shufflin 905 Posted June 25, 2018 As a Staffy owner I find this PETA madness upsetting, be grateful if people could sign the petition rejecting the PETA call to ban Staffys https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/222419 2 Peter99 and jumpinjoan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jbs 101 Posted June 25, 2018 28 minutes ago, shufflin said: As a Staffy owner I find this PETA madness upsetting, be grateful if people could sign the petition rejecting the PETA call to ban Staffys https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/222419 just signed 2 1 shufflin, jumpinjoan and Peter99 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinjoan 2,261 Posted June 25, 2018 Signed and quietly fuming. I too own a staffie and she's the sweetest, most loving dog you could ever hope for. Thinking about starting a 'ban dangerous owners of dogs' petition as that's where the problem [usually] lies x 11 1 shufflin, hornet, Rich B and 9 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psychedelic soul 40 Posted June 25, 2018 Signed 2 1 Peter99, jumpinjoan and shufflin reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shufflin 905 Posted June 25, 2018 (edited) We took our girl to the pub after a walk on the weekend, it was very busy, everyone sitting on picnic tables in the large outside garden area enjoying the beer & sun - we had plenty of people coming up and asking to pet her, including a few parents letting toddlers stroke her and so on - it's the idiot owners (of all breeds) to blame not the dogs Edited June 25, 2018 by shufflin 8 sir cumference, Philippe, Peter99 and 5 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich B 508 Posted June 25, 2018 Signed. When will people learn, it's always the owners? Ban the bad ones from keeping dogs of any description, ban staffies and the twats, well, they'll just move on to another breed won't they? 5 1 Mark S, Peter99, jumpinjoan and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twinroots 16 Posted June 25, 2018 Signed 2 1 Peter99, jumpinjoan and shufflin reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TattooDave 3,894 Posted June 25, 2018 Signed, and shared. 2 1 shufflin, jumpinjoan and Peter99 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sir cumference 242 Posted June 25, 2018 Done,mate. 2 1 shufflin, Peter99 and jumpinjoan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hornet 380 Posted June 25, 2018 Signed 2 1 jumpinjoan, shufflin and Peter99 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rip1Bill 7 Posted June 25, 2018 Had three all rescued - still got two Betty & Stanley. Crave love & human contact not vilification by PETA. Duly signed & shared. 2 1 jumpinjoan, shufflin and Peter99 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve S 60 8,048 Posted June 25, 2018 Signed. 2 1 Peter99, jumpinjoan and shufflin reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SKEGSOUL 148 Posted June 25, 2018 Signed With out a doubt in my mind one of the best dogs you could ever want . they tick all the boxes. Loyal, friendly, affectionate , great company and child friendly. This really needs stopping. 3 1 jumpinjoan, shufflin, Mark S and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peter99 10,858 Posted June 25, 2018 (edited) I saw someone kicking and dragging a staffie pup across the road from my office window. I took the dog off him and called the police. Good on the old bill - they arrested him and prosecuted him. The dog was taken to a local rehoming place. Unfortunately staffies are a trophy dog for many that are on the periphery, or engaged in, criminal activity. Usually associated with drug and alcohol related activity. Pete ps - had I not been an upstanding citizen, and able to have remained anonymous, I would have smacked the cowardly wanker. Edited June 25, 2018 by Peter99 10 psychedelic soul, jumpinjoan, Rich B and 7 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hornet 380 Posted June 26, 2018 (edited) Lost Phoebe last week ,aged 13 , house is empty without her , Edited June 26, 2018 by hornet 5 shufflin, Rich B, sir cumference and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TattooDave 3,894 Posted June 26, 2018 1 hour ago, hornet said: Lost Phoebe last week ,aged 13 , house is empty without her , Sorry for your loss, she looks like a Shiba Inu in her face, also a smiling dog breed. What was her colour classed as? as I'd probably try and get one similar. 2 jumpinjoan and Peter99 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinjoan 2,261 Posted June 26, 2018 Phoebe is gorgeous. Here's Bettsy, as you can tell she's a truly dangerous beast that needs banning. The second one is her in her favourite place next to her favourite thing x 7 Mark S, shufflin, sir cumference and 4 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark S 2,738 Posted June 26, 2018 (edited) Have had two Staffys the big loves of my life , Scarlett from a pup great with people but mildly psycotic with other dogs but easy enough t control and Tig the rescue dog she was in a state when we got her but a beutifull natured dog they both lived for 14 years and I still miss them . Edited June 26, 2018 by Mark S 5 Rich B, TattooDave, jumpinjoan and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abbo 3 Posted June 26, 2018 Duly Signed I have had 3 Staffies over a period of 40 years all living to a ripe old age, and never had a problem with any of them. Just the best breed in the world when handled properly. 