unfortunetely i think there are far too many owners of staffies who are the typical chavs and want to look hard. I have found that most of the staffies owned by chavs are aggressive because the owner encourages it and thinks its great!
Meet any decent staffie owner and i bet most of them will be nice. Much like any breed, it jus happens that the 'nicer' breeds arent bought as a penis extension! i dont think the chavs will buy a poodle to boost their ego! So u find so many more poorly bred staffies and poorly brought up staffies.

I dont think they are any more likely than any other breed to be aggressive, theres just more of them around owned by idiots than there are decent owners!

Totally agree with that Jenny

omg that's horrible what was she meant to do, attack the barking dog?

I have met a few staffs like yours Moli who are the sweetes little things.... but sadly most of the ones I meet these days are wearing 10kg of brass collars and snarling at Archie It's so annoying because like I said I really want to like this breed but every time I meet another staff with a stupid owner it puts me off more

hi tuti i wanst personally attack you i was just saying this should not be in a debate section, sorry if it came across as thou im having a go at you! but been as this my choice of breed them im gonna have to stick up for them!
if u had put this under and nother thread name of section then it wouldnt be so bad! it does not belong in debates

so im sorry if i personally attacking but i wasnt coming across that way!

From my own experience with Loki I've met sweet, friendly staffs and aggressive staffs. But then I've met sweet and aggressive dogs of many breeds, including GHDs, JRs, Labs, Red Setter, Boxers, etc. etc.

I've read about aggressive staffs but can't honestly say the ones I've met have been any worse than any other breed.

Some examples of SBTs we've met:

Loki's friend Holly SBT knew him from a pup and she is really good with him. Poor old girl puts up with a lot from my madlad.

Another SBT we met was happy to socialise but Loki took a dislike to him and started the trouble - his owner said he gets that a lot for some reason.

One we met at the vets the other day was very aggressive.

A SBT pup we met was the cutest, sweetest, most gentle little thing ever.

I don't get to meet too many Staffies round here but a friend of mine had one and she was a lovely dog. She wasn't concerned about other dogs at all - all she wanted to do was find a large stone and carry it in her mouth and she was happy. She was about 15 when she was put to sleep earlier this year I did meet a male staffy a few weeks ago and I don't know why but wimpy Benji started crying when he saw it walking towards him I told him to stop being so soft - he usually loves to play with any other dog but there was something about this one that put him off. Perhaps it was the way it walked up to him like a mini-tank LOL but his owner just said come on Marley time for home and off he trotted obediently

hi tuti, not necessarily over breeding, but puppy farmers catching onto the craze and stupid owners who breed any two dogs together. Unfortunetely quite often they will breed their dog even if its aggressive, and there u end up with 8 little puppies copying mums aggressive behaviour... 8 new agressive staffies in the world being passed onto more idiot owners who want a bargain and who want a buck or two from breeding aswell!

If staffies are bred and brought up properly by knowledgable caring owners, they can be great dogs and not aggressive at all. They would be socialised better, brought up better and cared for better.
As with any breed, when the unknowledgable owners start breeding, this is where the problems arise.

I agree with you Jen that more idiots own staffs than any other breed but don't you think staffs would have an inclination to be aggressive because of their history?

Im not going to lie, staffies arent one of my favourite breeds, and i admit i treat them with more caution than say a spaniel or a lab, but i dont by any means hate them, they are a wonderful breed, its just such a shame the label they have been given

Hayley Tuti was well in her rights to do so!! She has put her opinion across thats all. As a Staffie owner you should maybe Educate rather than disapproving of someones post. At the end of the day I too myself have had bad experiences with staffs and yes, rearing A Staffordshire Bull Terrier sensibly and responsibly plays a very big part on how a dog will mature. Yes, this also includes other breeds, but sadly SBT is the one of the Breeds that has the bad press too.


Tuti, the problem today is the way they are brought up the couple who had the puppy don't trust their own dog now that is sad!! I let my dogs off lead, and i hold them by the colour if anyone is unsure, I smile at them politely and half the time they make an effort to aproach my dogs, Why? Because i too am polite and they trust me!! If my dogs were dog agressive, i wouldn't allow them off lead. Kai is no angel, he has bigger balls than King Kong lol but only when Keisha is in season. She can be back at the house, but Kai can be on the beach and be annoyed with everyone Thats just his male ego I presume

So sorry you have had bad experiences, I will be in London in the new year with my gang, hopefully we can meet up, Archie too!!!!!