peterhunter86 8,627 Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 8 hours ago, Setenta said: Came across this one with some good dublin red staffs I remember that dog delaneys starski, he still keeps that line of dogs, he has some nice wheatons 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rickshaw swami 3,921 Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 26 minutes ago, Francie said: That's was my pup at 8week old, he six months now, thought there was a resembelence He looks like he should.Its amazing to me how little Colby dogs have changed in 130 years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,223 Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 52 minutes ago, peterhunter86 said: I remember that dog delaneys starski, he still keeps that line of dogs, he has some nice wheatons Any pics of the staffords mate? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie 6,362 Posted June 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 58 minutes ago, Rickshaw swami said: He looks like he should.Its amazing to me how little Colby dogs have changed in 130 years. He's not full bull that we dog he's straight half lurcher to lurcher Rick, I take it the colby bulldogs were good workers Rick? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie 6,362 Posted June 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 @king that's my daughter holding him at 4months mate, he was the smallest in the litter, then he's 3 half months way the rabbit, I'm heading out shortly here with him an his two litter mates il get a few pics. @Sully has his litter brother 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,664 Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 there some size and bone on him mate.be a handy dog in the future.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie 6,362 Posted June 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, king said: there some size and bone on him mate.be a handy dog in the future.. There looking good king, very keen pups, The mate sent me these there now, that's there dam on the left, litters mates on the right mate 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rickshaw swami 3,921 Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 They are good catchdogs on hogs.Seen some give their all.But not considered fastlane by most anymore.As one old man told me they would bring a pocket knife to a gunfight. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,664 Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 17 minutes ago, Francie said: There looking good king, very keen pups, The mate sent me these there now, that's there dam on the left, litters mates on the right mate the dam looks strong as an ox mate.that light coloured pup at the back is very nice.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,594 Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 6 hours ago, gnasher16 said: I was never really a fan of Staffords but they was a lovely little dog to shape up compared to bulldogs.....they always had that scatty over enthusiastic way about them whereas the bulldogs could be stubborn,moody sometimes just plain lazy but them Staffords would take just as much exercise as you could give them,lovely to rub down even when you hit a sore spot they would never even raise a lip it took me years to realise the personality of a dog could often dictate the condition you could put on them....a fit one of decent conformation often looked a physically more impressive dog than a bulldog as they had that tight bunchy musculature compared to the longer rangier frame of a bulldog,obviously they was all different shapes and sizes but in general the Stafford looked like the bodybuilder and the bulldog looked like the fighter. spot on gnash, ive had both , and deff difference in temp .Our staffs in the 60s were more like some pits of today in size 16-19n 40 55lb , these were dogs in w ton west mids lot of type of staffs back then , but there temps were deff to apbt=bulldogs . they could be bit sullen= moody, where staffs were always happy type temp, but if i had to pick one i have the bulldog , even small ones 40lb got that lean look,and were a powerhouse . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,223 Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 5 minutes ago, bird said: spot on gnash, ive had both , and deff difference in temp .Our staffs in the 60s were more like some pits of today in size 16-19n 40 55lb , these were dogs in w ton west mids lot of type of staffs back then , but there temps were deff to apbt=bulldogs . they could be bit sullen= moody, where staffs were always happy type temp, but if i had to pick one i have the bulldog , even small ones 40lb got that lean look,and were a powerhouse . Was yours show dogs ray or workers? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie 6,362 Posted June 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 1 hour ago, king said: the dam looks strong as an ox mate.that light coloured pup at the back is very nice.. Ta king, aye she's a good bitch king, done all of what's asked of her an more. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 2 hours ago, keepdiggin said: Any pics of the staffords mate? I'll get a few I'm mates with delaneys son Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMc 225 Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 Like reading the history of these dogs,this bitch was just 21 lb!!!There were a lot of game bred bulldogs that were very small.Gr Ch Mammy atb J 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,808 Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 (edited) Didn't the Dublin Red strain of Delaney's owe a lot to a Yorkshire fella, I'm sure Delaney got a dog off him that was the foundation of the line? Edited June 12, 2020 by Greb147 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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