Post by charmingnancy on May 5, 2009 12:54:16 GMT -5
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Group: 4- Terriers
Origin: Great Britain
Purpose: Bull-baiter and dog fighter
Description:
From the past history of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, the modern dog draws his character of indomitable courage, high intelligence and tenacity. This coupled with his affection for his friends, and children in particular, his off duty quietness and trustworthy stability, makes him the foremost all-purpose dog.
Appearance- Breed Standards:
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is a smooth coated dog. He should be of great strength for his size and although muscular, should be active and agile.
Coat: Smooth, short and close to the skin.
Color: Red, fawn, white, black, or blue, or any of these colours with white. Any shades of brindle or any shade of brindle and white. Black and tan or liver colour not to be encouraged.
Head and Skull: Short, deep through, broad skull, very pronounced cheek muscles, distinct stop, short foreface, black nose. Eyes: Dark preferable but may bear some relation to coat colour. Round, of medium size, and set to look straight ahead. Ears: Rose or half pricked and not large. Full drop or pricked to be penalized. Mouth: The mouth should be level, i.e. the incisors of the bottom jaw should fit closely inside the incisors of the top jaw, and the lips should be tight and clean. The badly undershot or overshot mouth to be heavily penalized.
Neck: Muscular, rather short, clean in outline and gradually widening towards the shoulders.
Forequarters: Legs straight and well boned, set rather wide apart, without looseness at the shoulders, and showing no weakness at the pasterns, from which point the feet turn out a little.
Body: The body should be close coupled, with a level topline, wide front, deep brisket, well-sprung ribs and rather light in the loins.
Hindquarters: The hindquarters should be well muscled, hocks let down with stifles well bent. Legs should be parallel when viewed from behind. The feet should be well padded, strong and medium size.
Tail: The tail should be of medium length, low set, tapering to a point and carried rather low. It should not curl much and may be likened to an old fashioned pump handle.
Faults: To be penalized in accordance with the severity of the fault:
* Light eyes or pink eye rims;
* Tail too long or badly curled;
* Non conformation to the limits of weight or height;
* Full drop and prick ears;
* Undershot or overshot mouths.
The following faults should be debar a dog from winning a prize:
* Pink (Dudley) nose;
* Badly undershot or overshot mouth;
* Badly undershot - where the lower jaw protrudes to such an extent that the incisors of the lower jaw do not touch those of the upper jaw;
* Badly overshot - where the upper jaw protrudes to such an extent that the incisors of the upper jaw do no touch those of the lower jaw.
Size:
Weight: Dogs 12.701-17.24 kg. Bitches 10.89-15.21 kg. Height (at shoulder), 35.56-40.64 cm, these heights being related to the weights.
Temperament:
Staffordshire Bull Terriers are plucky and strong-willed. Being the mix of a terrier and bulldog, they carry traits of both breeds. The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is stubborn and not the best at obedience. They do learn however, and are quite intelligent. They simply choose to do what they want. The Staffy is game and willing to hang out with you with whatever you want to do.
They make excellent guards and watch dogs, yet they are very affectionate and lovable at the same time. They adore children. Being a retiree of bull-baiting, this breed is unafraid of a fight with another dog, and therefore should be kept away from such situations. They usually come out the victor. Staff Bull Terriers are courageous, reliable, tenacious and even-tempered. They have a strong prey drive.
Health:
Health issues include cataracts, entropion, over heating and breathing problems.
Average Lifespan:
12 - 14 years.
Breed-specific legislation:
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is often subject to breed bans worldwide that target the Bull and Terrier family. However, Australia, England, and New Zealand make clear a distinction between the American Pit Bull Terrier and Staffordshire Bull Terrier and thus are exempted from Breed Specific Legislation.
History:
Thought to be the "original" Bull-and-Terrier, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier evolved from the British Isles as a direct result of a cross between an Old English Bulldog and a smooth-coated terrier, possibly the Black and Tan Terrier. When early specimens of this breed were brought to the United States in the 1800s, they were crossed with other breeds to become larger and taller. This produced the American Staffordshire Terrier and the American Pit Bull Terrier. The original smaller Staffy remained in England without change. The Staffy was originally used for bull-baiting and dog fighting. When the sport was outlawed in Britain, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier was developed along gentler lines as a companion dog.
Fancier Joseph Dunn didn't want to see this breed vanish into history, so he created a club for the breed and strove to make the breed recognized by the Kennel Club of England. Since no name had yet been chosen for this breed, and Bull Terrier was already taken, the breed's name fell to a city of great interest in the breed, Staffordshire. In 1935 the breed was accepted by the Kennel Club of England. Staffordshire Bull Terriers gained more popularity due to this. Canada accepted the breed in 1952, but the U.S. only followed suit 22 years later.
Similar to the AmStaff, Staff, and Pit Bull in appearance, the only difference other than size is the fact that ear cropping is illegal on this breed. The ears are meant to be half-dropped or folded back "rose". Today the Staffy is still a very popular housepet.
