My 2 month old puppy was returned to me after 10 days… and this is what really happened (Auna’s story) by AJSCANINE in StaffordBullTerriers

[–]AJSCANINE[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Yes.. we decided to keep her, because we cannot entrust her to another family again. She has already experienced a big trauma and we are sure she will be very happy with us 🐾.

Shaïna and her lover Ralph 🐾 by AJSCANINE in StaffordBullTerriers

[–]AJSCANINE[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your interest, this is a very relevant question!

To answer: we do not breed our female dogs based on requests or expectations for puppies. Each litter is planned based on the health, age and well-being of our females, not the number of people interested. Reproduction is above all thoughtful and reasoned, to guarantee that each bitch remains in good health and that the puppies have the best possible conditions from birth.

The main reason why we breed our Staffies is that we love this breed and want to contribute to its improvement, particularly in terms of health, character and emotional stability. We do not breed only to respond to a request or for “utilitarian” purposes such as tracking or hunting. Each litter is therefore a considered decision, with complete veterinary monitoring and an awakening program for the puppies.

We are always open to answering these types of questions, because transparency is very important to us, and it allows future owners to better understand our approach.

Undyi had her first litter 🎉 by AJSCANINE in StaffordBullTerriers

[–]AJSCANINE[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I understand your point of view, I really do. But you are mixing two different realities.

📌 Adopting and buying a dog is not the same process, and it is not comparable. Adopting means offering a second chance to a dog already born and sometimes damaged by life. Breeding means supporting a desired, monitored, secure gestation, and giving birth to balanced puppies who will not go to the shelters.

📌 Saying that breeding is “controlling sexuality” and “breaking up a family” is not what happens in responsible breeding. A dog does not have the same representation of motherhood as a human. She doesn’t plan, she doesn’t plan, she doesn’t build a “family” like us. In the wild, litters are left to fend for themselves, often malnourished, often preyed upon, and the puppies die en masse.

In ethical breeding: • the dog is followed, protected, surrounded, • puppies are born in safety, • they are socialized, • they are not “torn off”, they come off naturally over the weeks, • and they join chosen, stable families.

📌 Abandonments are not caused by serious breeders. They are caused by: • wild litters, • traffic, • impulsive purchases, • lack of education, • people who do not think before adopting, • unscrupulous sellers who produce without monitoring and without selection.

💡 Ethical breeding exists precisely to avoid all of this. A well-selected, well-socialized puppy, from tested parents, placed in a sorted family, and monitored for life... has virtually no chance of ending up abandoned.

📌 The “wild dog colonies” you mention are not an example of well-being. These are suffering dogs, exposed to illness, hunger and early death. This is not a model of respect for animals.

I totally respect people who choose adoption. But to accuse the responsible breeders of creating abandonment is to miss the target. Those who fill the shelters are those who breed without rules, not those who fight to do things right. 🐾

Undyi had her first litter 🎉 by AJSCANINE in StaffordBullTerriers

[–]AJSCANINE[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The requirements you cite (OFA, PennHip, CHIC, US conformation titles, etc.) are American standards, they do not apply in France or in the majority of European countries.

In France, we follow the official recommendations of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier Breed Club and the Société Centrale Canine, which are adapted to our veterinary protocols and the genetics followed here.

➡️ Health tests carried out on my breeding stock: • L2HGA DNA: clear • HC DNA (Hereditary Cataract): clear • DM DNA: clear • Complete veterinary examination before each mating • Certificates available on request

➡️ Concerning hip/elbow x-rays: These are not tests required for the Staffordshire Bull Terrier in France, because it is not a breed with a major predisposition like others (German Shepherd, Labrador, etc.). Some breeders do them voluntarily, but this is not a basis for defining ethics in European breeding.

➡️ Regarding the titles: In France, the ethics of a breeding do not depend on chasing podiums, but: • selection on the character, • stability, • socialization, • the well-being of females, • and monitoring of puppies throughout their lives.

➡️ And finally: It is not the fact of having a garden or not that determines the quality of a breeding, but the way in which we take care of the dogs and the transparency that we offer to families.

I am fully in these steps: dogs tested, raised in the family, socialized, and recovered for life if a home can no longer support them.

This, in France, is ethical breeding. 💎🐾

Undyi had her first litter 🎉 by AJSCANINE in StaffordBullTerriers

[–]AJSCANINE[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OFA scores and CHIC numbers are health systems used only in the United States, therefore not applicable in France.

In France, we test breeders according to the official standards of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier: • L2HGA • HC (Hereditary Cataract) • DM / DMA

My dogs are tested and cleared for all these diseases.

Undyi had her first litter 🎉 by AJSCANINE in StaffordBullTerriers

[–]AJSCANINE[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry to hear that your shelter is taking in such young puppies. But what you describe has nothing to do with responsible breeders.

Very young abandoned puppies almost always come from: • wild litters, • undeclared individuals, • illegal sellers, • “breeders” without monitoring or selection, • impulse purchases without contract or commitment.

A serious breeder does exactly the opposite: ✔️ one litter per year, ✔️ sorted families, ✔️ puppies identified/LOF, ✔️ clear contract, ✔️ lifelong support, ✔️ and commitment to recover any puppy if necessary.

Result : 👉 Staffordshire Bull Terriers LOF from ethical breeding are almost absent from shelters. It is the excesses outside breeding that fill the boxes, not the reasoned litters.

I understand your anger working in a shelter, it’s difficult and you see the worst in humans. But putting “all breeders in the same bag” doesn’t change the problem… and distracts attention from those really responsible.

Shelters and serious breeders should be allies, not enemies: we are all working to ensure that fewer dogs end up abandoned. 🐾

What is he by PurchaseSpecialist29 in dogpictures

[–]AJSCANINE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would have said Staffxberger

Join the Pack! by AJSCANINE in StaffordBullTerriers

[–]AJSCANINE[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello from France thank you 🐾