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8K views 51 replies 24 participants last post by  gregers1 
#1 ·
We've just decided to book for a week near Torquay , at a nice looking site called Glampton touring park near Brixham.
Anyway I filled out the booking form and added all the extras Including our dog. It turns out the site doesn't allow staffordshire bull terriers on their site. Has anyone else had an issue like this :* can anyone recommend a site in torbay that takes well behaved dogs and doesn't discriminate against certain breeds.
 
#7 ·
We used to have a staff
This was the softest dog we have ever had,the terrier we have now ( aged 7 ) is a good dog but not a patch on the staff,it's the narrow minded people that want to be trained on how good these dogs can be.
Tell them to shove the money where the sun does not shine and book with another site.
Rasp:
 
#9 · (Edited)
Loads of campsites down south that's don't allow staffies, too many bad owners out there and it's always Staffies you hear about in the news or see in the streets with some lout walking down the road with the dog in a great big studded collar. I hate to say it but you do get a certain owner for the most part with a staffie.

You got to think there's kids on campsites and it's a staffie or staffie cross that's attacted some one. Let's be honest they might be loyal and great protectors but they are hardly social with other breeds.

Plenty of campsites don't have this so just pick another one.

I went into a campsite not so long ago, one of those ones with all the entertainment , swimming pool etc etc ( not my thing by the way) and on the way out standing by a static caravan was a mid fifties gentleman, crop trousers, socks, sandals, northern, wife beater top, football team tattoo and you've guessed it staffie in full leather harness with studs. Not what I want to see at a campsite, screams aggression.
 
#11 · (Edited)
Police should have the power to shoot on sight any dog deemed to be dangerous or a threat, then prosecute and charge the owners, that would soon sort out the dodgy ones.

I also think its time we had licences enforced again to keep anything at all, any animal, it was easy to revoke licences for troublemakers and that made it easy to identify the ones breaking the law. Then make the licences means tested, so only those capable of properly caring for an animal, vets, immunisation and so on, even feeding, care, conditions, size of property and where the animal is kept.

Anyone dressing up their pet should be fined on sight lol.
 
#16 ·
My sister, husband and 4 kids have a staff. They dont dress it up in studs or anything. Loveliest dog in the world and great with the kids. Soft as putty

We have a choc labrador, also a lovely dog, but put them both in the same room and the Staff goes for our dog and all hell breaks loose.
 
#14 · (Edited)
Not so but I think most people me included are very weary of staffies and similar breeds. When you dress a dog of that nature in heavy leather collars or harnesses with studs let's be fair it's to show the dog is a protector and you should be weary of it.

For that reason certain campsites don't want that type of dog on their premises.

There are plenty of campsites out there so no real harm.
 
#18 · (Edited)
Only to you and your family thou not to other dogs. My brother in law used to live in a house share and his house mate had a staffie he had a jack. They left them at home together and when they returned the staffie had killed the jack, still had its mouth around its throat when they returned.

At the end of the day this discussion is about why certain campsites don't take them and why people have a stereotype about this breed.

The answers simple people don't trust them and when there are other dogs and kids about who can blame them.
 
#22 ·
People first, dogs second. Dog doesnt respect that, dog loses. Simple.

Though peoples handling and training may be at fault sometimes, a dangerous animal cant be trusted and should be dealt with regardless.

Yes there are dogs that cant help their nature, of any breed, but some particular breeds have prevalent traits thats accepted knowledge. The problem is with pets, especially cats and dogs, people get so blind they cant accept facts.

Try being in places where theres wild and hostile dogs roaming about, see how you feel about it all then :)
 
#24 ·
Wow, there's some absolute ignorance, stupidity and snobbery being spouted in this thread, some really disgusting generalisations being made, shameful.

Staffy's can and do get along with any animal, if they've been brought up by a pleb then they'll act accordingly - but that's not down to their breed! As someone else said they're one of the few dogs the kennel club will recommend to parents with young children, fantastic animals with amazing temperaments that just want to get along with everyone and everything, of course there'll be the odd exception to the rule due to the wrong person bringing them up, but the vast vast majority are fantastic dogs, that's not opinion it's fact.

Statistically the most aggressive breed of dog? Dachshunds. Yep, 'slinky dogs', 'sausage dogs' - little lap things. Ban them all.
 