Sources:
Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club of Canada (Breed Standards)
Puppy Dog Web
Wikipedia
Pictures:
Photobucket
Group: 4- Terriers
Origin: Great Britain
Purpose: Bull-baiter and dog fighter
Description:
From the past history of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, the modern dog draws his character of indomitable courage, high intelligence and tenacity. This coupled with his affection for his friends, and children in particular, his off duty quietness and trustworthy stability, makes him the foremost all-purpose dog.
Appearance- Breed Standards:
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is a smooth coated dog. He should be of great strength for his size and although muscular, should be active and agile.
Coat: Smooth, short and close to the skin.
Color: Red, fawn, white, black, or blue, or any of these colours with white. Any shades of brindle or any shade of brindle and white. Black and tan or liver colour not to be encouraged.
Head and Skull: Short, deep through, broad skull, very pronounced cheek muscles, distinct stop, short foreface, black nose. Eyes: Dark preferable but may bear some relation to coat colour. Round, of medium size, and set to look straight ahead. Ears: Rose or half pricked and not large. Full drop or pricked to be penalized. Mouth: The mouth should be level, i.e. the incisors of the bottom jaw should fit closely inside the incisors of the top jaw, and the lips should be tight and clean. The badly undershot or overshot mouth to be heavily penalized.
Neck: Muscular, rather short, clean in outline and gradually widening towards the shoulders.
Forequarters: Legs straight and well boned, set rather wide apart, without looseness at the shoulders, and showing no weakness at the pasterns, from which point the feet turn out a little.
Body: The body should be close coupled, with a level topline, wide front, deep brisket, well-sprung ribs and rather light in the loins.
Hindquarters: The hindquarters should be well muscled, hocks let down with stifles well bent. Legs should be parallel when viewed from behind. The feet should be well padded, strong and medium size.
Tail: The tail should be of medium length, low set, tapering to a point and carried rather low. It should not curl much and may be likened to an old fashioned pump handle.
Faults: To be penalized in accordance with the severity of the fault:
* Light eyes or pink eye rims;
* Tail too long or badly curled;
* Non conformation to the limits of weight or height;
* Full drop and prick ears;
* Undershot or overshot mouths.
The following faults should be debar a dog from winning a prize:
* Pink (Dudley) nose;
* Badly undershot or overshot mouth;
* Badly undershot - where the lower jaw protrudes to such an extent that the incisors of the lower jaw do not touch those of the upper jaw;
* Badly overshot - where the upper jaw protrudes to such an extent that the incisors of the upper jaw do no touch those of the lower jaw.
Size:
Weight: Dogs 12.701-17.24 kg. Bitches 10.89-15.21 kg. Height (at shoulder), 35.56-40.64 cm, these heights being related to the weights.
Temperament:
Staffordshire Bull Terriers are plucky and strong-willed. Being the mix of a terrier and bulldog, they carry traits of both breeds. The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is stubborn and not the best at obedience. They do learn however, and are quite intelligent. They simply choose to do what they want. The Staffy is game and willing to hang out with you with whatever you want to do.
They make excellent guards and watch dogs, yet they are very affectionate and lovable at the same time. They adore children. Being a retiree of bull-baiting, this breed is unafraid of a fight with another dog, and therefore should be kept away from such situations. They usually come out the victor. Staff Bull Terriers are courageous, reliable, tenacious and even-tempered. They have a strong prey drive.
Health:
Health issues include cataracts, entropion, over heating and breathing problems.
Average Lifespan:
12 - 14 years.
Breed-specific legislation:
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is often subject to breed bans worldwide that target the Bull and Terrier family. However, Australia, England, and New Zealand make clear a distinction between the American Pit Bull Terrier and Staffordshire Bull Terrier and thus are exempted from Breed Specific Legislation.
History:
Thought to be the "original" Bull-and-Terrier, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier evolved from the British Isles as a direct result of a cross between an Old English Bulldog and a smooth-coated terrier, possibly the Black and Tan Terrier. When early specimens of this breed were brought to the United States in the 1800s, they were crossed with other breeds to become larger and taller. This produced the American Staffordshire Terrier and the American Pit Bull Terrier. The original smaller Staffy remained in England without change. The Staffy was originally used for bull-baiting and dog fighting. When the sport was outlawed in Britain, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier was developed along gentler lines as a companion dog.
Fancier Joseph Dunn didn't want to see this breed vanish into history, so he created a club for the breed and strove to make the breed recognized by the Kennel Club of England. Since no name had yet been chosen for this breed, and Bull Terrier was already taken, the breed's name fell to a city of great interest in the breed, Staffordshire. In 1935 the breed was accepted by the Kennel Club of England. Staffordshire Bull Terriers gained more popularity due to this. Canada accepted the breed in 1952, but the U.S. only followed suit 22 years later.
Similar to the AmStaff, Staff, and Pit Bull in appearance, the only difference other than size is the fact that ear cropping is illegal on this breed. The ears are meant to be half-dropped or folded back "rose". Today the Staffy is still a very popular housepet.
Sources:
Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club of Canada (Breed Standards)
Puppy Dog Web
Wikipedia
Pictures:
Photobucket