This video has some false information in it. The American Staffordshire Terrier derives from the American Pit Bull Terrier. Both the American Pit Bull Terrier and the American Staffordshire Terrier derive from the Bull and Terrier type dogs of Ireland, Scotland and England and where refined for their intended purpose through line breeding and breeding for function and not show standards. The American Staffordshire Terrier is not a completely passive dog and is still very much a gladiator when it is challenged by another dog. Over the past 50-75 years the dogs where bred for show conformation ( how it looks and walks in the show ring ). The American Staffordshire Terrier does make a good family pet but it should have a dominant owner, not be humanized and be given either a quality kibble and/or raw food diet. It should be given socialization and obedience training as well as daily exercise. This dog has a tendency to become if not exercised and fed a quality diet. This is an intelligent breed and should have toys games and activities that challenge it mentally.
Странно ,что многие из АСТ в ролике в стойке куполят поясницу и выглядят зашуганными?! Хотя если сравнить отдельные особи то намного приличнее собачки выглядят чем у нас в Москве и Подмосковье разводят .У нас разводилки "полюбили " голубой(мышино серый) окрас , короткие морды . Мы уже год как не можем найти достойную замену нашему умершему от старости АСТ .
Colby’s Primo (A Colby male used to set the standards for the Staffordshire Terrier breed)
In the late 1800s with the industrial revolution, thousands of families migrated from rural areas to large industrial centers in search of employment. Some of these families had as a form of “extra” income and tradition sell and bet on fighting dogs,“Pit Bull” dogs, when they saw the opportunity of a better future in the big cities they start to move and they took their dogs with them, changing drastically from a habitat where they developed completely, to small spaces in apartments and other cheap options where they were confined most of the time, without practicing exercises and losing their habit, which combined with a selection for smaller dogs, caused a visible reduction in muscular and bone structure. By not registering fighting dogs, but yielding to the commercial pressure around the American Pit Bull Terrier breed, in 1936 the AKC (American Kennel Club), the largest and oldest kennel club in the United States, recognized about fifty (50) American Pit Bull Terrier, naming them “Staffordshire Terrier”, after unsuccessfully attempting to register under the name “American Bull Terrier”, removing the word “Pit” and disassociating the word that refers to dog fight, however, English Bull Terrier breeders for fear of the “reputation” of APBT dogs did not allow the use of such a similar name.

Posted by the user “SpicyBulldog” in 2015 on dogforum.com (If you are reading this article please get in touch I would love tho find out the source of this piece.)
Some historical Pit Bull breeders of that time found a way to profit by selling his dogs under the name of “Staffordshire Terrier” which had a better commercial appeal because of the dissociation of the word “Pit” and the recognition of the breed by AKC. However it is common knowledge that many dogs of this short period of time (1950–1960) were actually game dogs, soon after was initiated the processes and requests of laws for the criminalization and prohibition of dog fights, that was published officially by the American government in the early 1970s.

Old sign from Joe Corvino (Staffordshire Puppies for sale “Joe” Corvino)
In January 1972, the name was changed to American Staffordshire Terrier, this because AKC began to plan the recognition of the English Staffbull which happend in 1975.
Lucenay’s Pete one of the fifty (50) Pit Bull dogs registered at AKC was the mascot of the famous TV series “The Little Rascals” in the 1930s.
The “Tacoma” bloodline
(traced back to J.P Colby, Con Feeley, William J. Lightner, Joe Corvino and Howard Heinzl)
As myself could not have put in better words, below is an article found on the website RedBoy Amstaffs, which describes the relationship of Joe Corvino, Howard Heinzl and other great breeders of the American Pit Bull Terrier breed during the emergence of the American Staffordshire breed Terrier.
These ‘standards’, are an extreme form of body shaming. If you did that to a person, you’d be labelled a whack job. ‘Incorrect’, ‘fault’, ‘penalised’, ‘disqualification’… shit..😂🤣💪 although I do like these AKC series. My Amstaff is ‘liver’, so his colour is ‘unacceptable’.
Every Pitbull I have ever known has either killed another dog or bit a child, family member or friend. I actually have one friend who has a female American Staffordshire Terrier and I have known this dog for 5 years or so and she is the most loving dog. So excited to be petted and loved! She loves attention and licks your face. She loves big bones to chew on. I not once ever felt threatened and in danger but she did attack a neighbors dog as she walked by the house. She ran to the road and almost killed the other little dog. I wonder why this dog is so violent and how that trait got into the breed. Each year, in the U.S., occur approximately 4.7 million pup bites from which 800 000 results in medical care. Pit bulls are responsible for 66% of dog bites that occur in the United States.
After watching show dog and working dog video’s at the end of the day there will never be a PERFECT DOG just work with what you have and show YOUR best
The way the show dogs are handled seems quite rough, that lady should be bitten to teach her a lesson. Yanking on its neck with the lead, and pushing his face. He’s not gonna sit completely still, he’s a staffy.
There bread for looks ,not an APBT 2 different dogs if you want a real killing machine don't get an am staff ,the real RCA dog is a American pitbull not an am staff
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Is this considered a pitbull
This video has some false information in it. The American Staffordshire Terrier derives from the American Pit Bull Terrier. Both the American Pit Bull Terrier and the American Staffordshire Terrier derive from the Bull and Terrier type dogs of Ireland, Scotland and England and where refined for their intended purpose through line breeding and breeding for function and not show standards. The American Staffordshire Terrier is not a completely passive dog and is still very much a gladiator when it is challenged by another dog. Over the past 50-75 years the dogs where bred for show conformation ( how it looks and walks in the show ring ). The American Staffordshire Terrier does make a good family pet but it should have a dominant owner, not be humanized and be given either a quality kibble and/or raw food diet. It should be given socialization and obedience training as well as daily exercise. This dog has a tendency to become if not exercised and fed a quality diet. This is an intelligent breed and should have toys games and activities that challenge it mentally.
Excellent video
Are they good sniffing dogs?
Странно ,что многие из АСТ в ролике в стойке куполят поясницу и выглядят зашуганными?! Хотя если сравнить отдельные особи то намного приличнее собачки выглядят чем у нас в Москве и Подмосковье разводят .У нас разводилки "полюбили " голубой(мышино серый) окрас , короткие морды . Мы уже год как не можем найти достойную замену нашему умершему от старости АСТ .
Colby’s Primo (A Colby male used to set the standards for the Staffordshire Terrier breed)
In the late 1800s with the industrial revolution, thousands of families migrated from rural areas to large industrial centers in search of employment.
Some of these families had as a form of “extra” income and tradition sell and bet on fighting dogs,“Pit Bull” dogs, when they saw the opportunity of a better future in the big cities they start to move and they took their dogs with them, changing drastically from a habitat where they developed completely, to small spaces in apartments and other cheap options where they were confined most of the time, without practicing exercises and losing their habit, which combined with a selection for smaller dogs, caused a visible reduction in muscular and bone structure.
By not registering fighting dogs, but yielding to the commercial pressure around the American Pit Bull Terrier breed, in 1936 the AKC (American Kennel Club), the largest and oldest kennel club in the United States, recognized about fifty (50) American Pit Bull Terrier, naming them “Staffordshire Terrier”, after unsuccessfully attempting to register under the name “American Bull Terrier”, removing the word “Pit” and disassociating the word that refers to dog fight, however, English Bull Terrier breeders for fear of the “reputation” of APBT dogs did not allow the use of such a similar name.

