The American Staffordshire Terrier is a medium-sized, short-coated dog breed that was developed in the United States in the late 19th century from British bull-and-terrier stock originally brought over in the 1850s. The breed was accepted for registration by the American Kennel Club in 1936 under the name Staffordshire Terrier, later changed to American Staffordshire Terrier in 1969 to distinguish it from the British Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Through selective breeding for conformation over decades by the AKC, the American Staffordshire Terrier has become a separate breed distinct from its cousin the American Pit Bull Terrier, known for its courageous and confident yet good-natured temperament.
The American Staffordshire Terrier is a medium-sized, short-coated dog breed that was developed in the United States in the late 19th century from British bull-and-terrier stock originally brought over in the 1850s. The breed was accepted for registration by the American Kennel Club in 1936 under the name Staffordshire Terrier, later changed to American Staffordshire Terrier in 1969 to distinguish it from the British Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Through selective breeding for conformation over decades by the AKC, the American Staffordshire Terrier has become a separate breed distinct from its cousin the American Pit Bull Terrier, known for its courageous and confident yet good-natured temperament.
The American Staffordshire Terrier is a medium-sized, short-coated dog breed that was developed in the United States in the late 19th century from British bull-and-terrier stock originally brought over in the 1850s. The breed was accepted for registration by the American Kennel Club in 1936 under the name Staffordshire Terrier, later changed to American Staffordshire Terrier in 1969 to distinguish it from the British Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Through selective breeding for conformation over decades by the AKC, the American Staffordshire Terrier has become a separate breed distinct from its cousin the American Pit Bull Terrier, known for its courageous and confident yet good-natured temperament.
The American Staffordshire Terrier is a medium-sized, short-coated dog breed that was developed in the United States in the late 19th century from British bull-and-terrier stock originally brought over in the 1850s. The breed was accepted for registration by the American Kennel Club in 1936 under the name Staffordshire Terrier, later changed to American Staffordshire Terrier in 1969 to distinguish it from the British Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Through selective breeding for conformation over decades by the AKC, the American Staffordshire Terrier has become a separate breed distinct from its cousin the American Pit Bull Terrier, known for its courageous and confident yet good-natured temperament.
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American Staffordshire Terrier, also known as the AmStaff is a medium-sized, short-coated
American dog breed.[2][3][4][5] The height of an American Staffordshire Bull Terrier is 18–19 in (46–48 cm) tall and weighs between 40–70 lb (18–32 kg).[2] The American Kennel Club (AKC) describes the breed as "confident, smart and good-natured". American Staffordshire Terriers are similar to American Pit Bull Terriers, though the American Pit Bull Terrier is not recognized by the American Kennel Club.[6] The breed was accepted by the AKC in 1936. It should not be confused with the “Staffy” Staffordshire Bull Terrier of the United Kingdom.[2]
History[edit]
One of the earliest AKC champions.
Some varieties of bull-and-terrier from the British Isles began to find their way into America[2] as early as 1850. Some dogs became very famous for their dog fighting skills. Already developed as an American dog, such dogs became a new breed, which was recognized by the United Kennel Club (UKC) in February 1898 as the American Pit Bull Terrier.[7][8] On June 10, 1936,[2] about 50[9][unreliable source?] UKC registered Pit Bull Terrier dogs were accepted for registration in the American Kennel Club (AKC) stud book with a new breed name and a new purpose, belonging to the AKC terrier group.[9][unreliable source?] The name Staffordshire Terrier was chosen, with the claim that the ancestors of the breed originally came from Staffordshire, England. The name of the breed was revised on January 1, 1969, to American Staffordshire Terrier to distinguish it from the British Staffordshire Bull Terrier, a separate breed from the Bull-type terrier group, recognized in England in 1935.[10][11][8][12][9][unreliable source?] The AKC opened the AmStaff Stud Book to UKC dogs a few more times until the 1970s. Since then, only dogs with AKC registration were to be bred together, if the offspring was to be registered. This fact, along with the breed selection based entirely on conformation through decades, has transformed the American Staffordshire Terrier into a different breed, separated from the American Pit Bull Terrier.[7][8][9][unreliable source?] The breed's popularity began to decline in the United States following World War II. In 2018, the American Kennel Club ranked the American Staffordshire Terrier as the 85th most popular purebred breed in the United States.[13]
Temperament[edit] According to the American Kennel Club, these dogs are "smart, confident, good-natured companions. Their courage is proverbial. A responsibly bred, well-socialized AmStaff is a loyal, trustworthy friend to the end."[2]
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