re: Godson just got a Staffordshire Terrier puppy

What this guy said....

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Don't listen to all of the fricking TD drama queens

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Not this guy....

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same thing as a pitbull

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I've spent a lot of time around Staffies in South Africa where they are most common. So, I will fancy myself a somewhat of an expert because I've actually spent weeks at a time with them living with them at their homes.

All of my friends there keep them as family pets. All are allowed indoors, and all pretty much are inside/outside dogs being given free run of the bush and back into the home.

The are very high energy, but some not so much.

They are sturdy as all get out- we ran over one(not an exaggeration) at 40 kph with a Ranger and it broke him all up- today he's good as new.

I have read that they will absolutely eat the neighboring pets, but the guys and girls I've been around all did really well with the other pets in the house. One of my friends has a Rott, Mini-Schnauzer, and two Staffies- and they all did fine.

In the end, they will defend the child that is their owner until no end- the South Africans like them for this. They are great family pets, but it's no Lab.

I would also comment that all of my SA friends are about 3x as brutal as any American I've ever known- even the ladies. So y'all may want to keep that in mind when disciplining the dog.