Because of the excessive pulling, screaming, flipping over and freaking out when they encounter other dogs, they have tried all sorts of gadgets of ‘force’ I would call them. Contraptions to make Ivor unable to lunge, to force him to ‘behave’.
These have included a prong collar (disapproved of in this country), and various types of lead including an elasticated slip lead and ‘no-pull’ harness.
Pushy Bella is a small seven month-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier who is just a bit ‘too much’. The only way to get a photo of her was to wait until she was lying down! She is particularly ‘too much’ for their other, older Staffie Marvin – age 9. Pushy Bella Read more
Princess came from Wood Green Animal Shelter two months ago. The Staffie Labrador mix is a wonderful dog, friendly and stable with no apparent hang-ups at all. Persistent jumping up The problem I was called out for was her persistent jumping up. There are three children in the family, aged Read more
Doris needs support. From a practical point of view she needs a ‘safe haven’ where children are simply forbidden to go. It’s the children that need watching. She has a hidey hole under the stairs which could perhaps be gated, or there could be a gate in the doorless kitchen doorway. It’s a small house with no other downstairs rooms.
Hercules, on the left, lives with Shadow. I am told they are Staffordshire Bull Terriers, but believe they must be a mix. They are both eleven years old. Hercules isn’t as strong and brave as his name suggests. He is very nervous. He starts to shake at the slightest thing. Read more
This is Lola. It is a shame I forgot my flash! Lola is a Staffordshire Bull Terrier aged seven months, slim and long in the leg for the breed. She has a lovely nature. She is loving and confident, she is not a barker and she’s a quick learner. She Read more