Identify dog breed from pic

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hello

can anyone please id the dog breed from this pic? also, just to confirm if gentle for a young dc?

thanks x

Well it has a sort of staffy shaped face, so maybe that or a similar breed. No one can give you any advice about how safe it is round kids as that's individual to the dog. I have a black lab who from a photo you'd think would be great, but no, he's aggressive to strangers.

You would be wary of my Doberman who is huge but he is a gentle giant.

I know of several Pomeranians and Chihuahuas that look as sweet as anything but would savage your fingers in a heartbeat!

You can't go by a dogs appearance as go what their character is like!

Regardless of dog breed it is never safe to allow small children around them unsupervised.

A dog is not a danger of the owners are responsible.

Dog in your photo looks like a Staffordshire or possibly a Staffordshire mix.

That's a Staffie. As others have said, being good with young children is down to training and the individual dog, not breed. This is a very common and easily recognisable dog breed, if you've never had dogs before you need to do a lot more reading.

Also, young children need to be trained on the correct way to behave around dogs. Running around screaming and winding up a dog, or interrupting a dog while it's sleeping or eating, or trying to take food or toys straight from a dog's mouth or under their nose is how young children often get nipped 😔

Looks like ours- Staffordshire terrier- our was so gentle.

Staffie, perhaps a mix? Looks a bit less chunky than our old staff.
Nobody can tell you if it's gentle from a picture. We don't know the dog. It's a little worrying that you'd expect any of us to tell you that.

Looks like a staffie to me. Impossible to know Its temperament from a photo.

I'd suggest he's a staffy mix, he looks a little bigger than the staffies I know.

Just make sure you find a reputable breeder who has put time, money & expertise into having a litter. All dogs, no matter what the breed, need boundaries and training, but on top of that, you also need to show children that dog's aren't toys to be played with.

Staffordshire bull terrier

Looks like a staffy to me. Mine died recently (late cancer diagnosis.) She was the sweetest, most gentle dog I've ever had. Loved every thing and everybody and adored children. Raise them with love, kindness and respect and you'll get it back in bucket loads.(All dogs, not just staff's.) My girl was perfect and I miss her so so much🥲)

Blue Staffordshire bull terrier

The photo makes it look bigger than a staffy though that might be foreshortening.

Never assume any dog is 'gentle for a young dc'. Even one you've raised from a pup that's never shown any signs of problems.

If you're looking for an older dog that is gentle around DC, you'd be better off going to a rescue centre who will only rehome a dog that they feel is safe to be around DC. Often people rehoming older dogs privately can lie about their temperament to shift them/think their dog is more gentle than it may be. If that is the case here. As others have said, when I say safe, I mean with sensible DC that are dog savvy. Any dog can turn if put in the wrong situation.

Where did you get the pic?
Could be staffie or pit bull depending where you got it- I follow a few pits on insta.

My friend had Staffies, Poms, cats, rabbits all lived happily. Her home and garden, more of a meadow /field actually were huge. The dogs and cats had access to that, plus all areas of the home. She didn’t actually walk the dogs, they just had the run of the fields.

She had two children, they survived so presume dogs were equally gentle with the children!

Irs a staffir which are meant to be great with kids however should they turn the damage they can do will be significantly worse than say a bichon frise. That's what worries me because illness/pain/fear can cause any dog to bite, not just a 'bad' dog.

I wouldn’t. Looks like a staffy tend to be great with kids etc but the problem is, if they decide not to be, said kid doesn’t have a hope in hell of not ending up hospitalised. I think kids and tend to think Labrador:lab cross etc. no dog is perfect, smaller breeds can be very temperamental and nippy but with a dog like that, they have such a powerful bite because of their build and jaw shape that I personally wouldn’t take the chance.

Stacy

*Staffy

Yep a staffy just like my gent here. Excellent with kids. Some can be reactive with other dogs. I have two and they are great with other dogs but our last one wasn't.