American Staffordshire Terrier

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American Staffordshire
Terrier
Nepomnyashchaya
Elena
V-15-21-2

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Breed characteristics.
• Breed Name: American Staffordshire Terrier
• Country of Origin: USA
• Time of origin of the breed: 1936
• Weight: males 25-30 kg, females 22-25 kg
• Height (height at the withers): males 46-48 cm, females 43-46 cm
• Life span: 10-12 years

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Some facts.
• Amstaffs are quite compact and well suited for keeping in a city
apartment.
• Fans of the breed noticed amazing and high intelligence of dogs.
They are very easy to train. Staffordshire Terrier is able to
understand his master without words.
• The American Staffordshire Terrier is well adapted to city life.
Thanks to a balanced psyche, he calmly reacts to fuss, does not
feel the need for long walks.

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History of breed.
• The American Staffordshire Terrier was bred in the 19th century in
England, in the county of Staffordshire, by crossing a bulldog and
various types of terrier. One of the resulting types, the American
Staffordshire, was the largest. After the prohibition of dog fighting
in the United States in the early 1900s, two varieties of
Staffordshire appeared - this is the American Staffordshire Terrier,
which was considered an exhibition breed, and the American Pit
Bull Terrier, intended for fighting.

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Description of appearance.
Head
• Medium length, wide. The muzzle is of
medium length, rounded above, with a
prominent infraorbital region.

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Description of appearance.
Ears
• Set high, they should be short and carried
in a rose shape or semierect.

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Description of appearance.
Frame
• The back is rather short, the loins are
slightly arched, the chest is deep and
broad, with well-curved, dense ribs,
deep throughout.

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Description of appearance.
Hair
• Short, dense, hard to the touch,
shiny.
• In the spring, the staff has a molting
period. On the video you can see
how my dog's hair falls out.

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Description of appearance.
Tail
• Short compared to the body of the
dog, set low, tapering towards the
end. Not hooked, not slung over the
back.

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Description of appearance.
Height at the withers.
• Males from 46 to 48 cm.
• Females from 43 to 46 cm

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Description of appearance.
Color
• Any is allowed: one-color, multi-color or
spotted.

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Character
• The American Staffordshire Terrier is primarily a guard dog with
great strength. It will always protect the family in which it lives.
Dogs become aggressive if they feel threatened by a stranger. In
this case, they can attack him or even they can bite. When a
stranger enters the house, unlike other breeds, the American
Staffordshire Terrier will guard and protect not only his owner, but
also his property. The Staffordshire was actually bred to be a family
dog. He will find contact with people of all ages.

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History of my dog.
• In November 2018, my mother and I took him out of bad hands. He
has already had a small abrasion on the body, when we took him
but now it looks like a large scar on the side. On the same day, we
took him to the veterinary clinic to be examined. They didn't find
anything other than abrasions. The veterinarians did all the
necessary manipulations and we were allowed to go home. The
puppy was very skittish and hungry. Nowadays dog lives in a family
where he is loved and taken care of.

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History of my dog.
• He is very active guy, so he is fond of walking, playing with different
toys, swimming in the river and playing with other dogs, but not all
dogs like to play with him. Because not all of them suites us in the
size. Staff is an allergic dog, so we give him a special food for
sensitive digestion. Although he is a boy with character and
sometimes, he shows his disobedience, but I still love him very
much. Here is a selection of funny photos of my son.

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Oh, no. that’s another son!

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Oh, no, he’s an adopted son!

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Thank you for your attention!

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American Staffordshire
Terrier
Nepomnyashchaya
Elena
V-15-21-2