Any ideas...? Id Help.

[Tom1312]

Meet Bruce.



My other half and I rescued him around a year ago. The centre told us he was a Staffy Cross.

The thing is. The older he gets (just over a year now) the less staffy he seems to become.

Now I'm not concerned he is a pitpull or similar. He isn't heavy enough for a start, but he is so leggy I can't quite work out what the 'cross' bit might be.

So, any ideas?







(That's a double bed!)

Edited by Tom1312 on Saturday 4th June 21:19

[Turn7]

I have no idea,but as long as he is healthy and happy, who cares ?

He has lovely markings.

[Tom1312]

Oh I wasn't worried about his make up, just curious as to whether anybody with a bit if experience could have a decent guess

[Fugazi]

He's a handsome chap!!! We have a Staffy cross from a rescue too, she was DNA tested before we rehomed her and identified as half Staff and half English Bull terrier, although she just looks like a generic, leggy Staffy cross of which there are thousands around these parts thanks to unscrupulous back garden breeders. Even then we were told that DNA testing for the breed lineage is largely hit and miss.



Here's mine, she looks a similar size to yours although a bit more of a lump at nearly 35Kg. You'd be hard pushed to see any EBT in her unless you knew exactly what you were looking for, (she has a spotty skin under her coat and is completely deaf, both of which are common traits in EBT's). My point being I think it's going to be hard to judge without knowing the parents, plus I think the Staffy genes are fairly dominant as any dog that has a Staff as a parent ends up with that typical massive head which hides most of the other breed's characteristics

[essayer]

Some sort of lurcher? Does he have a 'tuck' tummy?

[Tom1312]

Good looking dog!


I did think lurcher was a possibility, he has a very slim waist line.

[Pesty]

No idea but he looks awesome.

[moorx]

Bull greyhound/lurcher is a possibility - they are very popular in the lamping/hunting fraternity.

Staffie/lab crosses are also quite common.

Edited by moorx on Sunday 5th June 12:48

[TheBALDpuma]

IMO it's some boxer that's in him. Slight hint of boxer in the head shape, albeit with a classic staffy face. The body shape to me looks exactly what I'd expect from a boxer/Staff cross.

[Tom1312]

Thanks for the input guys.

I think when I find a spare £50 I'll look into completing a test on him.

[Petrol Only]

Tom1312 said:

Thanks for the input guys.

I think when I find a spare £50 I'll look into completing a test on him.

Don't bother. Waste of money. Unlikely to be accurate. always fun people having a guess.

What's mine?



Who cares he's a loveable mutt and that's all that matters.

[opieoilman]

Perhaps collie/staffy or collie/springer/staffy, like my old dog Piran.



He'd put on some weight in that pick, normally he was pretty slender.

[Spaceman3]

Looks similar to mine, will post a pic later. Mine is a Staffy/Whippet cross we rescued two years ago.

[Spaceman3]

Looks similar to mine, will post a pic later. Mine is a Staffy/Whippet cross we rescued two years ago.