East Anglian Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club

Hi, I'm Lesley and I'd like to welcome you to our website. I will gradually be adding to the content of the website, but meanwhile if you have any queries or need help or advice on any aspect of Staffordshire Bull Terriers please get in touch.

Phone 01205-871762 - I am generally around, although if you don't get an answer please phone back another time (I'm afraid I can't return calls if folk leave their numbers as I do get so many that my husband would divorce me if I swelled BT profits by returning them all!)
or e-mail easbtc@thedoghouse89.freeserve.co.uk

If you are thinking of getting a Stafford puppy I would strongly urge you to check out the very good advice on this link, including reading all the info about the hereditary eye problems in the breed (PHPV and Hereditary Cataract) and neurological problems (L2-HGA) in the breed. Click here for our 'health issues' and 'health information' pages.

PLEASE NOTE: The Breed Standard quotes the following clause for 'colours': Red, fawn, white, black or blue, or any one of these colours with white. Any shade of brindle or any shade of brindle with white. Black and tan or liver colour highly undesirable.

THESE ARE THE RECOGNISED COLOURS FOR STAFFORDS - BE AWARE THERE ARE NO 'RARE' COLOURS AND YOU SHOULD NOT PAY ANY DIFFERENCE IN PRICE FOR ANY COLOUR.

TERMS SUCH AS 'MERLE', 'CHAMPAGNE', 'SABLE', 'SILVER', 'CHOCOLATE', 'MOTTLE', 'LEMON' ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER - DON'T BE CONNED!

As well as the article on breeding from your bitch we've added an article on using your dog at stud. well worth a read if you are thinking of breeding from your dogs. PLEASE DON'T FORGET the Stafford is such a popular breed we have continual trouble with Rescue because of people over breeding, and producing puppies that they either can't get homes for or sell to the wrong homes. Please only breed from your Stafford if it is a good example of its breed, of sound temperament, has current DNA health testing certificates in place and you have homes lined up for your precious babies. Check our kennel directory for details of some of our members dogs available for stud

As a breed we have a huge Rescue problem. If you can help in any way by offering to foster, vetting homes, assessing dogs, transporting, fundraising or if you are able to offer a good home to an unwanted dog please contact Jo Ann, our Rescue Coordinator jo@scruffydogs.co.uk

NEWS & UP AND COMING EVENTS!

OUR RECENT 'WALK FOR RESCUE' WAS ON TUESDAY 29TH DECEMBER, AT WOOD GREEN ANIMAL SHELTER, GODMANCHESTER, .

THANKS ONCE AGAIN TO ALL THOSE THAT CAME ALONG

EASBTC A.G.M.

will be held on Saturday 27th March 2010 at the Church Rooms, Offord D'Arcy, near Huntingdon, Cambs.

Any proposals for the agenda should be received by the Secretary by 24th January 2010

All members welcome!

We are planning a short walk around the Millennium Green following the meeting - a chance to get together!

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HEALTH LEAFLET

The article about health in our recent newsletter is for EVERYONE who loves our breed, whether or not they own a Stafford, whether or not they have a rescue or a dog bought from a breeder, or even pet shop, whether or not they plan to breed from their dog. It really does affect us all and we all need to be spreading the word.

We have produced a leaflet about health testing and breeding responsibly. We would like to ask everyone to take copies along to wherever they think it will attract interest, be that the vet, local pet shop, boarding kennels, training club, dog groomer, behaviourist etc. You can download it from the website here

It is important that we get the message out as far and wide as possible.

The reasoning behind this leaflet is twofold. Firstly it is to highlight the tests available and recommended when breeding from a Stafford, and secondly it is hoped that by educating people to breed responsibly and also to only buy puppies from responsible breeders we can help to combat the horrendous rescue problem we have.

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MESSAGE FROM CAROLINE KISKO, THE KENNEL CLUB:

Help us STOP irresponsible breeding!

Call on the government to apply the same basic principles which govern the Accredited Breeder Scheme, to the breeding of ALL dogs. The time has come for responsible dog breeders and lovers to stand together. Please sign our petition and show your support for dogs.

Sign the Kennel Club’s petition here

Thank you for your support

The Bateson Inquiry Report - of interest to all dog breeders and owners

KC PRESS RELEASE: DOG WALKING IN THE COUNTRYSIDE: http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/item/2518/23/5/3

I have to make mention of a couple of events of which the Club is rightly proud. Over recent years we have been happy to implement the Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme which is a basic 'good manners' test for dog and owner, held at puppy, bronze, silver and gold levels. We have held testing sessions for the scheme at East Anglian events, sometimes the open shows, but more often at the Fun Days, and have given displays of Good Citizen requirements at other SBT breed club shows and Fun Days and also at Crufts for two years running in the Good Citizen Ring. In 2001 and 2002 the Club was justly proud to be nominated and then to win the Kennel Club's Annual Award for the Good Citizen Dog Scheme in the category for Breed and Canine Clubs.

Following on from the success of the GC displays we have also encouraged a small team of committed agility enthusiasts from the Club to show the general public just how well Staffords can compete at agility. Displays have been given not only at the EASBTC shows but also at other Stafford club shows, culminating in the Kennel Club inviting our team to take part in two displays held in 2004 in the Special Events Ring at Crufts and also another display in the Dog Days Out ring at Crufts - what an honour for the Club and what a thrill for the team and also for the spectators! It was the success of these Crufts displays that spurred us on to arrange the first ever SBT agility show held in October 2004 at Sacrewell Farm in Peterborough.

Please let me know if you would like to see anything particular on the website, or have any suggestions for the Committee.

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He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.