What breed is this dog?

Nekarsulm

This small female dog was running around our village this morning. No collar, very friendly and happy dog.
No one seemed to know where she came from, so brought her home, having left a notice in the shop.

Bulldog? Bull terrier? Pitt Bull?

Dubs1990

Looks like a good owl staffy to me!

diarmuidb24

Looks like a Staff to me bud. One of those 'dangerous' dogs, yet she seems pretty friendly around you, and you being a complete stranger to her!

Nekarsulm

National school kids were going on a tour, dog was mad excited with the amount of patting she was getting.
Jumped on the coach when it arrived!
Would possibly lick you to death if allowed.
Has already been chased by a ewe, tramped through mud and puddles etc, etc.

Will bring her to the vets when going to check the cattle later, she might be chipped.

deadlybuzzman

If shes longer than she is tall then shes probably a staffy, especially if she's that friendly. I hope my Mrs doesn't see this thread or she'll bring that dog home in a second!

Subcomandante Marcos

Gorgeous staffy is what she is. She looks well looked after as well, so I'd say there's a family out there looking for her somewhere.
If you have facebook find the local dog shelter/charity's page and ask them to share the pic if she's not chipped.

Nekarsulm

Left my phone number in the shop opposite where I found her.
If anyone rings and calls me "BOSS" I'll say she was collected....

deadlybuzzman

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Left my phone number in the shop opposite where I found her.
If anyone rings and calls me "BOSS" I'll say she was collected....

There's a woman I know that found a stray Pitbull, brought it home and did the usual things to find the owners. Turns out it belonged to some proper scumbags.
It broke her heart to let them take the dog back but low and behold a few weeks later she's out shopping and low and behold there's the same dog out loose wandering around the middle of a busy town again.
Second time around she knew better and you'll not find a better cared for dog anywhere!

dashoonage

OMG look at that face!!!!

Nekarsulm

Dropped into the vets, and they scanned her. Chip present and they looked up the owner. Phoned him for me, and he was at work and didn't know she was out of the garden.
So the vets are keeping her till the owner collects her, after work. They are open till 7, so she'll be home tonight!

shel64

she's adorable, definitely a Staffordshire bull terrier, looking at her picture reminded me of my old staffy, died at 12 years, lovely temperment, made me feel sad to remember him, great pets,

VonVix

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Dropped into the vets, and they scanned her. Chip present and they looked up the owner. Phoned him for me, and he was at work and didn't know she was out of the garden.
So the vets are keeping her till the owner collects her, after work. They are open till 7, so she'll be home tonight!

Well done you for keeping this sweet girl safe!

kathleen37

Thanks for looking after her. She's a real beauty!!! Staffies are wonderful pups

DBB

I for one am relieved that you survived this potentially lethal encounter with what clearly is a savage, vicious, dangerous animal

dashoonage

DBB wrote: »

I for one am relieved that you survived this potentially lethal encounter with what clearly is a savage, vicious, dangerous animal

I mean look....those belly rubs are lethal!

kylith

She'd lick you to death as soon as look at you!

jomalone14

Brilliant news that she was microchipped, makes it so easy to trace an owner. If only all strays could be reunited like this. Well done you for looking after her!

Nekarsulm

jomalone14 wrote: »

Brilliant news that she was microchipped, makes it so easy to trace an owner. If only all strays could be reunited like this. Well done you for looking after her!

Another day or so, and it would be hard to part with her!

Manion

Staffies are great especially with children. They are extremely human orientated and like nothing more than to be around people. They are little bundles of personality.

aonb

Theres a staffy that is walked past our charity shop every day. He is the most muscular dog Ive seen - fab brindle coat. He comes into our shop to get fussed over and a treat (we're an animal rescue/shelter) - its gotten to the stage now where he REFUSES to pass our shop - lies on the ground and could be dragged on his back, by the leash! So he comes in, makes a complete show of himself slobbering over everyone in the shop, moaning with pleasure, has his treat, then off he goes. These vicious staffy's are the business

Subcomandante Marcos

aonb wrote: »

Theres a staffy that is walked past our charity shop every day. He is the most muscular dog Ive seen - fab brindle coat. He comes into our shop to get fussed over and a treat (we're an animal rescue/shelter) - its gotten to the stage now where he REFUSES to pass our shop - lies on the ground and could be dragged on his back, by the leash! So he comes in, makes a complete show of himself slobbering over everyone in the shop, moaning with pleasure, has his treat, then off he goes. These vicious staffy's are the business

You and the other staff and volunteers are lucky you're not savaged on a daily bases by this beast.

deadlybuzzman

Thankfully I think thanks to the likes of Paul o grady and othets the daily mail induced bullbreed panic is passing.
In fact my own mother would love a staffy only shed not be able to exercise it enough.

