Unfortunately there is a lot to do once you are here.

Staffies and cross breeds are included in the list of PPPs...potentially dangerous dogs.
There are many things you have to do when you arrive in Spain with dogs on the list.
It's quite ridiculous as we all know that there are no dangerous dogs just feckless and stupid owners but the law is the law and where I live the Policia Local are very alert and stop people walking Staffies and demand to see that the owner has all the required paperwork.
It's also ridiculous as it seems Staffies are singled out for attention. We have had two dangerous dogs, one a Rhodesian Ridgeback, the other a Cane Corso. Yet because these two breeds are relatively unknown and Staffies have a bad reputation our two are ignored or admired by the local cops.
I'm President of a dog rescue and rehoming centre and it is heartbreaking when we have to turn away these dogs because we have no licence or facilities to keep them. We had a most beautiful American Staffie last summer, a really gentle loving boy whose owner no longer wanted him and I was determined we would find him a home which fortunately we eventually did with a guy who had the special licence required to be able to legally keep such dogs.
I can't remember all the things you have to do - having a 2m high wall around your house was one , also medical/psychological tests, police record check, insurance up to 300k euros (I think)...it's fairly easy to get all these things but many people take their chances and don't bother.
You can easily google the exact requirements needed.
Good luck to you and I hope you and your dogs manage to get through the bureaucracy. There is a group campaigning for a change in the PPP laws.

 

Thank you mrypg9 for the advice. Its such a shame that such laws are in place and like you say it is the way a dog is raised that determines the personality of them. My dogs are very well behaved and have been raised with kids and cats. I worry that they may not have the same quality of life and freedom in Spain as they do back home . I will try looking into the do's and don'ts more. I absolutely hate that staffies are always singled out as such a bad breed when they really are not. They are very loving, gentle and loyal. 😊.

 

Did you find the information needed? If not, pm me. I'm useless at posting links.

Your dogs can have the same quality of life and freedom in Spain as they have in Scotland, don't be put off. It's not difficult to do the things needed to comply with the PPP rules.
There are rules that apply to all dogs weighing over 20kg (I think, could be 25kg) and breeds and crosses with certain characteristics but the police here have more important things to do than stop, weigh and examine every large dog they come across.
If your dogs are well-behaved as I'm sure they are and you have the required documents all will be well. But it's sadly true that the better-known so-called dangerous dogs do get singled out for attention in some places. This shouldn't put you off.

We've just adopted a cross-breed (mongrel!) from our shelter, a poor boy that came to us as a young pup, was adopted by a family and brought back after a year then spent over two and a half years in the shelter, most of the time on his own as he was thought aggressive. He was in fact nervous and fearful and settled down with us and our other dog immediately. He weighs over 20kg so we'll walk him round here with a Canny Collar which serves as a muzzle as the law says he should be on the lead and muzzled. He wouldn't hurt a fly.....but we 'muzzle' him to save trouble. Not on the campo though.

 

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Totally agree.
Use the report button.
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I wouldn't have expected a new member to know how to report a post. Others who responded in support of you do know how to, & my comment was aimed more at them.

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A most unfortunate conclusion

 

You can either drive or use Brittany ferries who have dog friendly cabins, or kennelling.
If you drive use booking.com to pick places to stay that are dog friendly, there are many in France and Spain.
Once you get to Spain You will have to take them to a vet, as they are on the Spanish Dangerous dog list (Perro Peligroso) who will register their chip over here. You will also have to have Civil liability Insurance of no less than €120,000, you have to obtain a licence for them from your local Town Hall, and take a test of " a physical and psychological examination must be carried out that proves that the person who is going to receive the license has sufficient visual, auditory, locomotor and neurological system capacity"
Plus they have to be muzzled in public spaces, and walked on a lead no longer that 2 metres