well tia started giving birth today, first puppy was born at 11am and she her last(no.6) about an hour ago. both mum and pups are doing well, ill post some pics once they are all settled.

Would love to see the pics ahhhhh i can still remember that puppy smell.

I bet you're so relieved! I can't wait for the pics and well done to Tia and you!

oh that's great news :)

ah bless her, bet that's a relief for ya! Hope they all do well :)

fantastic news long awaited puppies, so glad mum n babies are doing well, look forward to pictures

omg just sat eating dinner and she decides to have no.7 pup

Great news Nezzoz- hope she's doing OK and pups too - good luck finding homes for them- crikey, didnt think staffies would have such big litters! look forward to seeing photos xK

Yay well done Tia

thank goodness for that i thought they would never come!

Glad to hear that, we are waiting for Leah to have hers :)

Glad to hear that, we are waiting for Leah to have hers :)

good look for leah lets hope hers goes smoother than tias did

well we have 4boys and 3 girls in total mother and pups are now settled and resting.

thats brilliant look forward to pictures when u have time, bet you are glad its all over and done with.

thats brilliant look forward to pictures when u have time, bet you are glad its all over and done with.

im so glad and she did really well and didnt need any help

Well done Tia:)
Leah has got in her bed, very unusual think she may be
nesting :confused: Vet thinks there are only 2 pups

Congrats tia.

Glad to hear all doing well.

Can't wait to see pics.

Is that the same girl who had puppies at the end of last year?

What a shame - poor lassie - and more staffy's to add to the pressure of them too.

I hope you can get her spayed before it happens again, as i know you were struggling for a new house and alsorts then weren't you. What a shame she got caught this time

I would absolutely dread trying to find homes for staffy's now - but maybe you have homes waiting - lets hope so and that the people are also aware of the staffy crisis. Please tell them to get their dogs neutered and not have any more puppies. Sheffield Council Kennels are bursting to the seams with unwanted staffy's who have nowhere to go. No doubt all of them will be wanted at some time, and probably 'accident's.

Good luck with the babes and with Tia

OMG staffie puppies dont get me started love them to bits, staffies my fav dog.

Congrats on the new arrivals

awww puppies. My mini Schnauzer has just had a litter, well i say just, 3 weeks ago, 4 boys 3 girls. gorgeous pups indeed and theyre just starting to get interesting now, personalities showing through.

This is the 2nd litter in 6 months :o I know that puppies are lovely but with staffies there is a much bigger picture to see.......

This is the 2nd litter in 6 months :o I know that puppies are lovely but with staffies there is a much bigger picture to see.......
How on earth did that happen? I thought they only had one season a year ... surely they aren't supposed to have litters so close together?

Bitches have 2 seasons a year and could be mated on both of them

can i just say that never intentionally bred tia this time i was going to get her done but my OH worked out the dates wrong and before i knew it she was pregnant. i never wanted to go through the whole having to clean the mess of the pups as i found it really hard the last time as i had 3 children to look after, and this time it will be harder as ive got 3kids and a new born to look after as well as clean tia and her pups. so far ive found homes for a few pups through family and friends.

can i just say that never intentionally bred tia this time i was going to get her done but my OH worked out the dates wrong and before i knew it she was pregnant. i never wanted to go through the whole having to clean the mess of the pups as i found it really hard the last time as i had 3 children to look after, and this time it will be harder as ive got 3kids and a new born to look after as well as clean tia and her pups. so far ive found homes for a few pups through family and friends.

I know how hard this must be after having my 2 little fosters from 4 weeks old, plus an older puppy, god knows how people cope with whole litters, I never want the experience thats for sure... I really love these but never again :hihi: (4 hours sleep cause of them, tomorrow I might say different).
Well done for finding some a home already, I hope that you don't find it too difficult with the others, are they pure staffy?
I guess mistakes sometimes happen, and if she is spayed after this lot then Tia will soon recover and forget the whole thing, all you can do now is home this lot, and do your best to make sure the new owners are responsible enough to get them neutered.

yes they are pure bred staffys, ive got the male booked in on tues for his op and when tia is ready im going to have her done also just to make 100% sure that she never gets pregnant again.

good to hear nezzoz its true what rain rescue says, im sure you would be devastated if your little cute puppies end up in kennals and may face death row, due to irresponsible foster parents :rant: Its a shame because they are beautiful faithful dogs good look with rehoming

Awww you managed to get any pictures? hats off to you with 3 children and a baby plus all those puppies i dont think i could manage! :)

How many have you manage to home? Id love another dog this time from a puppie hmmm might have to go and nag dane lol.......

ive managed to home 3 of the pups up to now but ive got people who are friends that are coming to see them.

thats great, how is mum doing and babies

they are fine, pups a little thin as tias milk is slow but we are supplimenting them with exta puppy milk to help build them up and give them a better chance.