Manion

deadlybuzzman wrote: »

Thankfully I think thanks to the likes of Paul o grady and othets the daily mail induced bullbreed panic is passing.
In fact my own mother would love a staffy only shed not be able to exercise it enough.

Why not adopt and older staffie that doesn't require a lot of excercise. Places like <snip> always have a hard time finding homes for them due to their reputation.

kathleen37

Manion wrote: »

Why not adopt and older staffie that doesn't require a lot of excercise. Places like <snip> always have a hard time finding homes for them due to their reputation.

I really, really love Staffies. Think they are just fab. Lovely, lovely dogs.

The only concern I would have with them with an older person, would be if they accidentally knocked against them.

That is just from personal experience; my cousin's staffy accidentally knocked my Mum over, and Buster is 14 now - he's still quite hefty but not as speedy! Unless food is involved and then he is off like a shot!

Just something to consider.

beveragelady

kathleen37 wrote: »

I really, really love Staffies. Think they are just fab. Lovely, lovely dogs.

The only concern I would have with them with an older person, would be if they accidentally knocked against them.

That is just from personal experience; my cousin's staffy accidentally knocked my Mum over, and Buster is 14 now - he's still quite hefty but not as speedy! Unless food is involved and then he is off like a shot!

Just something to consider.

I had one as a child, and while he dragged me around after him like a waterskier he was very gentle when my elderly grandmother or a smaller child was holding the lead. He knew the difference between people who were up for horseplay and people who weren't.

deadlybuzzman

Shes looking for a real low energy older dog that won't pull at all and although she watches all those dog rescue shows her only real world experience with staffys is with my dog (which is actually a hyper brute of a Pitbull Terrier but explaining that she's not a staffy might just cause more hassle than its worth!)

Manion

We adopted our staffie from <snip> about 4 odd years ago. She'd been used as a breading dog and then dumped. From there she ended up in the pound and onto dogs <snip>. She was in really bad way when she arrived into them and had some substantial behavioral problems.

Her first attempt at being adopted ended badly, essentially because the would be owners ignored all advice and direction from <snip> about how to care for a traumatised dog. They put her in very stressful situations and forced human interactions on her. Eventually she went for someone visiting the house and that was her back to <snip>. As a result of that experience she also became aggressive towards other dogs.

Anyway, then we came a long, there was lots of advice and coaching. We met her about 6 times on site before bringing her home. Someone came from <snip> to assess her after about a month as well. We followed all the advice and direction given and now she is grand around people, though we respect her limitations and don't push her.

Anyway, I guess the point of this is that really dog behaviour and dog temperament is as much if not more to do with how we care for them as their own natural inclinations. There are no bad dogs only bad owners. I would recommend <snip> as they do an assessment of every dog to determine the type of people who would be the best fit for that dog.

deadlybuzzman

By any chance was the dog getting alpha rolled?

650Ginge

Nekarsulm wrote: »

National school kids were going on a tour, dog was mad excited with the amount of patting she was getting.
Jumped on the coach when it arrived!
Would possibly lick you to death if allowed.
Has already been chased by a ewe, tramped through mud and puddles etc, etc.

Will bring her to the vets when going to check the cattle later, she might be chipped.

They are all like that.....loves kisses, even if you don't. ðŸ˜႒

DBB

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

You and the other staff and volunteers are lucky you're not savaged on a daily bases by this beast.

I'm pretty sure the dog is lulling aonb and co-workers into a false sense of security. All the licking is to tenderise them for the inevitable kill.
Savage monster.

jimf

can you just imagine the coroners report

licked to death by a staffy

Nekarsulm

jimf wrote: »

can you just imagine the coroners report

licked to death by a staffy

or "Drowned in ectoplasm"