhaps educate themselves about the breed which is know and referred to as the nanny dog because they have such a caring nature. Also a lot of people do not even know what a true staffie looks like and see a cross breed and say oh it was a staff when in fact it wasn't a staffie at all it was some kind of cross breed or another breed of dog all together!! I have a staffie he is a pure bred full pedigree stafford his dad is a crufts champion and i got him from a Kennel Club registered breeder and saw both his mum & dad. He is the most soft loving little dog you could ever meet a will always greet you with a sock he has pinched! I take him into my local shops all the shop keepers know him and let him sit on the mat inside the shop whilst i get my shopping. Last year he was attacked by a pit bull cross the dog bit him on the back of his neck an picked him up off the floor my dog didn't even try to defend himself or fight back he was totally helpless this also resulted in my fiance loosing half his ring finger on his left hand as he tried to free our dog the attacking dog turned on him biting his finger clean off the owners of the dog did nothing and did not try to get there dog off and when my fiance was saying "your dogs bitten my finger off" they still did nothing he managed to pick our dog up (who is by no means light) and run to the car for safety!! My dog had a deep open puncture wound on his neck about the size of a 2 pence piece also he was bitten on his leg none of the wounds could be stitched as it could lead to an infection as a dogs mouth has so much bacteria in it so i had to flush his wounds twice a day with syringe and solution to keep i clean also i had to keep pulling the wound open to flush it out under vets orders which as you can imagine caused him more unwanted pain he also had antibiotics. The owners of the the dogs that attacked mine disappeared with no regard as to what had happened. This time the attack wasn't down to a staffie!!! A staffie my staffie was the victim! But it wasn't the dogs fault either its down to the owners you get a puppy/dog its like a baby it only learns what you teach it so its down to the owners being responsible, teaching and training there dog in the correct manner. I am so fed up with walking with my little pooch and having people screaming at me "put your dog on a lead" "he vicious" "he's one of those dogs that rip your throat out" I was in Dulwich Park with my little brother who is Downs Syndrome and my little sisters in the summer this year we had hired some bikes out my dog was running along with the children when a woman started screaming "put your dog on a lead he's dangerous and if you wont put him on a lead he should be muzzled" I was so shocked!!! But later on wait for it..... Her Labrador in fact went for my dog bit at him and was snarling and growling right near my brother and sisters who were very scared! With that i put my dog on the lead and i'd had enough in a very loud voice said "Please everyone take note i have just been told to put my staffie on a lead or muzzle him by this lady as you can all see it is in fact her dog that is aggressive and territorial trying to attack my dog maybe she should in fact muzzle her own dog and herself" at which point to my surprise people actually cheered, she then dragged her dog off red faced with not a word more to say!!! I hope i have given you some food for thought and please let me know what you think?! :) BecsBex i hope Tilly is ok and enjoying her walks again thank you for your post. Aquarius Moon comments like this: >when you sadly hear about poor dogs/cats attacked or killed, it is nearly always done by a staff or other bull breed. You should learn more about the breed and hopefully you'll read my post and think before you post and blame staffies & bull dog breeds for nearly all animal attacks & deaths!!

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