they are fine, pups a little thin as tias milk is slow but we are supplimenting them with exta puppy milk to help build them up and give them a better chance.

awww, am sure it should come through soon, my friend is hand rearing 8 puppies at moment, its hard going for her day and night

This is the 2nd litter in 6 months :o I know that puppies are lovely but with staffies there is a much bigger picture to see.......

how do dogs breed by accident ? I have 8 bitches from 14 yr old down to 6mth old and never have any of them ever accidently bred even though i also have had 2 dogs sharing the same home ,if something could have been avoided then its not an accident but its being irrisponsable . Being involved with a rescue that saved over 2,000 dogs from destuction last yr i really feel for the accidental pupies. Sorry i dont want to upset anyone by what i post just want to push the issue of spaying & neutering

Snigs - we just see so many faces of dogs that are unwanted and ultimately - face being killed because of this. Thats with us and with the Doris Banham Sanctuary - we all see it at the front end.

Personally - I don't think enough people who have staffy's truly realise the crisis that this breed is in - anyone who has staffys love them, and really can't believe that so many are killed every day of the week - as we see happen.

I was talking to someone yesterday - whos' dad is proud to be breeding staffy's. Whilst i look at a lovely staffy and know its a fantastic example of the breed - because so many are not - thats why they are flooded.

I feel for you Nezzoz - it will not be easy with the children and the puppies - but I am sure you will do right by them all. and yes - you will get them both sorted so it won't happen again. I just hope that you will also spread the word far and wide about the poor predicament of the staffy - to stop even more being born in the future.
The sheffield council kennels must have at least 20 staffy's or staffy crosses in at the moment - and we can't get any rescues to take them around the country - as they too are full of them.
Best wishes to little Tia too

I'll need to get Porscha spayed soon, how much will it cost approx. and any student discounts available?

try ringing the RSPCA and ask if they're still doing the spaying / castration vouchers. I got my GSD & 3 cats done free :) You didn't need to be in receipt of benefits to get the vouchers either

I had a look, apparently the voucher scheme runs through the council and may be means tested. I've emailed them anyway to see if I am eligible. :)

ooo i dont know anything about that - i just contacted RSPCA directly, never asked me for details of my income or anything. I was gonna get them all done anyway, but it would have been in stages as and when I could afford it. As it was, the GSD & female cat were done as soon as her kittens were weaned, then her 2 boy kittens that we kept were done as soon as they were old enough. They asked me which vets I wanted to use, and they just made out the vouchers to Millhouses Vets 4 Pets and sent them to me in the post :)

Well fingers crossed I will get some help, If not I'll have to save up for the op :(

has anyone got the number for the rspca im going to give them a ring see if i could get vouchers for my two.

has anyone got the number for the rspca im going to give them a ring see if i could get vouchers for my two.

The rspca directs you to the council linky here (http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/env/environmental-health/animals/dogs/copy-of-neutering-and-spaying)

the council are running low on vouchers do to the sheer amount of dogs there getting in we were told when we got khole from the kennels that they were giving vounchers only to bitches at the moment

thanks fox just rang them they going to send out the vouchers

the council are running low on vouchers do to the sheer amount of dogs there getting in we were told when we got khole from the kennels that they were giving vounchers only to bitches at the moment

Maybe I'll get lucky then, she is a bitch after all.

have you tried p.d.s.a.if you get council tax benifits i think they do discounts

have you tried p.d.s.a.if you get council tax benifits i think they do discounts

I don't get any such benefits, no c/t or housing bf.

thanks fox just rang them they going to send out the vouchers

:o Well hopefully they'll send me some too then.

You could also try ringing The Dogs Trust - contact the Darlington Branch and see if they can help. Pity cos we did a free neutering for staffy's throughout all last year which was supported by the Dogs Trust. We did about 100 in Sheffield alone - but they withdrew it at the end of 2007.
They will sometimes do it for what they class as 'a bitch in crisis' which obviously your little girl is - living with an entire male - so they may do if you can't get any help locally.
good luck but obviously - you will have to leave mum for a good few months yet, but at least you can get dad done straight away.

Great News - I spoke to a lovely lady at the council who is sending me out a voucher today :clap:

Not so sure Porscha will be as happy :hihi:

Great stuff :)

hi do u have any left 4 sale? thanks kim

Dogs trust only give out vouchers for people on certain benefits working tax credit not child tax credit, income support etc and the council do the same. [We knew we wouldn't be eligible ]We had to have our bitch spayed, it is the decent thing to do and as said loads of sad cases in rescue.The cost of her spay was £165 plus we bought some stronghold and had antibiotics for both of my dogs so it cost £230 in less than a week.He is to be neutered next £130.I am on a mission :thumbsup: and have told loads of my freinds about the crisis in the rescue and got them to look on the site. Most people are unaware.Hope all goes well with mom and pups :)