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The Staffordshire Bull Terrier was created in the nineteenth century when the Old English Terrier was crossed whit an earlier type of bulldog. Bred for dog fighting, the breed declined in the 1930s when the sport was declared illegal.To keep the breed from becoming extinct. fanciers in the Staffordshire worked to get the breed recognized by The Kennel Club of great Britain. This was accomolished in 1935. It was then recognized by the Canadian Kennel Club in 1952 and the American Kennel Club in 1974. It is a contributor to the American Staffordshire Terrier and the American pit Bull Terrier that are larger and taller.Another difference is that ears of the staffordshire are not cropped. You must know one of the most popular of the Terriers, is the Staffordshire Bull terrier. Well the Staffordshire Bull Terrier is renowned for his courage, which can unfortunately 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 thuscombines the temperamental make up of two breeds. Fortunately his genuine love of children is very well known. So a Staffordshire Bull Terrier is a born fighter is the perfect combination of the Bulldog and the old English Terrier of the seventeenth century. He posseessed the strength and the gameness of the Bulldog with the speed and agility of the Terrier. The performance of this cross was tested in the dog pit and therefor, natural selection, over a period of decades produced the perfect fighting machine. Well despite his historical connection with fighting , he has become a great favourite in the show ring, but this has not been allowed to affect his traditional rugged looks. Once again The Staffordshire Bull Terriers are and is a devoted family hound. He is gently with the children but can be ferocious with other animals.He needs plenty of exercise to maintain his hard muscled physique.
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| GeneralAppearance*
Smooth coated, well balenced, of very great strength for his size.
Muscular, active and agile.
Characteristics* Traditionally of indomitable courage and tenacity. Highly intelligent and affectionate especially with children. Temperament* Bold, fearless and totally reliable.Head and Skull* Short, deep through with broad skull. Very pronounced cheek muscles, distinct stop, short forehead, nose must be black. Head and Skull* Short deep through with broad skull. Very pronounced cheek muscles, distinct stop, short foreface, nose black.
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| Eyes*
Dark preferred but may bear some relation
to coat colour. Round, of medium size, and set to look straight ahead.
Eye rims dark.
Ears* Rose or half pricked, not large or heavy. Full, drop or pricked earshighly undesirable. Mouth* Lips tight and clean. Jaws strong, teeth large, with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
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| Neck* Muscular,
rather short, clean in outline gradually widening towards shoulders.
ForeQuarters* Legs straight and well boned, set rather wide apart, showing no weakness at the pasterns, from which point feet turn out a little. Shoulders well laid back with no looseness at elbow. Body* Close coupled, with level topline, wide front, deep brisket, well sprung ribs, muscular and well defined.
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| HindQuarters*
Well muscled, hocks well let down with stifles well bent. Legs parallel
when viewed from behind.
Feet* Well padded, strong and of medium size. Nails black insolid coloured dogs. Tail* Medium length, low set, tapering to a point and carried rather low. Should not curl much and may be likened to a old fashoined pump handle.
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| Gait
Movement* Free, powerful and agile with
economy of effort. Legs moving parallel when viewed from front or rear.
Discernible drive from hindlegs.
Coat* The coat short, close, stiff to touch, and glossy smooth, short and close. Colour* Any colour, solid, parti, or patched is permissible, but all white, more than 80% white, black and tan , and liver not to be encouraged. So red fawn, white, black or blue,or any other of these colours with white, Any shade of brindle or any shade of brindle with white. Black and tan or liver colour highly undesirable.
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| Size* Desirable
height at withers 35. 5 - 40. 5 cms * 14 - 16 inch, These heights
being related to the weights. Weight, dogs: 12. 7 - 17 kgs * 28 - 38 Ibs,
bitches: 11 - 15.4 kgs * 24 - 34 Ibs.
Faults* Faults to be penalised are Dudley nose, light or pink eyes, tail too long or badly carried, undershot or overshot mouths. Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be ixact proportion to its degree. Note* Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
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History
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Staffordshire Bull 
Terrier 
Cahill World Champion