Posted by the user “SpicyBulldog” in 2015 on dogforum.com (If you are reading this article please get in touch I would love tho find out the source of this piece.)
Some historical Pit Bull breeders of that time found a way to profit by selling his dogs under the name of “Staffordshire Terrier” which had a better commercial appeal because of the dissociation of the word “Pit” and the recognition of the breed by AKC. However it is common knowledge that many dogs of this short period of time (1950–1960) were actually game dogs, soon after was initiated the processes and requests of laws for the criminalization and prohibition of dog fights, that was published officially by the American government in the early 1970s.

Old sign from Joe Corvino (Staffordshire Puppies for sale “Joe” Corvino)
In January 1972, the name was changed to American Staffordshire Terrier, this because AKC began to plan the recognition of the English Staffbull which happend in 1975.
Lucenay’s Pete one of the fifty (50) Pit Bull dogs registered at AKC was the mascot of the famous TV series “The Little Rascals” in the 1930s.
The “Tacoma” bloodline
(traced back to J.P Colby, Con Feeley, William J. Lightner, Joe Corvino and Howard Heinzl)
As myself could not have put in better words, below is an article found on the website RedBoy Amstaffs, which describes the relationship of Joe Corvino, Howard Heinzl and other great breeders of the American Pit Bull Terrier breed during the emergence of the American Staffordshire breed Terrier.
Is there an American Pitbull Terrier – AKC Dog bred series?
People really loved cutting their ears off back then damn! 🤦♂️
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These ‘standards’, are an extreme form of body shaming. If you did that to a person, you’d be labelled a whack job. ‘Incorrect’, ‘fault’, ‘penalised’, ‘disqualification’… shit..😂🤣💪 although I do like these AKC series. My Amstaff is ‘liver’, so his colour is ‘unacceptable’.
I WISHD ID HAD 6 AMSTAFFS 3 IMPORTED FROM SWEDEN AND 3 FROM ITALY
Every Pitbull I have ever known has either killed another dog or bit a child, family member or friend. I actually have one friend who has a female American Staffordshire Terrier and I have known this dog for 5 years or so and she is the most loving dog. So excited to be petted and loved! She loves attention and licks your face. She loves big bones to chew on. I not once ever felt threatened and in danger but she did attack a neighbors dog as she walked by the house. She ran to the road and almost killed the other little dog. I wonder why this dog is so violent and how that trait got into the breed. Each year, in the U.S., occur approximately 4.7 million pup bites from which 800 000 results in medical care. Pit bulls are responsible for 66% of dog bites that occur in the United States.
Oh yes oh my gosh oh wow what a wonderful video that was. It helps me now with mine. Thanks for sharing. 🇺🇸
I LIKED IT
I WISHD ID HAD 3 AMSTAFFS
After watching show dog and working dog video’s at the end of the day there will never be a PERFECT DOG just work with what you have and show YOUR best
i wishd id had 7 amstaffs
The way the show dogs are handled seems quite rough, that lady should be bitten to teach her a lesson. Yanking on its neck with the lead, and pushing his face. He’s not gonna sit completely still, he’s a staffy.
There bread for looks ,not an APBT 2 different dogs if you want a real killing machine don't get an am staff ,the real RCA dog is a American pitbull not an am staff