2 1 shufflin, Mark S and jumpinjoan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEN 3,438 Posted June 26, 2018 It is the bad owners I agree - I am one who has always been scared to death of (all) dogs. They sense it, so doesn't help that first meeting. A while back I knocked on a customer’s front door who wanted something sorted on her garden gate...."Bark bark bark"......"Here we go"......She opened the door, and (of course) the dog went straight for me......"It's never done that before"..........Really irritating, and an unpleasant experience. Another time, I was in the local park with my (then) two year old daughter - Two staffies came hurtling towards us. I immediately picked up my daughter and froze, with the dogs barking at me. I hasten to add, the two dogs were just excited, they didn't go for us. But. The owner took an age to call them away....."They won't hurt you"...... I can't help being scared of dogs, but still agree it's the stupid owners that spoil it for those that have common sense / are respectful of those around them / and look after their dogs properly. In contrast to 'all of the above', here's a pic of me and some dogs that I wouldn't have dreamed of being anywhere near, thanks to Robbo who put me completely at ease - He even left the room for a while, and I was fine with them. I wish all dog owners had some sense. All the best, Len (In a scared but understanding way) You should have seen the size of the dog taking the photo 9 TattooDave, Peter99, Bruv and 6 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TattooDave 3,894 Posted June 26, 2018 I've never owned a Staffy, but I have walked them for other people and I've always found them an absolute joy, when people know the dog even when it's a different person walking they'll smile as the dog recognises them and starts doing the peculiar walk that they have, when not only their tails wag, but 3/4 of their body too. 4 Peter99, jumpinjoan, Mark S and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hornet 380 Posted June 26, 2018 5 hours ago, TattooDave said: Sorry for your loss, she looks like a Shiba Inu in her face, also a smiling dog breed. What was her colour classed as? as I'd probably try and get one similar. Phoebe was classed as red ! I wouldn’t have another the same colour as wouldnt like anyone comparing the 2 ! She won A competition 4 best looking dog & we won an oil painting of her ! Tho was an ordeal trying get her sit still 3 shufflin, Peter99 and jumpinjoan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TattooDave 3,894 Posted June 26, 2018 1 hour ago, hornet said: Phoebe was classed as red ! I wouldn’t have another the same colour as wouldnt like anyone comparing the 2 ! She won A competition 4 best looking dog & we won an oil painting of her ! Tho was an ordeal trying get her sit still Probably wise not going for a red, but I can understand her winning a best looking dog competition, I've not seen a red before and she looked stunning. Was she painted from life, or a photo? Any dog would find sitting for an artist quite an ordeal, I have no idea how Sir Edwin Landseer ever managed his great dog paintings. 1 jumpinjoan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hornet 380 Posted June 26, 2018 6 jumpinjoan, Peter99, shufflin and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hornet 380 Posted June 26, 2018 (edited) They took A photo 1st , this is the painting minus my son who was going through chemotherapy @ the time & wouldn’t thank me 4 posting the full pic with him not looking @ his best Edited June 26, 2018 by hornet Error 3 LEN, jumpinjoan and TattooDave reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shufflin 905 Posted June 26, 2018 (edited) thanks everyone, the petition has passed the 100,000 mark which means 'Parliament considers all petitions that get more than 100,000 signatures for a debate Waiting for a debate date' - next step I'm writing to my MP! Edited June 26, 2018 by shufflin typo 5 SKEGSOUL, TattooDave, jumpinjoan and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blossomchris 8 Posted June 26, 2018 Got on this a bit late. I have posted this to all fellow owners I know. When will the public learn, it is rarely the dog, more likely the owner with poor ownership skills. Chris. 7 1 jumpinjoan, shufflin, Peter99 and 5 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Lane 3,252 Posted June 26, 2018 We`ve Signed. Got to stick with our brothers! 6 Rich B, Peter99, TattooDave and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrissy55 8 Posted June 26, 2018 Signed. This is our beautiful girl blossom. 