hello i'm nita,

bought a staffy male pup last night of only eight weeks old,  slightly worried as he intends to be extremely timid.  The only time he'll show any activity is when his eating.  other than that, he'll sit still in one place.  Just wondering whether it's normal this is a whole new experience for me.  i'd bought him from a litter of eight so he has been amongst other puppies, what i did notice that he was sitting away from the others.   His KC registered, have papers, i have also seen both parents and this is my very first time of buying a staffy puppy of only eight weeks old, and his due his first jab 9 - 10 weeks, i thank anyone for any advice.

Thats fine...give him time.Hes probably frightened being somewhere new away from his mum and siblings for the first time.
Nikki

i feel at ease now thanks nikki

If youve only had him a day then I wouldnt worry, however he may be a quieter character than some others in the litter.
Did you visit a few times before picking so you could watch the behaviours?  Also the breeder should have had an idea of which puppy was ie most boisterous and which was quieter etc....

As long as he is just quiet and not frightened i wouldnt worry, he is probably just biding his time ready to pounce and be the monster most puppies are. I have no experience of Staffie Pups so maybe this is the norm anyway, my breed is very outgoing and as soon as Ive come home with a pup they are off exploring and very boisterous from day 1.

Dogs are like people though, and are all different.

Enjoy your puppy

Beth

i would say this is quiet normal behaviour my girl had pups 8 wks ago and i have kept the male from the litter the girls all went yesterday and even though he is still with his mum he is feeling a bit sorry for himself and missing his litter mates if he hasnt picked in a couple of days i would just nip him to the vets anyway for a general check up