Purple Diamond

Hi, This may be obvious but……I want to make sure I do this the right way. We have a 9 month of female Staffordshire Bull Terrier puppy who has never been walked on a lead. She has worn a collar on a couple of occasions but not regularly. I put a lead on her and she just froze. I tried to tempt her to walk forward with treats but she would not budge. She looked a bit scared or unsure. She has been in an environment where she runs around on a large property and spends time inside the house. She is fairly well trained in that she knows her name and will sit for a treat or her meal. She does not chew things and is not destructive in the house. Can anyone please provide some advice on how to best to introduce her to the lead? It would be great to be able to take her out for a walk! Thanks

Great, thank you

Just wondering if anyone knows much about the Dogs Victoria - Same Day Service for litter registrations? The website states there is (obviously) an additional charge per application for the same day service. I just want to confirm this additional charge is per litter registration form, not per puppy listed on the form. Can anyone confirm please?

Thanks for all the replies. Well, my colleague has contacted DogsVic who have said they will follow up and investigate and agreed that it is a very serious issue. She has copied all of the documents (DNA tests, registration papers, etc) and forwarded them to DogsVic. Hopefully they will act on it straight away and get to the bottom of the situation and fix up all of the papers. My colleague thought very carefully about returning the pup for a refund but decided she would keep the pup as she worried about what may happen to him otherwise. Then she changed her mind and spoke to the breeder about returning the pup. The breeder was upset that the matter had gotten so 'out of hand' as she put it and refused to take the pup back. My colleague is now contemplating the best course of action but will probably just keep the pup and get the paperwork amended. Thanks for everyones advice.

Thanks everyone, I will let her know to make a complaint and how serious the issue is. I think she was worried about either nothing being done by DogsVic or the negative effects that may occur for her from the breeder. Probably a bit selfish considering there are other puppies from the litter and their owners who are most probably unaware of the situation.

Well, my colleague has just received the results of the DNA testing. Initially the breeder was quite rude and told my colleague that she was a 'registered breeder' and 'you have the papers, what more do you want'. She would not consent to DNA testing which sounded even more suspicious. Long story, but eventually the 'breeder' agreed to a DNA test and said she would give the DNA sample to my colleague who could then pay to have it tested. My colleague was firm and told her the Vet had to gather to DNA sample. Results are back and the sire is NOT the sire listed on the pedigree!! My colleague is upset that the 'breeder' lied although now she is saying one of her other dogs must have mated to the female very early or late in her cycle. The pup was purchased with main register papers for showing purposes. Now my colleague is not sure what she should do as the papers are incorrect. Does it matter for showing purposes? Obviously for breeding the pedigrees would be incorrect. Apparently DogsVic have a complaints process but you have to pay to have the complaint looked into with a partial refund if the matter is proven. Would you recommend my colleague goes down this path or just leave things as they are? Thanks :-)

Thanks Sandra777. A great basic explanation of genetics/colours. So a blue mated to a brindle could produce a red/white pied if there is red and also white in the brindle dogs lines? The blue has blue, blue fawn and blue brindle listed in the pedigree and 3 generations back there were two black dogs that produced a blue. What determines the white markings? ie. collars, chests, white paws, etc. Can this just come from one parent (One parent solid colour, other parent white markings)?

Hi, I have a couple of questions regarding the colours of Staffordshire Bull Terriers and how the Sire and Dams colours impact on the litter. I have read the breed standard and am aware of the acceptable colours in the Staffordshire Bull Terrier however I am not sure how the genetics side of things works. A work colleague has recently purchased a papered SBT however is now questioning whether the listed Sire and Dam are actually the pup's parents. They have a copy of the parents DNA health tests. Is it possible to test the parentage of the pup without the breeders knowledge? Can a blue dog produce coloured pups, other than brindle, if there are only blue and black brindle coloured dogs listed on the pedigree? Do dog genetics work in a similar way to humans? How many generations back will the colours show through, ie. white or pied grandparent producing black or brindle pup which then produces a white or pied pup? The whole colour thing is probably too involved. They asked for my thoughts but I obviously haven't been much help to them. Neither of us are sure how to tell if the 'breeder' is genuine and what to do if something odd is going on. Any comments on what colours produce what colours in the SBT would be appreciated.