General Appearance:The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is a smooth-coated dog. It should be of great strength for its size and, although muscular, should be active and agile.
Size, Proportion, Substance:Height at shoulder - 14 to 16 inches. Weight - Dogs, 28 to 38 pounds; bitches, 24 to 34 pounds, these heights being related to weights. Non-conformity with these limits is a fault. In proportion, the length of back, from withers to tail set, is equal to the distance from withers to ground.
Head:: Short, deep through, broad skull, very pronounced cheek muscles, distinct stop, short foreface, black nose. Pink (Dudley) nose to be considered a serious fault. Eyes - Dark preferable, but may bear some relation to coat color. Round, of medium size, and set to look straight ahead. Light eyes or pink eye rims to be considered a fault, except that where the coat surrounding the eye is white the eye rim may be pink. Ears - Rose or half-pricked and not large. Full drop or full prick to be considered a serious fault. Mouth - A bite in which the outer side of the lower incisors touches the inner side of the upper incisors. The lips should be tight and clean. The badly undershot or overshot bite is a serious fault.
Neck, Topline, Body:The neck is muscular, rather short, clean in outline and gradually widening toward the shoulders. The body is close coupled, with a level topline, wide front, deep brisket and well sprung ribs being rather light in the loins. The tail is undocked, 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. A tail that is too long or badly curled is a fault.
Forequarters:: Legs straight and well boned, set rather far apart, without looseness at the shoulders and showing no weakness at the pasterns, from which point the feet turn out a little. Dewclaws on the forelegs may be removed. The feet should be well padded, strong and of medium size.
Hindquarters:The hindquarters should be well muscled, hocks let down with stifles well bent. Legs should be parallel when viewed from behind. Dewclaws, if any, on the hind legs are generally removed. Feet as in front.
Coat:: Smooth, short and close to the skin, not to be trimmed or de-whiskered.
Color:: Red, fawn, white, black or blue, or any of these colors with white. Any shade of brindle or any shade of brindle with white. Black-and-tan or liver color to be disqualified.
Gait:: Free, powerful and agile with economy of effort. Legs moving parallel when viewed from front or rear. Discernible drive from hind legs.
Temperament:From the past history of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, the modern dog draws its character of indomitable courage, high intelligence, and tenacity. This, coupled with its affection for its friends, and children in particular, its off-duty quietness and trustworthy stability, makes it a foremost all-purpose dog.
Disqualification:Black-and-tan or liver color.
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier’s reputation is often built on hearsay rather than fact, the way it looks rather than the way it acts. ‘The Nanny Dog’, which is what a Staffie is often called due to its gentleness with kids and people. Their love for children and welcoming spirit to all who they meet is ensuring this breed a place in the hearts of many. The Staffie is the breed that is recommended for a family with young children by many of the welfare and re-homing organizations. They are tenacious and very intelligent, learning quickly with a deep desire to please their owners. They are just as content to lay around the house with you as they are to go outside and do anything that you want to do, AS LONG AS ITS WITH YOU.
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is known to have great strength for their size. They are muscular but yet also active and agile. Staffies are the only breed to have the words 'totally reliable' in its breed standard. Due to careful breeding and responsible ownership, their popularity in the USA is dramatically increasing.
These dogs always operate on a full gas tank. Play, work or just to love, they are a tireless breed aiming to please. They are extremely courageous and obedient, affectionate with a sense of humor. They have powerful jaws that can and will tear though vinyl toys, especially ones that squeak. This can be dangerous if the dog swallows the plastic. So, you should be sure to only give your Staffie strong toys. Natural chews are a really good option for young and old dogs to help curb their desire to chew. Some puppies can tend to chew a great deal so make sure you provide them with plenty of chew toys.
Chemstaff puppies are very people friendly which leaves them rather useless as a guard dog. The breeds reputation with children is second to none, hence the name “The Nanny Dog.” Staffies are usually good with other pets in the household. However, they may be combative with dogs outside the family, especially dogs of their breed or related breeds. Socialization is key for them while a puppy and keeping them socialized leads to them doing very well with other animals. Chemstaff puppies will play for hours with dog friends without ever getting into any aggressive state. They are intelligent but stubborn at times, so consistent discipline and training for them is a must. They can be trained for agility and competitive obedience and do very well because of their intelligence and tenacious spirit. They love a challenge and will tend to excel at any task given to them.
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