Dogs

American Staffordshire Terrier

American Staffordshire Terrier
American Staffordshire Terrier
Alternative names
Country of origin
United States
Common nicknames
AmStaff
Classification and breed standards
FCI:	Group 3 Section 3 #286
AKC:	Terriers
ANKC:	Group 2 - (Terriers)
CKC:	Group 4 (Terriers)
NZKC:	Terrier
Not recognized by any major kennel club
This breed of dog is extinct
Notes

The American Staffordshire Terrier is a breed of dog. These dogs are related to, and were bred to be a show strain of the American Pit Bull Terrier. American Staffordshire Terriers were first recognized by the American Kennel Club in 1936. The visual difference between American pit Bull Terriers and staffies is that you will never find a staffie with a red nose but APBT's come with red and black noses. To differentiate between blacknose APBT's and Staffies is the white part of the eye should not be visible on the staffie but it should be visible on the APBT, the only way for the difference to be in effect is that the dog has to be looking perfectly straight.

See also

• Pit Bull

External links

• Staffordshire Terrier Club of America
• Dutch-language Staffie fan site
• Category at ODP

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