Is This True?

[Rebanne]

I honestly don't think a lot of people are aware of the whole "blue issue" and not necessarily because they fall for the "rare" line, but because there isn't enough info out there.

When we decided to buy a Stafford we were intent on doing it right. We researched the breed, we read the breed standard and we chose a registered breeder with champion blood lines. We looked into potential health concerns and none of the info we found referenced blue being an issue. At the time I didn't know about these forums. Based on all the info we gathered and the fact we were going through a registered breeder (and of course the fact blue is included in the breed standard) we chose to get a blue Stafford, based purely on the fact the breeder made a really good impression and I had a friend years ago who had one and we thought he was a nice colour.

Only after discovering dol did I learn all the rest to do with blue staffords. And to be honest it almost made me embarrassed and ashamed to admit to people on here that our Stafford was blue. I love him to bits and I wouldn't trade him for anything but I wish I had have known before we got him, we certainly would not have made the choice we made.

There is such a wealth of knowledge on this forum that it is a real shame that it is not more widely known about by the general public.

There is no need to be embarrassed about your boy. He is from a registered breeder and as you say blue is allowable. And why not have a colour preference? I do in my breed.