8 shufflin, Mark S, Peter99 and 5 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shufflin 905 Posted June 26, 2018 Star is a happy girl, bonkers but loves everybody, won 'dog of the month' in a local thing not long ago 6 TattooDave, Mark S, Peter99 and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hornet 380 Posted June 26, 2018 (edited) Meet Medli Edited June 26, 2018 by hornet 6 shufflin, Mark S, Peter99 and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eddiefoster 449 Posted June 27, 2018 On 25/06/2018 at 18:49, jumpinjoan said: Signed and quietly fuming. I too own a staffie and she's the sweetest, most loving dog you could ever hope for. Thinking about starting a 'ban dangerous owners of dogs' petition as that's where the problem [usually] lies x Totally 100% - bad owners are the problem 3 jumpinjoan, sir cumference and Bruv reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruv 1,593 Posted June 28, 2018 Signed. My friends have had quite a few Staffies over the years, they are Great pets, a crying shame bad ownership has given them a bad reputation. 5 Peter99, shufflin, TattooDave and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peter99 10,858 Posted June 28, 2018 On 26/06/2018 at 21:56, hornet said: Meet Medli Wow. Isn’t he/she beautiful. Pete Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinjoan 2,261 Posted June 29, 2018 (edited) More than silently fuming today. Popped out at of work at 12pm to do some shopping and found a poor little dog tied to railings, with no shade whatsoever, in 30° heat. The owner had popped into the arcade to do some shopping. God knows how long she had been there before I saw her. I had a bottle of water with me but nothing to put it in so used my glasses case. Poor little thing was shaking she was so dehydrated. Moved her into the shade and stayed with her for 45 minutes, by this time a crowd of arcade security and other council staff were there too. Still no sign of the owner. By 12.55 we'd all had enough of waiting and my colleagues took the gorgeous wee thing to the Town Hall. Half an hour later the irresponsible tw*t of an owner turned up. Seriously, wtf???? Edited June 29, 2018 by jumpinjoan 4 shufflin, TattooDave, Peter99 and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colnago 302 Posted June 29, 2018 19 minutes ago, jumpinjoan said: More than silently fuming today. Popped out at of work at 12pm to do some shopping and found a poor little dog tied to railings, with no shade whatsoever, in 30° heat. The owner had popped into the arcade to do some shopping. God knows how long she had been there before I saw her. I had a bottle of water with me but nothing to put it in so used my glasses case. Poor little thing was shaking she was so dehydrated. Moved her into the shade and stayed with her for 45 minutes, by this time a crowd of arcade security and other council staff were there too. Still no sign of the owner. By 12.55 we'd all had enough of waiting and my colleagues took the gorgeous wee thing to the Town Hall. Half an hour later the irresponsible tw*t of an owner turned up. Seriously, wtf???? Should have tied the ‘owner ‘ up to the railings and let the dog go to a good home . 3 TattooDave, Mark S and jumpinjoan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peter99 10,858 Posted June 29, 2018 40 minutes ago, jumpinjoan said: More than silently fuming today. Popped out at of work at 12pm to do some shopping and found a poor little dog tied to railings, with no shade whatsoever, in 30° heat. The owner had popped into the arcade to do some shopping. God knows how long she had been there before I saw her. I had a bottle of water with me but nothing to put it in so used my glasses case. Poor little thing was shaking she was so dehydrated. Moved her into the shade and stayed with her for 45 minutes, by this time a crowd of arcade security and other council staff were there too. Still no sign of the owner. By 12.55 we'd all had enough of waiting and my colleagues took the gorgeous wee thing to the Town Hall. Half an hour later the irresponsible tw*t of an owner turned up. Seriously, wtf???? Hi Joan. I hope your ok. Good job mate. Well done Peter 1 jumpinjoan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinjoan 2,261 Posted June 29, 2018 36 minutes ago, Peter99 said: Hi Joan. I hope your ok. Good job mate. Well done Peter Good thank you Peter, hope you are too x 1 Peter99 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shufflin 905 Posted June 29, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, jumpinjoan said: More than silently fuming today. Popped out at of work at 12pm to do some shopping and found a poor little dog tied to railings, with no shade whatsoever, in 30° heat. The owner had popped into the arcade to do some shopping. God knows how long she had been there before I saw her. I had a bottle of water with me but nothing to put it in so used my glasses case. Poor little thing was shaking she was so dehydrated. Moved her into the shade and stayed with her for 45 minutes, by this time a crowd of arcade security and other council staff were there too. Still no sign of the owner. By 12.55 we'd all had enough of waiting and my colleagues took the gorgeous wee thing to the Town Hall. Half an hour later the irresponsible tw*t of an owner turned up. Seriously, wtf???? the dangers of doing this to dogs have been talked about forever, so it's them choosing to gamble with the dogs health, my dog gets early