Comments on: About the American Staffordshire Terrier

By: Karenza

Karenza — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:12:26 +0000

I adopted a 6 month old Shar Pei 4 years ago from a rescue. As she began to
develop here in her new home I noticed some serious differences from my prior
Pei. In my town, there are a lot of pit bulls and after a little lookin’ around I
realized she is a Staffy/Pei mix. That explained why her tongue had pink spots.
(shar pei have purple tongues if pure bred) All I want to say is I believe this is
the coolest combination of dogs I’ll ever know! She is a like a frisbee dog with
wrinkles! All of the characteristics I’ve just read about on this site she has. She
also has just enough of the Shar Pei snobbiness to be a dog that I think can only
be described as excellence! I would encourage anyone considering breeding
this combination of dogs wholeheartedly! She did not have to have the eye
surgery typical for Shar Pei thanks to her Staffy half. Wow, I could go on and
on, but I won’t! I am very fortunate to have had the opportunities to get to know 2 amazing breeds of dog.

By: kathryn

kathryn — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:08:47 +0000

hi, i am considering adopting a black/white am staff mix breed from the humane society, about one year old. she is a very sweet dog and i think she would be a great companion for my larger, older lab mix female. i also have three very well behaved indoor cats. what do you guys think about the cats and this new dog? i will be taking both dogs with me every day to the beach to run as i work in the afternoon and half the time at home on the computer. i have heard these dogs are similar to pit bulls in their tenacity, but this one is a mix of what we do not know. my cats are 2, 6, and 15, two males, neutered, and one female, spayed. i also have both dogs spayed. thanks. i lost one of my dogs in may of this year and i feel the one dog left sure would love another companion, although she does not say much i feel she needs a friend again. thanks.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:57:04 +0000

I got Mimi when she was 6 weeks old and she is the love of my life. High energy – yes, but also the sweetest, smartest dog. She is spoiled rotten and tends to be a little hardheaded when she wants her way but who isn’t. I would not give her up for anything. She loves people and thinks everyone comes to play with her.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:23:29 +0000

We adopted Mick Cartney after finding him roaming in the blazing desert. I offered him water, then sat on the curb. He came and laid on my lap! I wasn’t too sure my family was ready for a new dog, because we recently put down our 12yr old chow/shepard mix. My coworkers called a no kill facility, but after thinking of him all night, I had to go adopt him the next day. The facility told us he was a sharpei/terrier mix, but we were never sure. After searching on the web, we are positive he is a AmStaf. He is everything every site describes. He is getting territorial now, so he needs more socialization but he is our new big baby! We love him. He is the greatest dog…so, so smart!

By: chris

chris — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:43:19 +0000

i love my amstaff dapple best dog ever he is beautiful inside and out we do everything together. he is brindle and good with everyone even other dogs our dogs get bad raps because people don’t always hear the good things about the dog

By: Amity

Amity — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:43:17 +0000

I have a 5 year old american staffordshire. I have had her since she was 5 weeks old she is my world. I got her from a man who fought dogs and he was going to leave the puppys in the dead of floridas summer with no food or water and no mom. So I took all of them and found home form them. But I have always had this breed ever since I was a little girl they are the best pet I thank I could ask for I also have a Jack Russle and she is way more calm and whale behaved than he could ever be when it come to kids or other pets I have a cat and my staff thanks that is her baby she will clean it and play with it. Well I know it is nice to know there are others out there who feel the same way I do for the breed

By: Brett

Brett — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:18:44 +0000

Has anyone heard that there are three different types of American staffordshire terriers>? I have been told by a reputable breeder that there is the modern type , terrier type and also the bully type but i can find no literature that explians or mentions this please help anyone email me to let me know please thanks

By: Roberto Santos

Roberto Santos — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:29:35 +0000

I also own a amstaff and had him since he was a puppy and I have had my hands full at the puppy stage but at the time I took advantage and trained him and had the time being that I was in school and the rest of the time was given to my boy ridik but now that he is a year and four months he became the most doscile dog I have ever owned and smartest also he weighs around 60 pounds very energetic and loving as well as strong but he has been around every animal I can imagine and never one ounce of aggression toward people either and to be honest it is the way these dogs are raised that transponds to there personality and if you were to meet him he would be very intimidating but honestly he is not a threat to anything in this world besides his food LOL!!! but in all reality these dogs are only what you allow them to be yes I do agree these dogs were raised for fighting only reason being the way this breed is built and there sense of no fear also but mostly driven by there owners its like this your dog is a splitting image of you and in any case the amstaff will be exactly his owner and fortunate for me and everyone here we love this breed and no matter what I will basically keep this breed in my life as far as I can possibly live and I cant imagine giving my dog away I wouldnt give up my boy ridik not even for a million dollars. I love my brindle amstaff and plan to breed him within the next 6 months I cant wait to see how these pups will come out.

By: Craig Collie

Craig Collie — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:06:09 +0000

I have two staffordshire bull terrier puppies. Zak, my wee boy, was 11 months yesterday. He is a brindle and white English Staffordshire. Kira is 8 and a half months, fawn and white with four little white socks. She is a cross american/english staffordshire.

They both mean the world to me and I love reading about other peoples comments about these breed of dogs. I have socilaised them well from 8 weeks of age and they are turning out very friendly, well adjusted dogs. They are so affectionate and seem to know when I am feeling low or upset about something. My life has been very up and down over the past couple of years and since I’ve had them, they have helped me see life in a simpler way.
I am so proud of them and would give anything for them.

All I can say is thank-you to my little puppies for all they have done for me. A better companion breed will be hard to find – I know this for sure….

By: Marco

Marco — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:40:16 +0000

American Staffordshire terriers are truly the best breed of dog I’ve ever had. They may look intimidating at first sight but they are extremely affectionate, loyal, and great with children. They live to please the master which make them easy to train.

They are not always good with other animals like many bully breeds and terriers are in general, so socializing at early age is important. And yes, they do need a good amount of work out everyday to keep their body and mind stimulated and happy. They definitely are not a couch potato type, however pretty mellow tempered personality wise.

I am blessed and proud to be owned by an Amstaff. Amstaff is an addiction.:)