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piptickle · 01-03-2009, 03:37 AM

As has already been said Pit Bulls have been illegal here in the UK for years, yet every time I walk down the street I see them. I have nothing against the breed -I love all dogs, banning them has had the worst effect on the breed possible, because now they are a status symbol for idiots!!! When the wrong kind of people are the only ones breeding,training and owning these powerful animals then of course the breed will go downhill

Its such a shame

Years ago before Pits were banned a friend of mine used to breed them. When the legalization first came in only aggressive Pits were PTS and it became illegal to breed them-they all had to be neutered and muzzled whenever in public (even in your own car/yard

) Many staff crosses were accused of being Pits and were forced to live the same way or be PTS

For years I never seen any Pits but now they are being advertized for sale, some refer to them as Irish Staffs and this is having a very negative effect on "real" staffs. Every time there is an incident/attack involving Pit Bulls the media refer to them as "staff type" dogs! We own a Staff and were recently told we could'nt bring her camping with us because they don't allow "those" types of dangerous dogs

Nikki is the sweetest dog you could ever imagine and has never even so much as growled at any one EVER

I have never personally come across a "bad" True Staffordhire Bull Terrier and 90% of my friends and family own them, they are a very popular breed in the Northwest of England, possibly because thats were they originally came from and partly because they too are becoming a status symbol which is very sad

We originally bought a staff because we researched them and were recommended by friends that they were great with kids! Our staff is our baby, we don't encourage her to bark/growl (infact she is a very quiet dog), we don't use a macho leather harness and encourage her to pull and we try wherever possible to promote this breed as a supurb family friendly pet! They are rubbish guard dogs and would welcome any intruders into your home as if they were long lost friends

My kids can take the food out of Nikki's mouth, climb into bed with her and my youngest can sit on her back and she is always pleased with the attention! I call her "The worlds fattest LAP DOG"LOL! (DISCLAIMER: I ALWAYS supervise my kids around the dogs even though I trust my dogs, kids are far more unpredictable!!!) I'm really scared that Staffs will eventually go the same way as the Pits and be branded as "EVIL" and IMO all of this has come about because Pit Bulls were BANNED! Even the Kennel Club and the RSPCA have been quoted as saying that banning the breed was the wrong way to go.

01-03-2009, 03:37 AM	#25
piptickle Love my Mika!!! Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cheshire UK Posts: 2,430	As has already been said Pit Bulls have been illegal here in the UK for years, yet every time I walk down the street I see them. I have nothing against the breed -I love all dogs, banning them has had the worst effect on the breed possible, because now they are a status symbol for idiots!!! When the wrong kind of people are the only ones breeding,training and owning these powerful animals then of course the breed will go downhillIts such a shame Years ago before Pits were banned a friend of mine used to breed them. When the legalization first came in only aggressive Pits were PTS and it became illegal to breed them-they all had to be neutered and muzzled whenever in public (even in your own car/yard) Many staff crosses were accused of being Pits and were forced to live the same way or be PTS For years I never seen any Pits but now they are being advertized for sale, some refer to them as Irish Staffs and this is having a very negative effect on "real" staffs. Every time there is an incident/attack involving Pit Bulls the media refer to them as "staff type" dogs! We own a Staff and were recently told we could'nt bring her camping with us because they don't allow "those" types of dangerous dogs Nikki is the sweetest dog you could ever imagine and has never even so much as growled at any one EVER I have never personally come across a "bad" True Staffordhire Bull Terrier and 90% of my friends and family own them, they are a very popular breed in the Northwest of England, possibly because thats were they originally came from and partly because they too are becoming a status symbol which is very sadWe originally bought a staff because we researched them and were recommended by friends that they were great with kids! Our staff is our baby, we don't encourage her to bark/growl (infact she is a very quiet dog), we don't use a macho leather harness and encourage her to pull and we try wherever possible to promote this breed as a supurb family friendly pet! They are rubbish guard dogs and would welcome any intruders into your home as if they were long lost friends My kids can take the food out of Nikki's mouth, climb into bed with her and my youngest can sit on her back and she is always pleased with the attention! I call her "The worlds fattest LAP DOG"LOL! (DISCLAIMER: I ALWAYS supervise my kids around the dogs even though I trust my dogs, kids are far more unpredictable!!!) I'm really scared that Staffs will eventually go the same way as the Pits and be branded as "EVIL" and IMO all of this has come about because Pit Bulls were BANNED! Even the Kennel Club and the RSPCA have been quoted as saying that banning the breed was the wrong way to go. __________________ YORKIE MUM TO MIKA 12 MONTHS OLD!!! MIKA & FLETCHER D.O.B. 03/17/08 Last edited by piptickle; 01-03-2009 at 03:40 AM.