Essays on preservation breeding, natural rearing, and life with Staffords.
“The one thing all dog trainers will agree on is that the others are wrong” I don’t know who said that first but in my experience its certainly true. No wonder most pet owners are confused. Before I knew any better I too was influenced by a local guy who a ton of dog owners
Continue readingPay attention to what your dog is telling/showing you. We can alleviate their anxiety simply by paying attention to them more carefully. Parts of this video terrified me. Parents – you MUST honor your dogs – they deserve respect – you must teach your children how to also be compassionate and respectful of your animals
Continue readingThere are many differences in dog breeders, owners, trainers, rescues……. what we all ‘should’ have in common (which we do not) is respect for the animals we represent.
Continue readingThere is much controversy as to who first spoke those words. There is little controversy over the truth those words speak. Lately we have been discussing how interesting it is that for some people their default action/reaction is negative. It’s as if an immediate response must be made on each and every topic being discussed
Continue reading25 USES & BENEFITS OF THE MELISSA ESSENTIAL OIL I truly believe in the benefits of using essential oils in our everyday life. I have been a distributer with Young Living for over ten years (#1166695). I tried other brands but always came back to Young Living. Recently I saw a post where a couple
Continue readingI’ve blogged before about how its super important to support one another, work together or if you can’t just remain silent. We all have at least one important interest in common. Staffordshire Bull Terriers. If we didn’t share this interest you wouldn’t be here. We don’t have to be best friends with all Stafford owners.
Continue readingWe 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
Continue readingI 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 readingI volunteer my free time to help Staffords. I do this freely and of my own will. I spend hours each day on some sort of project related to Staffords. I am either promoting The Stafford Knot, helping raise money for the parent club, assisting with rescue, running online auctions where I give away my
Continue readingIn the days prior to Facebook we had Bullbreeds Online. Before that Yahoo groups. Prior to that there was Compuserve chat rooms. Even before that, before the internet, people actually called on the telephone to speak to one another. The phones usually were attached to walls or at least a base unit was. Those who
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