Diane J

Apple Cider is good stuff ….. but would sting that already sensitive and sore skin, wouldn't it? Must admit, I like something that will offer immediate soothing. Like, ummmm, Calendula :D When diluted this much, it doesn't sting. I've tried it on myself and there was no stinging at all :)

You might want to try a 50/50 mix of Braggs apple cider vinegar (with the mother) to clean it. It has great antibacterial properties as well as other health benefits for dogs and humans.

It really does come down to personalities like many have already mentioned. In the past, we introduced a male dogo to our home when we had a 6 year old male rottweiler. Both were intact and we never had one problem. Hour male rottweiler was the biggest softy and had never had any problems with any dogs in the past so we did feel comfortable with getting another male. We did decide that if we did end up with problems that we would desex but we never had to.

Thanks for the reply. Will definitely look up the ones you've mentioned :)

I do think there they are effective at stopping the ticks as we didn't see any ticks as soon as we started using them. Our boy was had white short hair so very easy to see them. As for where our got his from, we couldn't work it out as he daily walks were always on paths and he wasn't in contact with grass. We got the backyard and house treated as we didn't know how he was getting them. We finally worked out it was from visits to his dry food bowl by rats after he trapped one under his bowl and it was squealing in fear. We also worried about the chemicals on his skin but after discovering those ticks we became extremely paranoid and wanted to prevent what eventually happened anyway I think next time, we'll try to find a natural alternative as we're not really convinced of their safety.

Thank you. It was devastating to lose him at such a young age - he turned 2 in October. We lost our very first dogo to secondary problems related to Ehrlichia infection (also transmitted by ticks) back in thailand also at a young age, and after this latest one - we've decided no more dogs in SE Asia as we don't have the best luck here. My 9 year old daughter has been devastated over this recent loss, especially after the passing of our 11 year old dogo 18 months ago :'(

I'm looking at some books about Staffords on iTunes and I was wondering if anyone can recommend the best ones. I'm new to the Staff breed after owning Rottweilers and Dogo Argentinos for over 25 years so trying to learn as much as possible before we add one to our family next year. The ones I'm looking at are: 1. Staffordshire Bull Terrier by Jane Hogg From https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/staffordshire-bull-terrier/id491667819?mt=11 2. Your Staffordshire Bull Terrier by Tracy Libby https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/your-staffordshire-bull-terrier/id469416542?mt=11 3. Staffordshire Bull Terrier: An Owner's Guide by Tracey Smith https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/staffordshire-bull-terrier/id725653369?mt=11 4. The Complete Guide to Staffordshire Bull Terriers by Kevin Winslet https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/complete-guide-to-staffordshire/id576221289?mt=11 5. The Staffordshire Bull Terrier by Cynthia P. Gallagher https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/staffordshire-bull-terrier/id474532089?mt=11 Any help and recommendations would be really appreciated :)

Love this thread as I am new to staffys and my family and I will be getting one when we move back to Europe next year. After owning rottweilers and dogo argentinos for more than 25 years, I think it is going to be a relatively easy transition to owning the stafford.

As someone who just recently lost a young dog to blood parasites (Haemobartonellosis and Babesias) from a tick, I also think it's important that people are more vigilant and to check there dogs often. We never had a problem with them before but about 6 months ago we started finding them on him and quickly started on the tick preventatives which did work and we didn't see a tick since. He would've caught them when he was first bitten and just didn't show the symptoms but about 3 weeks ago he started showing symptoms and quickly went downhill from there. He passed away just over a week ago and it was devastating.

Thanks. That's one of my favourite photos of them together

More pics Zoe Zoe and her boyfriend Tequila (RIP) Angel and her shadow, Kostya And our first dogo in Casper I with our rottweiler Nasser (who travelled to Thailand from Aus when we moved there)

Wow. Are they your dogos in your avatar? Great looking dogs. I wouldnt let a kid go near dogs in a ute either. This time it all worked out well - next time it may not. Anyway, beautiful looking pooches, and the kid is pretty cute too . Yes they sure are. The dogo argentino is the most amazing breed and I can't wait until we move back to Spain to own them again. The bond between our boy Kostya and my daughter Angel is unbelievable. Kostya, Bella & Casper II in Spain Bella Kostya after his long flight from Thailand to Spain Kostya meeting Casper II and Bella after his long flight. And our old boy Kostya, who has been with our daughter since the beginning. Can't wait to see him, Casper & Bella when we go back to Spain for a visit at the end of the year. Our girl Zoe (RIP)

This reminds me of one time I was at the show looking at the dogs and a beautiful golden retriever just jumped up on me (with no encouragement on my behalf). There were signs everywhere saying "don't pat the dogs" but I don't think anyone had told him that. I'm just standing there with this golden retriever's paws on my shoulders with my hands out saying "I'm not touching him" lol. LOVE IT

I managed to pull over the driver after I caught him leaving the gym at the same time as I was and I can confirm now that they are...... MASTIFF X BULL ARAB, and they are father and daughter

Only one of them was tied up Well I think they both were at some point but during the video, the female's leash got mysteriously severed by the looks of it.I would totally never let a child go near strange, unattended dogs either, although they actually turned out friendly, you never know which way it will go at the end. As a rule neither myself or my daughter would ever approach a strange dog, but these dogs displayed no signs whatsoever to make me concerned for either of our safety. I know dogs (I've owned rottweillers and dogo argentinos for many many years) and know how to read them. These dogs were a perfect example of beautiful temperament and if I were their owner, I would be damn proud of these dogs (and I plan on telling the owner once I track him down at the gym). Fact is, I observed them (we were parked in front of their car) and the dogs, especially the female were excited to see us and both put out their paws as if to call us to them. It would've been rude not to say hello to these gorgeous dogs

Here's a link to a small video I took of them.

