Hello,
My name is Nicole I’m new to this forum, my puppies name is Layla.
Layla is 8 weeks old and we have just brought her home, she is a British bulldog x American staffy.
We are familiar with traits of both breeds however neither of us have had a cross breed with such different traits before. My husband and I have a couple of questions. So her DNA testing from the vet stated she is 60% bulldog and 40% amstaff (approx).
So our questions are:
- bulldogs are meant to be mostly inside dogs but staffys do great as outdoor and indoor dogs, Layla has mostly the face shape of a staffy with just a few nose wrinkles (so not a super smooshed face), we wouldn’t keep her outside on super hot or super cold days but can she be outside for a few hours during the day with her kennel, food, water and our alfresco fan on (completely covered alfresco and then a yard for her to play around In). We have just been told with the bulldog no outdoors but are confused with the cross breed whether she can tolerate being outside when we go to work etc, thoughts?
- I understand bulldogs can’t swim well but I always see staffys swimming, will she need a life jacket at the beach?
Any other traits we might expect in a cross breed like this? She was one of the puppies that resembles a staffy a lot but does have some face wrinkles like a British bulldog, the others had very bulldog like faces.
thanks everyone!
