ORIGIN NAME: STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER
ORIGIN : Great Britain .
UTILIZATION : Terrier .
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 3 Terriers .
Section 3 Bull type Terriers .
Without working trial .

GENERAL APPEARANCE : Smooth-coated , well balanced , of great strength for his size . Muscular , active and agile .
BEHAVIOUR AND TEMPERAMENT : Traditionally of indomitable courage and tenacity . Highly intelligent and affectionate
especially with children . Bold , fearless and totally reliable .

HEAD : Short. CRANIAL REGION : Skull : Deep through with
broad skull . Stop : Distinct .
FACIAL REGION : Nose : Black . Muzzle : Short foreface . Jaws/Teeth : Jaws strong , teeth large , with a perfect , regular and complete scissor
bite ,i. e. upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set
square to the jaw .
Lips : Tight and clean .
Cheeks : Very pronounced cheek muscles . Eyes : Dark preferred but may bear some relation to coat colour .
Round , of medium size , and set to look straight ahead .
Eye rims dark .
Ears : Rose or half pricked , not large or heavy . Full, drop or
pricked ears highly undesirable .
NECK : Muscular , rather short , clean in outline gradually widening towards shoulders .

BODY : Close - coupled .
Topline : Level . Chest : Wide front , deep brisket , well sprung ribs ; muscular and well defined .TAIL : Medium length , low set , tapering to a point and carried rather low . Should not curl much and may be likened to an old-fashioned pump handle .
LIMBS FOREQUARTERS : Legs straight and well boned , set rather wide apart , showing no weakness at the pasterns , from which point feet turn out a little .
Shoulders : Well laid back . Elbows : No looseness .
HINDQUARTERS : Well muscled . Legs parallel when viewed from behind . Stifles : Well bent . Hocks : Well let down .
FEET : Well padded , strong and of medium size . Nails black in solid coloured dogs .
GAIT/ MOVEMENT : Free , powerfull and agile with economy of effort . Legs moving parallel when viewed from front or rear . Discernible drive from hindlegs .
COAT HAIR : Smooth , short and close . COLOUR : red , fawn , white , black or blue , or any one of these colours with white . Any shade of brindle or any shade of brindle with white . Black and tan or liver colour highly undesirable .

SIZE AND WEIGHT : Desirable height at withers : 14-16 ins. (35,5 to 40,5 cm), these heights being related to the weights .
Weight : Dogs : 28-38 lbs ( 12,7-17 kg ) .
Bitches: 24-34 lbs ( 11-15,4 kg ) .
FAULTS : Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be
regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog .
Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified .

N.B. : Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum .