ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR OF ALL THE terriers, the Staffordshire is renowned for his courage, which unfortunately can lead him into bad ways with other dogs owing to his great tendency to ‘get his retaliation in first’. With the human race he is kindness itself. He is descended from a cross between the Bulldog and a terrier, and thus combines the temperaments of the two breeds. Fortunately, his genuine love of children is well known.

Despite his historical connection with fighting, he has become a great favourite in the showring, but this has not been allowed to affect his traditional rugged looks.

Breed description courtesy of

Staffordshire Bull Terriers

by Vic Granger

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