ORIGIN : U.S.A.

 

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE VALID ORIGINAL STANDARD : 03.09.1996.

 

 

FCI‑CLASSIFICATION : Group 3     Terriers.

Section 3     Bull type Terriers.

Without working trial.

 

GENERAL APPEARANCE : The Staffordshire Terrier should give the impression of great strength for his size; a well put together dog, muscular, but agile and graceful, keenly alive to his surroundings. He should be stocky, not long-legged or racy in outline. His courage is proverbial.

 

HEAD : Medium length, deep through.

 

CRANIAL REGION :

Skull : broad.

Stop : Distinct.

 

FACIAL REGION :

Nose : Definitely black.

Muzzle : Medium length, rounded on upper side to fall away abruptly below the eyes.

Lips : Close and even ; no looseness.

Jaws/Teeth : Well defined. Under jaw strong and to have biting power.   Upper teeth to meet tightly outside lower teeth in front.

Cheeks : Very pronounced cheek muscles.

Eyes : Dark, round, low down in skull, set far apart. No pink eyelids.

Ears : Set high. Cropped or uncropped, the latter preferred. Uncropped ears should be short and held rose or half prick. Full drop to be penalized.

 

NECK : Heavy, slightly arched, tapering from shoulders to back of skull. No looseness of skin. Medium length.

 

BODY :

Topline : Back fairly short. Slight sloping from withers to rump with gentle short slope at rump to base of tail.

Loins : Slightly tucked.

Chest : Deep and broad. Well sprung ribs; close together, deep in rear.

 

TAIL : Short in comparison to size, low set, tapering to fine point; not curled or carried over back. Not docked.

 

LIMBS :

 

FOREQUARTERS : Front legs straight, with large bones. Set rather wide apart to permit chest development.

Shoulders : Strong and muscular, with blades wide and sloping. Pastern : Upright.

 

HINDQUARTERS : Well muscled.

Hocks : Let down, turning neither in nor out.

 

FEET : Of moderate size, well arched and compact.

 

GAIT / MOVEMENT : Springy but without roll or pace.

 

COAT

 

HAIR : Short, close, stiff to the touch, glossy.

 

COLOUR : Any colour, solid, particolour, or patched is permissible; but more than 80% white, black and tan, and liver not to be encouraged.

 

 

 

 

 

SIZE : Height and weight should be in proportion. A height of about eighteen to nineteen inches (46 ‑ 48 cm) at the shoulder for the male and seventeen to eighteen inches (43 ‑ 46 cm) for the female to be considered preferable.

 

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.

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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.