2019 SBTCA National Specialty Weekend – Louisville, KY
Thank you Karl-Johan Sanfer for creating this wonderful movie for us!
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Category: Breed Standard
59 pieces of writingNature of the Beast – Taken from SBTCA
Nature Of The Beast The following is meant to introduce the uninitiated to the Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Because this link is more about the…
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For years I have used the above hashtag much to the annoyance of some. I have had people ‘unfriend’ me on social media (that’s okay with me btw everyone doesn’t need to follow me). I have had 100’s of discussions on this topic. My viewpoint can be more easily described in the following blog post
Continue readingAn Open Letter to All Breeders
AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL BREEDERSBy Lynsey Smith -If you don’t have goals: DONT BREED.( Producing “great” pets, or big and impressive ISN’T a goal). Far too many breeds have been RUINED because people breed simply for pets with no REAL goals for the breed. -If you don’t TEST your dogs in some way (health
Continue readingThe Shops at TSK
We have been hard at work over the past year building an online shopping ‘mall’ to help support the growing need for funding for Stafford rescue. Sadly we are now helping families re-home their pets mainly due to lack of support from their breeders. Some breeders are also selling puppies to anyone with the cash
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I made the following suggestion to the SBTCA National Specialty Committee that I am currently serving on – There should be an extra nontraditional class at the national specialty called the “best family” or similar where you have to enter a minimum of three generations, preferably four. The purpose would be to show the direction
Continue readingPuppy Culture – Leashwork 1
This is a video showing the first steps to teaching leash walking in heel position. The puppies are 9.5 weeks old. I am about a week behind where I normally wish to be at this age but we have been very busy with work thankfully so catching up as I can. This is a Puppy
Continue readingWaiting for a puppy?
So here you are waiting for a puppy from the breeder you have developed a relationship with after a lengthy search. You both have agreed that your expectations and theirs are a good match. You have passed the breeders detailed interviews, home checks, reference checks and enjoyed many lengthy conversations over the last few months
Continue readingSingleton and Puppy Culture
If you follow this blog then you already know about a ‘litter’ we had eight months ago where two puppies were born and we lost one at 36 hours old. We were faced with the new challenges of raising a single male puppy using all the protocols – Avidog, ENS, Puppy Culture, etc. Aside from
Continue readingReposted from a puppy buyer/friend
The following two posts were written by my good friend and puppy owner – I am sharing because I feel its worthy of being on this blog. So often I get calls and emails from people wanting to buy a Stafford puppy but they haven’t done any research – all they can think about is
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