I also thought that, but they didn't have the ridge..... Hopefully the dogs and the owner will be at the gym tomorrow afternoon so I can find out for sure

I totally agree with you there, and my daughter ALWAYS asks a dog owners permission before touching another dog whenever we go out. Angel absolutely loves dogs and knows the rules. With these dogs I was also cautious but as we got out of our car they immediately gave 'the sign' that they were definitely friendly and approachable, with the older boy putting out his paw immediately to be shaken. And the younger female was just as eager to be petted and was actually quite vocal about it We spent a good 10 minutes before going into the gym and another 30 minutes after training waiting for the owner to come out just so that I could find out what they are. Their nature reminded us so much of our dogo argentinos, especially with the female 'talking' to us LOL

Can anyone identify this breed? I noticed them last week and yesterday saw them again and think they are absolutely gorgeous, not to mention so friendly. I'm thinking some type of mastiff but I could be wrong. Any help would be appreciated

Thanks guys for the replies - I passed on all the comments to my brother and he now sees that getting dogs for security issues isn't an option or solution to our problems. Think he'll be going with a guard (the 2 legged kind) to deal with our problems

Can't say if my dogo's recognised 'family' but they definitely recognised their own breed!

I'm definitely agree and a security guard would definitely be a much better option. As for the dogo's - I only wish I could own them here! I've moved back to Aus only a few months ago but was fortunate enough to own 5 amazing dogos over the years in both Thailand and Spain. My heart still breaks when I look at photos of them because I miss them so much, and my 6 year old daughter who only ever grew up with them finds it silly that australia has stupid rules that stopped us from bringing them back with us:( I had always been a rotty lover (and still am) but the dogo argentino was something extra special. In the next 6 months we'll get another family addition - either a rotty or Boerboel - but I don't think even they could ever live up to what we've known and lived with that comes after you've owned a Dogo. Di

And that is another of my main worries! Where the business is located - THAT is exactly what they are capable of Surveillance equipment is in and place and the premises are secured like Fort Knox - it's the people we're having problems with and have to deal with. The staff (the girls at checkout are the first to see who's coming into the store) also know what to do when known shoplifters/trouble makers come in and there is a procedure in place to notify my brothers & father as soon as potential trouble is around. Thanks Kavik - will definitely look into that DVD. And just checked out the site - great info and will get my brother on it

Thank you Burkes and DerRottwelier - your replies are the exact ones I was after and answer the questions I was hoping to be answered. When my brother asked me what I thought about getting the guard dogs (rotts or dobes) for the businesses - my immediate thought and reply to him was that it would be a huge responsibility with many issues that had to be looked into. Firstly with the supermarket, there would be no way that the dog would be allowed in the premises (health regulations and all) and with the liquor store, I thought that it might be better of just having a licensed security guard with dog at the door as a deterrent to potential trouble .... although I don't know how good for business that will be In all honestly, I'm hoping to try and convince my brother that we should look at other options to bump up security without having to use the dogs at all - and coming from a dog owner (me) that has owned large breeds (rottweilers & dogo argentinos) for 20 years, hopefully he can see that if I have serious reservations about this he will reconsider his idea. It's one thing having a guard dog patrolling a car yard in the evenings, but when it comes to dealing with the public - there is just too much risk as far as I'm concerned. In regards to CCTV, that is more than covered. One thing I have to say about the City of Belmont and the presence of cameras on Kooyong Road in Rivervale - that is no problem. And our store has every inch covered - inside and out..... Just this week, we had an incident where an aboriginal woman attacked my brother with a brick outside the front of store. He caught her (and her family) on our CCTV begging store customers for money on their (customers) way in and out and when he went out and told them to bugger off, she threatened to knock his head off his shoulders and next thing he knew a brick was flying towards his head which he deflected with hand. She definitely came prepared! Long story short, they ran off - he called the police, they came and he showed them the video and they said to call them if he had any more trouble with them and 15 minutes later, they were back. Back on the phone to cops, and they were back at the store within a couple of minutes but the woman and male jumped on the bus but left their tween son behind. Cops grabbed the boy, took his details (and he is known to both the police and us as they been caught and barred from our store for shoplifting before, and only that day we caught them stealing after looking back at security tapes after the fact). There is an order being processed to prevent them coming anywhere near our store that will last 3 months, but that will not stop them and they are only one example of trouble what we have to deal with everyday. If anyone else has any other input (their views on using dogs and other security ideas) I can pass on to my brother, keep them coming. Thanks

I am looking for any information on how to go about getting a couple of dogs suitably trained for guard & protection work in Perth. My family owns a supermarket and liquor store (opening in few months) and we are now looking at having 2 dogs on site, mainly to act as a deterrent to the local trouble makers and to protect when they do cause trouble (especially when the liquor store opens). What I want to know is, are there any special things/requirements that we have to look into and consider. I know the dogs will require specialist training but any info about laws, insurance, etc and anything else would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.