Adopting Puppies: American Staffordshire Terrier Appearance and Personality
Posted: Monday, May 26, 2008
by Connie Limon
The American Staffordshire Terrier is an intelligent dog that make excellent guardians. It was a cross between the Bulldog and the terrier that resulted in the Staffordshire Terrier. As they began to find their way into America they became known by several different names that include:
- Pit Dog
- Pit Bull Terrier
- American Bull Terrier
- Yankee Terrier
The following information is offered to help you decide if the American Staffordshire Terrier breed is right for you, your family and lifestyle. The descriptions are also meant to fit a dog true to the breed standard.
Origin:
- The roots of this dog can be traced through early Mastiff warriors, to the original Bulldogs in England that were used in the bloody sport of bull baiting.
- It is widely accepted that this breed evolved in part from the “Bulldogue" brought over from the Staffordshire region of England .
Interesting tidbits:
- An American Staffordshire Terrier named Stubby earned the rank of Sergeant and was the most decorated dog of World War I.
AKC classification: Terrier Group
Appearance Description:
- Head medium length
- Ears are set high, cropped or uncropped
- Eyes are dark and round
- Under jaw to be strong and have biting power
- Nose is black
- Shoulders are strong and muscular
- Chest is deep and broad
- Tail is short in comparison to size, low set, tapering to a fine point, not curled or held over back, not docked
- Hindquarters are well-muscled
- Coat is short, close, stiff to the touch and glossy
- Any color, solid, parti or patched
- Height and weight should be in proportion, a height of about 18 to 19 inches at shoulders for the male and 17 to 18 inches for the female
Personality Description:
- courageous
- tenacious
- friendly
- extremely attentive
- extraordinarily devoted
- should be protective toward its family
- If raised properly, they are generally good with children, owners and other dogs or animals
Written by: Connie Limon. Visit “Adopting Puppies" at http://smalldogs2.com/AdoptingPuppies to find a reference for choosing and caring for the perfect puppy. Purchase Shih Tzu puppies at http://www.stainglassshihtzus.com
This article is FREE to publish with the resource box.
Copyright © 2008 All Rights Reserved Connie Limon
This Article has been viewed 69 times. (Not updated in real-time.)
No comments yet.We want your comments! If you can read this, you don't have javascript enabled, so you can't use this comment system. Please enable javascript.