These Staffordshire Bull Terriers didn’t belong to the swimmers but to a guy walking steadily away from me and urging his dogs to follow him. They are Harry and Iris. Like all well trained they did follow him but they kept leaping back into the sea and giving him cause to yell for them again.
Melbourne Temperatures continue to rise into the 30s and it has kept the local dogs at home.
I walk most mornings and it’s rare now to see dogs out walking too. It is also rare to see many people out and about. There’s the occasional jogger, a few walkers but the bikers peddling furiously along Beach Road.
It’s good to see people thinking about their dogs and not subjecting them to this hot weather.
Of course they may be looking after themselves. It gets warm early in the morning and it was quite warm when these Staffys were the only dogs on the beach.
Staffordshire Terriers are popular here. This isn’t the case in my home town. I would very rarely see one there.
In Melbourne an old colleague owned a black one called Jock, a good name for those muscular broad dogs. Jock would occasionally came to the office and run and skidded about on the slippery floor. I don’t think I ever saw him walking.
Harry and Iris looked as energetic as Jock and appeared to love life as much as he did. The breed can be great fun.
Staffordshire Bull Terriers are said to make good pets and are reliable with children. It is also said that they can take an instant dislike to another dog and have a go at it. Not what you want on your friendly dog beach so they need to be socialized very early.
If you have a Staffy can you add anything further about them. It's good to know personal experiences.
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