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What’s in a color?
Breed Standard

What’s in a color?

Perhaps the time has come to revise the color section of our breed standard. Maybe it should read - “All...
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Illustrated Breed Standards
Breed Standard

Illustrated Breed Standards

TSK Illustrated Breed Standard - AKC version TSK Illustrated Breed Standard - KC version If you have been reading this...
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Lessons Learned
Breeding

Lessons Learned

At some point in a breeders lifetime they will experience losses. They will mate a bitch who misses conception, lose...
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Construction In Relationship To Movement
Breed Standard

Construction In Relationship To Movement

This article is an attempt to give a shortened version about construction as it relates to movement of the dog. ...
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Gait
Breed Standard

Gait

The Stafford moves differently than the other Terrier breeds. To most all-rounder judges, the Stafford movement is quite misunderstood so...
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Color & Disqualifications
Breed Standard

Color & Disqualifications

First let me state that we are not geneticists so in order to write this bit we have consulted a...
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Coat
Breed Standard

Coat

The easiest way to determine correct coat on a Staffordshire Bull Terrier is to put your hands on them. Run...
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Hindquarters
Breed Standard

Hindquarters

Not much can be said about the hindquarters bit of the standard as it is fairly clear and concise. When...
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Forequarters
Breed Standard

Forequarters

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Size, Proportion, Substance
Breed Standard

Size, Proportion, Substance

“ Height at shoulder: 14 to 16 inches. Weight: Dogs, 28 to 38 pounds; bitches, 24 to 34 pounds, these...
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Temperament
Breed Standard Temperament

Temperament

From the past history of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, the modern dog draws its character of indomitable courage, high intelligence,...
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Illustrated Standards
Breed Standard

Illustrated Standards

With the exception of the noted images, we do not own the rights to these but have made efforts to...
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Balance & Breed Type
Breed Standard Fitness

Balance & Breed Type

A lot has been said about “Balance” and “Breed Type” but here we will attempt to explain how we interpret...
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Breed History
History

Breed History

Excerpt from www.sbtca.com and books recognized in the ‘book’ link on this website. (more…)
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General Appearance & Fitness in the Stafford
Breed Standard Education Fitness Judging Mentoring Preserving

General Appearance & Fitness in the Stafford

Not a lot of words dedicated to this first section of the Breed Standard are there? We touched on some...
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