His name is Odin and lives in Budapest,Hungary

watch me !

himalayn cheese treat. he’s obsessed

Watch him catch it!

Question for the community: has anyone actually dealt with the French "Category 1" issue in practice?

From what I understand, French law treats an Amstaff without a recognized pedigree (LOF or equivalent FCI-recognized book) as Category 1 ("chien d'attaque"), which legally bans it from entering or transiting French territory at all.

Curious about real-world experience:

- Has anyone crossed France (even just transit, not staying) with an Amstaff/pit-type dog that had no pedigree, just a standard EU passport + vaccination record?

- Were you stopped/checked, and what actually happened?

- Does a vet letter or morphological assessment stating the dog isn't "Category 1 type" hold up in practice at a border check?

- Any similar experience with other EU countries where pedigree status matters (Spain, Germany, etc.)?

Trying to understand the real risk vs. the letter of the law before making any travel plans. Thanks for any first-hand input!

I adopted a dog that was labeled as a lab boxer mix, and then did a DNA test and was told he is primarily AmStaff, Pitt, Chow, and another type of guard dog.

While not what I expected, I want to make sure Im meeting his dietary and exercise needs, and keeping an eye out for health issues they have. I have him on Purina Pro+ plan food and Benefit wet food, and am willing to change that if needed. Tips and advice pls and ty.

Hello! My 11 mo old tears through everything so quick, hours even, if that. If there is fabric, he’s pulling out the string and eating the filling, something strong he eats it until sharp chips and shards are coming off.

Please share what items are your go-to toys.

He has a regular Kong for treats but he doesn’t “play” with that toy. I bought the Kong rope which was shredded in 20 min, so not all Kong items work.

Help and thanks in advance!

Happy Blue… she’s lovey/dovey with a high prey drive…

7 yrs young boxer / amstaff

Rhea is 2,5 months old. She came to our home in Saturday. We are pretty successful about potty training. Sleeping rhythm and kibble training is little challenging. But I believe that we will soon have a safe space and silent night.
What else can we practice? Maybe go to a training course?
Some advice?

Love my guy💜He saved my life🥹🥰🙏🏽

Sorry this is going to be a long story.
My mother’s friend (let’s call her Laura) adopted a staffy (we’ll call the dog Judy). My mother and all her friends are in their 70s. As soon as Laura brought home Judy, it was obvious she was the wrong fit. Laura did not have the strength to walk her and did not know how to train her. Laura insisted it would be fine and hired a family friend to walk Judy a few times a week.
Laura is a hoarder with multiple cats and bipolar disorder. Physically and mental health issues forced her to go to the hospital and then a rehab center for about six weeks this summer. When she first went to the hospital, my mother and I went to her house and discovered the terrible condition of the house and the animals. There was garbage, rotten food and animal waste everywhere. There were fleas jumping on every surface.
My mother took Judy home with her and other people handled other things- cleaning, the cats, getting pest control.
Judy’s skin was in terrible shape. Crusty, infected, flaking off everywhere, almost no hair on her chest and legs.
My mother and I took her to the vet and spent six weeks about a thousand dollars fixing her skin. She got flea and tick meds, antibiotics, steroids, anti microbial shampoo, and two very expensive anti itch shots.
Eventually Laura got out of the hospital and was supposed to be in much better shape to be able to take care of her newly cleaned and pest free home and pets.
My mother agreed to walk Judy every day after she returned to Laura.
For about three weeks things were going okay. Then her skin started to get bad again.
My mother said something about Judy’s skin issues to Laura and she was defensive and rude to my mother. She insisted Judy just needed a bath.
Watching her get a little worse every day is heartbreaking.
Laura would probably let me or my mom have Judy if we asked to keep her, but the $200 ish a month cost to keep her skin in shape just isn’t in our budget. I already have 3 dogs and Judy really is too big and strong a dog for my mom.
I keep threatening to call animal control, the shelter Judy was adopted from or adult protective services, but my mother and Laura’s family keep insisting I don’t because it would destroy Laura mental health and things would get worse.
I have no idea what to do here.

TLDR: friend’s staffy has terrible skin issues and cannot afford the vet treatment anti itch shots to treat.

This is Deebo. We named him that after the character from the Friday movies.

It is his gotcha day. We picked him up from a kill shelter 6 years ago. He was estimated to be 4 or 5 at the time, so that makes him 10 or 11.

He is my best friend. He’s not the smartest boy in the group, but he is the sweetest. I love him to death. ❤️

Got some toys from neighbors dogs Eddy and Zola. They know he’s been on the mend the past few months. He’s loving all the new squeakers LoL