Want to get an amstaff - answer 3 questions
Many people think about getting an American Staffordshire Terrier. He attracts with his beauty, his muscles, formidable appearance and, of course, his mind.
Not everyone approaches responsibly and read mountains of literature about the breed, study the history of the breed, are interested in the nature and necessary conditions of detention.
So let's do a quick survey.
If you answer "yes" to these 3 simple questions, then you can buy an American Staffordshire Terrier puppy. If you get at least one "no" - for your own good and the good of the future pet, you need to better prepare.
Hermina Tipit z Hanky with her owner
1. Do you have free time?
The dog should be given at least 3-3.5 hours a day. Amstaffs are terriers. These are active dogs. They need walks. Not as many as, for example, greyhounds or great danes, but still. It is also necessary to give "food for thought" - classes, games, training, commands, obedience - everything goes well. And when your pet loads his brain and body, he will behave like a good boy at home.
2. Do you have enough finances?
- The price of a purebred puppy starts from 25,000 hryvnia and above
- If you find cheaper, then as a result, health problems may arise, the solution of which will still have to spend money.
- If you find it cheaper, then as a result it may grow at all and not staff. And you will not get predictable behavioral reactions either.
- Monthly maintenance (feed \ veterinarians) also requires certain costs. Feeding "from the table" will not work, and not treating - it will pass by itself - is also irresponsible.
3. Do you have the patience to constantly control it?
A dog of this breed needs to be supervised all his life.
- Yes, she must know the commands.
- Yes, it is advisable to take the Companion Dog (BH – BEGLEITHUND) obedience course.
- Yes, you need to be careful when walking. A lot of owners of small dogs let them go for a walk without a leash. Amstaff has a strong psyche, he does not pay attention to such irritants, but for the time being.
- Yes, you will have to communicate with neighbors who do not share your love for this breed.
© Tatyana Lazko, co-owner of the American Staffordshire Terrier kennel "Strider in Diversity"