this is the amazing free running, skateboarding staffordshire bull terrier ziggy, who has amazed crowds in his home town and taken the internet by storm ziggy trixx, who can also play dead, tidy up and perform martial arts stunts has been trained by his owner adem basharan since he was just a pup the 26 year old began training his canine prodigy when the staffie was just 14 weeks old the pair now regularly showcase ziggy's impressive array of tricks on the streets of southend on sea scroll down for video  ziggy trixx, who can play dead, free run, skateboard, tidy up and perform martial arts stunts has been trained by his owner adem basharan since he was just a pup  adem (middle), who is expecting his first child with fiancée alice aungier (left), has had ziggy (right), now one and a half, since november 2013 adem explained the dog learned his name after just one day  owner adem says although it is hard to pick a favourite routine, ziggy's best is probably his skateboarding  adem, who is expecting his first child with fiancée alice aungier, has had ziggy, now one and a half, since november 2013 adem explained the dog learned his name after just one day over the past year adem has dedicated his time to training the well behaved hound who has a dedicated following on social media sites such as facebook, twitter, youtube and instagram ziggy's facebook page has garnered nearly 17,000 likes with an impressive 210,000 views counted on his youtube video 'ziggy trixx   play dead   staffy's hilarious reaction to being 'shot'' adem said: 'ziggy has always picked things up really quickly   for example it only took a few days for him to learn how to ride a skateboard, but learning to say hello took much longer 'recently we have focused on teaching him routines rather than new tricks and we reward him with positive reinforcement   praise, love, cuddles and of course treats and toys surprisingly, ziggy is actually the first dog adem has owned or trained the talented pooch learnt his own name in just one day  apart from the basic commands such as sitting or shaking hands, ziggy's first trick was playing dead which he now has down to a fine art  ziggy and adem have amazed crowds in southend on sea with their street performances  'other than general commands such as sit, lay down and paw etc, his first trick was to play dead which has become quite a crowd pleaser 'it's impossible for me to choose a favourite trick   i think i'd have to say both his skateboarding trick and playing dead' the street performer is also hoping ziggy's impressive talents will help to disprove public stereotypes that staffordshire bull terriers are a dangerous breed the duo are now focusing on routines rather than individual tricks as they expand ziggy's skills  the street performer is hoping ziggy's talents will help to disprove public stereotypes that staffordshire bull terriers are a dangerous breed  adem said: 'a lot of people judge staffies and think that the breed is dangerous but this is not true, they are no more dangerous than any other breed of dog 'staffordshire bull terriers are very intelligent, loving and loyal   but sadly this doesn't stop people mistreating or abandoning them 'most rescue centres are filled with unwanted staffies and they are having difficulty re homing them 'the breed gets a lot of negative speculation which definitely does not help the situation and people may not want to adopt them, and as a result many are being put down if people stopped judging them and started helping them, it would really make a difference and prevent so many good dogs being put to sleep' adem said: 'if people stopped judging them and started helping them, it would really make a difference and prevent so many good dogs being put to sleep'
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