Liberty Staffords

19/01/2024

The boy and girls looking special waiting for a piece of daddy’s pizza.

09/01/2024

The new addition to the liberty staffords family.
Stafforce bold contender ( aka rocky).
Settles in to home life really well

29/09/2023

First venture outside and they are looking the goods and loving life.five weeks old now. Time goes so quick with these little blueberries. Nearly time to speak to their new furever homes.

10/09/2023

All 5 little ducks all in a row. 1 female and three males available to pet homes only. Pm me for details

25/08/2023

Such a great mummy, four girls and three boys join the family.

25/08/2023

Off and running on our next litter, mum doing a great job so far. Three girls and a boy so far.

23/06/2023

Hopefully the next litter due in two months time. Fingers crossed.

30/09/2022

Play time outside on a beautiful sunny day

11/09/2022

They put smiles on everyone’s faces

01/09/2022

Feed time at the zoo, contact us for more info on this great litter. Both males and females. 4 1/2 weeks old now.

16/08/2022

Love watching these kids grow and develop with all their little attitudes. Just over two weeks old now.

02/08/2022

Awesome to welcome in the girls final litter. She won’t be having anymore but she has produced a gorgeous litter of nine. 5 males and four females. Such a good mummy.

27/07/2022

Copied from another group

THE MYTH BEHIND THE COLOUR BLUE

In recent years the colour blue has become very popular and now accounts for the largest percentage of registered colours, nearly 80%. Unfortunately the increase in popularity of blue Staffords has lead to irresponsible breeding purely for colour and huge prices being demanded for puppies.

A few breeders that breed purely for colour unfortunately make many false claims about their dogs to justify the large price tags.
A few myths -
No blue dog has ever held the award of “Top Stud”
No blue dog has ever been awarded a Ch title in the UK
No blue dog has black nails or nose (genetically impossible) although some may appear almost black.
No blue dog is solid blue (all blues are genetically blue brindle just the pattern shows more on some than others)
Blue is not rare

Where does the colour come from?
The colour blue is a result of an abnormality of the black brindle gene, a mutation, causing a dilution. It is a gene that influences hairs to form with larger, abnormal pigment granules due to abnormalities in melanin transfer and storage. This pigment clumping leads to washed out, or dilute colours. The gene is a recessive one and in order for a dog to have a dilute colour it must inherit the gene from both parents. Blue is quite simply the black brindle in its dilute form.

For instance:
A black brindle dog (not carrying the dilute gene) that is mated to a black brindle bitch (not carrying the dilute gene) will produce black brindle pups that do not carry the dilute gene.

A black brindle dog (not carrying the dilute gene) that is mated to a blue bitch will produce black brindle pups but they will all carry the dilute gene.

A blue bitch mated to a black brindle dog that does carry the dilute gene will produce both blue and black brindle pups with all pups carrying the dilute gene.

A blue bitch mated to a blue dog will result in the entire litter being dilute.

There is concern that particularly in blue (dilute) dogs there is an increased risk of skin issues associated with the dilution. The continuing bad practice of breeding blue x blue dogs over generations is believed to be creating problems such as CDA.

Colour dilution alopecia (CDA) is associated with a colour dilution gene, probably at the D locus. Under the influence of multiple genes, dilute hairs form with larger, abnormal pigment granules due to abnormalities in melanin transfer and storage. This pigment clumping leads to washed out, or dilute colours. It is not known if the colour dilution gene is directly responsible for the skin changes or if a linked gene codes for the associated follicular changes. The clumping of pigment leads to distortion of the hair shafts and fracture resulting in alopecia.

Can I show my blue dog?
If your dog is KC registered then it is eligible to be shown. Blue is a colour recognised in the breed standard. A good dog is a good dog regardless of the colour. A good judge does not judge colour, only the standard.

The reason blues traditionally do not do well in the show ring is primarily they are bred for colour not for standard by most. There are a few good examples of the breed which are blue being shown and doing well. However it is genetically impossible for a blue to meet the standard fully.

Join a ringcraft club (even better if breed specific) and come along to a show to watch, you are very welcome.

The most important thing to do when planing any breeding or looking for a puppy is health tests. Please ensure both parents are L2 HGA and HC clear. There are many blues rumoured to be on the wrong paperwork and lots of blue L2 HGA carriers so it is good practice to test even if your dog is hereditary clear.

08/07/2022

Such a stunning specimen. Always has been a gorgeous gal. Looking forward to her moms next litter due in three weeks. So excited.

21/05/2022

Applications are being taken for our next litter which will be born in approximately two months time. Any interested people please message us and we can discuss from there.

10/04/2022

Three generations together again.

20/02/2022

It’s such a hard staffy life, new toys and they wear them selves out so much they fell asleep on a brick. Still 3 males available from this litter.

05/02/2022

Feeding time at the zoo, and enjoying the toys to play with.

30/01/2022

Starting to get a lot more active now. All eyes wide open , and a few little attitudes starting to come out.

23/01/2022

From pup to older dog. Such a beautiful breed

23/01/2022

Message us to go on a the list for our upcoming litters.

21/01/2022

21/01/2022

21/01/2022

So excited to announce the safe arrival of zoe’s litter. 6 boys and 3 girls. All doing great. She is such a good mum.

21/01/2022