Comments on: Staffordshire Bull Terrier – Breed Defect – Short-toes!

By: Australian Terrier

Australian Terrier — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:31:18 +0000

Australian Terrier

Your post on Staffordshire Bull Terrier – Short-toes Breed Defect … was an interesting read when I was looking for Australian Terrier information.

By: moony

moony — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:23:44 +0000

hi thanx for your reply i wasnt sure what to do but you have made my mind up i wont breed from him.thankyou for your help. kind regards claire and marley xx

By: admin

admin — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:53:56 +0000

Hi Claire,

Our Red girl also has the fault – but we love her to bits too!

Unfortunately, no matter what the Vet says, it’s a recessive gene – in the bloodline but not visible via testing (who knows with DNA testing though). So since your boy has it – if you mate with a female that has the gene ANYWHERE in the line it will appear.

So – you are quite likely to get at least one pup, depending on family line – its up to you? We decided NOT to breed from our bitch again.

Since its not really listed as a breed defect, you could push on regardless, but its not really responsible in our opinion?

By: moony

moony — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:58:15 +0000

hi i just happened upon your site by accident, and found it very interesting,i have never come across another staff with the short toes except mine. i have a lovely red boy hes 6 now and the best dog ive ever had. he has two short toes one on each side on the out side front paws,his mother neither his father had any neither did his grandma, he was from a litter of ten pups and he was the only one! but i love him all the same. they dont seem to bother him although he doesnt like you to touch them! wanted to breed him but somebody came to see him spotted his toes and didnt want to know.just wondered if you know if his pups would be affected the vet doesnt seem to think it would but didnt really know.thanx claire brown and marley xx