I want to get a dog but I have to work, how does everyone on broadway market do it ?

I think my Border would definitely drink pints and smoke roll-ups if he could.

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Ha ha, that's a great photo. Big "bloke alone at the end of the bar sinking pint after pint of John Smith's" energy.

Yeah, he’s frying himself like Ray Winston at the beginning of Sexy Beast.

Properly on his arse too with his back legs splayed out. Like a boss.

"Look at your suntan, it's leather, it's like leather man, your skin. We could make a fucking suitcase out of you. Like a crocodile, fat crocodile, fat bastard."

Brought Daisy back from Norwich at the weekend. Many thanks @AlexD for the excellent book. Makes a lot of sense

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Love his little white toes.

Love his little white toes.

Daisy is a Her

I bribed your uncle, her dad, with cheese. He approved....

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What a little smasher! Glad to help - best of luck with her. She’s proper cute!

Extremely cute! Is she a staffy?

Yes Staffy with a bit of Frenchie (those ears) and a bit of Bulldog (those front legs). I must admit I didnt know about the mix until later, and not breeds I favour (not for character, for health issues), but by that time I was committed and Mum & Dad are very healthy.

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!

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...

I had no idea about that at all! Breeders trying to make a profit rather than trying to improve the welfare of their dogs isn't surprising though.

Heh. Thanks for your patience. Sorry to rant! Yes Staffys now going the same way as bulldogs. The "blue" dogs, grey to you and me, is a prime example as blue dogs are high risk of a range of issues, so its tupid to target them as a breeding outcome. They have also bred them much bigger, to satisfy status dog demands. Its sad as a traditional staffy is 16 inches to the shoulder, so quite a small dog.

I am really lucky as had decided to go rescue again due to the puppy money tree thing. but Dorothy was from a friend, due to an accidental coupling, so minimal costs, I am very lucky

Someone my girlfriend knows has just bought a grey frenchie, apparently it cost nearly 10 grand. Seems like a terrible investment!
I love staffys but didn't realise they were so sought after. It's definitely me just being ignorant but my perception of them is more of a "bloke down the pub" dog than anything posh.
Is Dorothy your first dog or have you had any before?

Someone my girlfriend knows has just bought a grey frenchie, apparently it cost nearly 10 grand.

Anyone who buys a Frenchie is saying, ' I want a wee best friend who looks like a cute little goblin, the fact that they are in constant pain and discomfort every moment of their life does not diminish my pleasure'. They should be stabbed in the throat, every one of the cunts.

Yep, definitely wouldn't fancy having one myself! Having a dog that suffers for a few years then dies young doesn't appeal to me.

Poor @greenhell leave his throat alone. Overbreeding is fucking mad though, look at the various European royal families.

Bare staffies to rescue though, maybe not pure inbred ones but a fair amount of rescue dogs seem to be friendly staffies abandoned when they end up being friendly, soppy gits instead of big, tough penis extensions.

Thats just a crazy thought process!

Family have always had Staffies. This is my 3rd dog. Last two were rescues. My last dog, Sky, who died in 2019

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camping

Zzzzzzzz.

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nice.

Knew there would be a woofer appreciation section on here, we lost our old dog last year - a very angry Pomeranian with 5 teeth - our 4 yr old daughter was heartbroken, so we knew we'd get another at some point.

Fast forward a year & heeeeere's Mavis

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Looks like she's just done a pull my finger joke.