Helen, a friend of mine, made this lovely and enlightening video about her rescue Staffie (Staffordshire Bull Terrier), Billy, recently, and kindly gave me permission to share it here.
Why save a staffie? I have just been crying over six very good reasons – six photos of gorgeous little Staffie faces peering out at me from my computer screen. Six dogs who are due to die tomorrow, here in the UK, because they have done their 7 days at the pound and there is nowhere for them to go. Feel free to share this blog link – the Staffies of the world need our help.
Staffies are such lovely little dogs but so many are in a very desperate situation right now – and some of them, will not be alive by the end of tomorrow.
Some bullbreeds are bred/sold/owned and abandoned by the “wrong sort”, the sort of person any decent dog owner would wish to see kept away from animals for life. The media has sadly demonised this breed/type too and as a result, the rescues are full of Staffies waiting for a forever home of their own, like the gorgeous Flumpy, featured recently on this blog.
If you are thinking of getting a dog, please look at rescue. Please consider adopting one of the many Staffies sat waiting patiently in rescues across the UK, right now. If you are thinking about breeding from your Staffie, please think about the other Staffies that will be killed tomorrow, because there are not enough good homes for the ones already in existence.
If you already have a dog and are looking for a dog-friendly Staffie, I have posted a few links to some dogs who can live with another dog. Please note these are just a few examples of the MANY Staffies and other bullbreeds currently in rescues throughout the UK.
Update January 2014 – these links are old now, but there are still about a zillion Staffie sorts looking for a forever home. Please go and find your new friend
Sophie - a kind and loyal little girl with the most beautiful face, who is sad in kennels, but good with other dogs. Offers of a foster home welcome too.
Bruce- a sweet little Staffie boy who gets on well with other dogs.
Tia - beautiful little girl who loves children and is good with other dogs.
Nicholas – very handsome boy who loves children, loves snuggles and could live with another mature dog.
Amba, Cassie & Nells – three lovely girls who are looking separately for their forever homes and can live with a male dog.
Tizer & Smiler – two lovely boys who are looking separately for their forever homes and can live with a female dog.
Polly – who was saved very recently after being taken to a vet to be put down.
And not forgetting dear Flumpy, who is still looking for a home without other dogs, but will make a great companion for the right person.
Have you adopted a Staffie from rescue? Leave a comment to tell me about them below
If you would like to help but are not able to take on another dog permanently right now, think about offering to foster a Staffie (or other dog) for a rescue, or volunteer your services in another way (dog walking, home checking, transporting, fundraising etc.). There are so many ways to help.
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