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Thankyou. Yes. Staffys have been massively overbred from the dogs I knew 40-50 years ago when I was a kid, so I think the mix might actually benefit. The breeders felt strongly about breeding non pedigree Staffies to mix the pedigree up a bit for health reasons. Dorothy is incredibly bright, so hopefully it works.
Staffys do suffer from their own illnesses now sadly. L-2-HGA is a nervous system disorder that is tested for, now. My Sisters dog Poppy, 20 years ago, was the first dog identified with it. Basically when Poppy became ill, she was taken to the Newmarket vet school , we had a massive struggle to get them to investigate fully. Even when they identified it, we then had a huge task to get the breed and kennel club to recommend testing. Breed standard owners have become massive tossers in pursuit of standards that serve themselves first and their dogs last..
Oh and please dont get me started on the trendy "blue" staffys being bred now and their additional health issues...
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Fingers crossed that she'll be less prone to any breed specific health issues if she's got a bit of all sorts in her!