Raised Bumpy Rash On Staffy Pup

[Mason_Gibbs]

A more useful statement could well be - Staffies bred by people who haven't got a clue and don't care are predispsoed to skin problems but the vast majority of Staffords bred by ethical breeders do not have these issues.

A bit long winded don't you think

Ok seriously though, point taken.

Well bred Staffordshire Bull Terriers are not predisposed to skin issues.

Interestingly we still see well-bred Labrador retrievers with a relatively higher incidence of skin disease.

Parents who are fully health tested and have never had a litter affected by allergies can suddenly and out of the blue produce entire litters affected by allergies.

There are plenty of pedigree "well bred" AmStaffs and Staffords with allergies. Plenty of people out there breeding from dogs that "0nly get a little bit itchy when they lay on grass". I've had breeders of both breeds say to my face "there are no allergies in my lines" and then go on to say "oh, she itches on the grass, but..." It's out there if you know what you are looking at / what questions to ask and its far more prevelant than people like to think.

ETA: I say that as someone with a decade in AmStaffs and a long term owner of two dogs with allergic skin disease. I've spent that decade doing a lot of research on this issue.

Whenever I go to the derm the dogs before or after our appointment are either labs or staffy's. My lab comes from a registered ethical breeder and he has allergies.