There is an increasing number of different dog breeds rescue groups and the Staffordshire bull terrier rescue is one among them.

The reasons for this increase are usually due to several facts, but the most important two are the ones shown below:

1. People don´t know what it takes to own a dog. They think that it´s just some kind of toy that when you get sick of it you can just throw away. People don´t inform themselves and figure out that to own a Staffordshire Bull Terrier or any kind of dog you need things like money, space and a lot of time to dedicate to your new friend.

The rewards of this dedication are of course priceless.

However people nowdays live in a fast paced, have everything right now society that they often view anything as being single serving.

A great example of this is written in the book “Fight Club” where the author talks about the Christmas trees being dumped on the side of the road after the Holiday season is over. Sadly, a lot of times this same principle applies to dogs too.

2. People think that Staffordshire Bull Terriers are cute or just the pet to have right now because they saw it in a movie, documentary or someone famous showed off his staffie.

Examples of this also very sad trend can be found trough history when you think about Collies (because of Lassie), Dalmatians (101 movie) and some other kind of instant celebrity dog breed that appears on the big screen. Then wait about six months and go to shelters, rescue groups only to find it full of this now abandoned dogs.

The reason for this may not always be what I mentioned in point one. It´s because people don´t do their homework and ask other staffordshire bull terrier rescue groups or owners what it takes to own a staffie.

Imagine this scenario. Some first time dog owner sees a Staffordshire Bull Terrier in a popular movie or soap opera. Then their brain has what I call a buying impulse and they right away go purchase a Staffie. Not knowing anything about the history, temperament, if they should get a male or female and so on….

Then after about six or seven months (that´s when the hormones are high and Staffies start showing a taste of their real temper) the owner takes his dog to the dog park, off leash and suddenly he attacks another dog because of dominance issues or fighting for some toy such as a tennis ball.

The owner has a hard time breaking the fight and must pay for the vet costs for the injured dog and has some insurance issues. Then he thinks to himself, hmm this is to much for me to handle and looks for a Staffordshire Bull Terrier rescue group where he can drop off the dog.

This because he didn´t do his homework. What a shame.

Luckily there are these angels (aka Staffordshire Bull Terrier rescue groups) who will give some comfort to the abandoned staffie and will try to find a great home for it.

Not only that, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier rescue group will also make temperament tests to see what degree of dog aggression the staffie has. This is usually the biggest problem with the breed, but if you know it then you can take preventive measures and have a wonderful dog.

So again thanks to this wonderful Staffie rescue people who do this fantastic job to find a new home for staffies and avoid that they are put to sleep.

In conclusion I would like to say that the Staffordshire Bull Terrier is less abandoned than pitbulls which are more challenging to own and therefore more neglected by their owners.

Andrew Tomio is a pitbull/bully breeds lover who is determined to put an end to all the myths surrounding the breeds. His quest resulted in the creation of the website http://www.pitbull-info-and-training.com where you can find some other great info about pitbulls.

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