AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER: A DOG LOVER’S INTRODUCTION

The American Staffordshire Terrier also known as Amstaff is a medium-sized, short-coated American dog breed. The American Staffordshire Terrier and the American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT) were bred from the same lineage, but were bred in two different directions and received different names from the two American kennel clubs; Staffordshire was the name given by the American Kennel Club (AKC), and American Pit Bull Terrier by the United Kennel Club (UKC). Some historians contend it was the White English Terrie