#26 ·
Nice to know at least a few people understand that not all dogs are the same T: My mums old Yorkshire terrier bit all of my children when they were young it even used to attack my old STB and he just rolled over and let it carry on he could of killed it but he was just happy getting along with another dog I:
 
#27 ·
Roger A. Caras :

Dogs have given us their absolute all. We are the center of their universe. We are the focus of their love and faith and trust. They serve us in return for scraps. It is without a doubt the best deal man has ever made.
A dog should know its place, people and children first, dog below that, in any household "pack" the dog should know its place in the order of things. A dog that doesnt know its place and cant be trusted cant be tolerated.

What many people forget including the idiots is a dog is still 99% wolf underneath all the silly breeding.

Personally I would never trust anything from the terrier group fully. When I was a kid we had English Bull Terriers, theyre an absolute nightmare to train and get into their heads their place in things, but properly trained theyre phenomenally defensive of their pack (which can be problematic) and kids they see as their duty to protect. Doesnt stop them being stupid as rocks, wrecking balls on legs, bloody minded and generally a walking nightmare to control and keep in order, especially their instinctive reaction to snap onto sudden movement they think are threats.

Our one wrecked a kitchen because he could see his reflection in the doors. He chewed the leg off the dining table one day because he was bored and got stuck in with their habitual chewing of items. He would run off deliberately and then get lost, my uncles collie was trained find him and fetch him! My father tried to give him away, left him with one couple, half a day later he had to go get him, hed chased them into taking refuge in their kitchen, had ripped all the sofa cusions off into a pile and was basically humping the pile. In the end he was finally successfully given a way to a vet, whereupon he pined! And that was one that was considered to be well trained!
 
#28 ·
I had a male English Bull Terrier from a rescue, it was a nightmare, chewed my car seat, bed, settee, would not do what it was told, but after time and lots of perseverance it was a well behaved dog, fast forward to now and a few staffies later I've got another English, this time a bitch from a puppy and yes they are daft as a brush but at only 8 months old she is the softest most pleasant dog I've owned, she has been dog and kid socialized from the day we got her home, but all that said I would never think I could let her off the lead in a playground, you have to be a responsible owner, on campsites she is always on a lead if they don't want the breed on there campsite then that's up to them and I'm off to one that does, dogs are dangerous in the wrong hands that includes any breed, not just the bull terrier
 
#29 ·
I had 2 great danes and the amount of i can get is crazy. People are automatically scared due to their size but harley is nervous so doesnt go over to anyone and storm he is friendly as anything. I can understand the shock when people may see them though due to their size.

My mums partner had and bred staffs and all were friendly and absolutely fine with other dogs including the great danes so i totally believe in most cases how a dog acts is down to their owner.

I have just bought these collars for mine so people will hopefully understand them a little more and not be worried when they meet them. These are a great idea IMO

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171556800...49&var=470566697775&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

you can get all different types.
 
#32 ·
i have a husky x staff called Molly and my mate has a Staff x bull dog called Bruce both of the dogs are good with other dogs and people/children. also both dogs were rescued, Molly was from a breeder that was with the american army and due to return back to the states so any puppies that were not picked up before she had to leave were going to be put down or just thrown outside to look after them selves. Bruce was going to be put down by the breeder due to the fact he had not eaten for two days or had anything to drink for two days so he could not make any money off him, on the way back from picking him up Bruce started to choke/try and cough something up, on looking in his mouth we could see a small piece of blue plastic. anyway finally managed to get it out to find it was a piece of lego, few hours after he was eating and drinking again. worst part was the breeder when he found out the dog was ok asked for him back.

anyway both dogs are now fine and happy around other dogs, children and people in general, but have been brought up with seeing other dogs everyday on their walks along with people and kids outside well since they had their second injection.

Molly on the left Bruce on the right



when we are both out together most people generally go up to Molly and avoid Bruce, im not sure if its cuz he looks staff or what but most people dont see the staff in Molly.

im quite happy to walk Molly off the leed knowing she will do as she is told and if she is not sure about someone/something she just leaves it or them alone and even though she was kicked by two school children when she was 14 weeks old she has no aggression towards them what so ever.
 
#33 ·
And in today's news........

A woman has been charged after 11 children were bitten by a dog in a park in Northumberland.

Fathers ran to help when children were attacked by a Staffordshire bull terrier-type dog on Wednesday evening in Blyth.

Nine children needed hospital treatment after the incident at the fenced-off park.
 
#34 ·
Also in todays news but left out of the above post...

"The Kennel Club secretary Caroline Kisko said dog owners should "always ensure that children and dogs are supervised when together and that dogs are kept under proper control at all times.

"Any dog breed can be a wonderful pet or potentially dangerous in the wrong hands, which is why it is critical to have the correct training and socialisation."
 
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