and late walks in this heat, otherwise we play tug indoors, fans on - question though - are we allowed to smash a car window if we a see a dog in distress or do we have to call & wait for emergency services? Edited June 29, 2018 by shufflin 1 jumpinjoan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Derek Pearson 791 Posted June 30, 2018 Of course the problem lies with irresponsible dog owners but that's too big a problem to be solved by any government in power. I'm afraid banning certain dog breeds is according to them the simplest, quickest and most direct solution to the problem and probably a nice little vote winner on the quiet. You can bet that whilst Staffy's are currently top of the 'dogs to be banned list' there's almost certainly a long list to other dog breeds just waiting behind them to be banned when the Government think the time's right. Here's my dog Ruby aged at least 11+ years old. Part Staffy, part Labrador, part Collie. Derek 5 TattooDave, shufflin, jumpinjoan and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TattooDave 3,894 Posted June 30, 2018 10 hours ago, shufflin said: the dangers of doing this to dogs have been talked about forever, so it's them choosing to gamble with the dogs health, my dog gets early and late walks in this heat, otherwise we play tug indoors, fans on - question though - are we allowed to smash a car window if we a see a dog in distress or do we have to call & wait for emergency services? According to the law you might be guilty of criminal damage, best to call the Police, RSPCA etc. and wait, unless it's in a terrible state. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karen Wheeldon 32 Posted June 30, 2018 Signed I walk dogs at an animal rescue,staffies are lovely & affectionate, it's the irrisponsible owners that need training. 3 TattooDave, shufflin and jumpinjoan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tosh 11 Posted June 30, 2018 Just signed. Its a great shame that they are the go to dog for all manner of wankers up and down the country. They are such a happy breed when raised correctly 5 baz1, LEN, TattooDave and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hornet 380 Posted June 30, 2018 3 hours ago, tosh said: Just signed. Its a great shame that they are the go to dog for all manner of wankers up and down the country. They are such a happy breed when raised correctly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peter99 10,858 Posted June 30, 2018 21 hours ago, shufflin said: the dangers of doing this to dogs have been talked about forever, so it's them choosing to gamble with the dogs health, my dog gets early and late walks in this heat, otherwise we play tug indoors, fans on - question though - are we allowed to smash a car window if we a see a dog in distress or do we have to call & wait for emergency services? I wouldn't hesitate to smash the window if a dog was suffering. I'd happily take my chances with the old bill - if I did get prosecuted, well WTF, I'd pay a fine any day. Pete 4 TattooDave, sir cumference, Mark S and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lucky one 116 Posted July 1, 2018 I have just signed, I have loved Stafford`s all of my life having owned five of these great dogs I will hopefully die owning one of them if I have anything to do with it. How things change during the 60`s and early seventies we had the only Stafford on our estate ( Bushbury Wolverhampton) a red called Rex . Wish I had a pound for each one there is today. Stafford`s are one of the few things in life I have any interest apart from this great music of ours and my old car habit. 4 jumpinjoan, Peter99, shufflin and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colin Yemm 10 Posted July 1, 2018 Signed, so has the wife and our lads they have got 32 of their friends on board who are now spreading the word. I think we can take sollace in the fact that very little of what PETA tries on comes to anything they are regarded universally as a laughing stock yet borderline dangerous, people on here may or may not be familiar with Games Workshop, a massive company based in Nottingham, they manufacture as huge amount of fantasy based military models many of whom wear animal fur on clothing items such as coats and boots, not real fur of course as the models are quite small and made of plastic, PETA tried to get this tiny plastic fur banned, to say they were met with mockery is a huge understatement, so chin up they will not take our babies. 3 1 shufflin, jumpinjoan, Peter99 and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve S 60 8,048 Posted July 17, 2018 They're just discussing this on BBC1 now. The PETA representative is having a hard time putting their case across. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hornet 380 Posted July 29, 2018 On 28/06/2018 at 22:43, Peter99 said: Wow. Isn’t he/she beautiful. Pete She A biter when awake 1 TattooDave reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TattooDave 3,894 Posted July 29, 2018 14 minutes ago, hornet said: She A biter when awake That doesn't stop her being beautiful, teething is traumatic for tiny terriers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
