THE STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER
GENERAL APPEARANCE
SMOOTH-COATED,WELL BALANCED,OR GREAT STRENGTH FOR HIS SIZE,MUSCULER,ACTIVE AND AGILE.
CHARACTERISTICS
TRADITIONALLY OF INDOMITABLE COURAGE AND TENACITY,HIGHLY INTELLIGENT AND AFFECTIONATE ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN.
TEMPREMENT
BOLD,FEARLESS AND TOTTALLY RELIABLE,
HEAD & SKULL
SHORT,DEEP THOUGH WITH BROAD SKULL,VERY PRONOUNCED CHEEK MUSCLES, DISTINCT STOP, SHORT FOREFACE, NOSE BLACK
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 UNDESIREABLE.
MOUTH
LIPS TIGHT AND CLEAN, JAWS STRONG, TEETH LARGE, WITH A PERFECT REGULER AND COMPLETE SCISSOR BITE, I,E. UPPER TEETH CLOSELY OVERLAPPING LOWER TEETH AND SET SQUARE TO THE JAWS.
NECK
MUSCULAR, RATHER SHORT, CLEAN IN OUTLINE GRADUALLY WIDENING TOWARDS SHOULDERS
FOREQUARTERS
LEGS STRAIGHT AND WELL BONED, SET RATHER WIDE APART, SHOWING NO WEAKNESS AT THE PASTURNS, FROM WHICH POINT FEET TURN OUT A LITTLE, SHOULDERS WELL LAID BACK WITH NO LOOSENESS AT ELBOW
BODY
CLOSE-COUPELD,WITH LEVEL TOPLINE,WIDE FRONT, DEEP BRISKET, WELL SPRUNG RIBS, MUSCULAR AND WELL DEFINED.
HINDQUARTERS
WELL MUSCLED, HOCKS WELL LET DOWN WITH STIFLES WELL BENT, LEGS PARALLEL WHEN VIEWED FROM BEHIND.
FEET
WELL PADDED,STRONG AND OF MEDIUM SIZE, NAILS BLACK SOLID IN COLOURED DOGS
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
GAIT/MOVEMENT
FREE,POWERFULL AND AGILE WITH ECONOMY OF EFFORT,LEGS MOVING PARALLEL WHEN VIEWED FROM FRONT OR REAR, DISCERNABLE DRIVE FROM HINDLEGS.
COAT
SMOTH, SHORT AND CLOSE, COLOUR, RED ,FAWN, WHITE ,BLACK OR BLUE ,OR ONE OF THESE COLOURS WITH WHITE, ANY SHADE OF BRINDLE WITH WHITE, BLACK AND TAN OF LIVER COLOUR HIGHLY UNDESIREABLE.
SIZE
DESIREABLE HEIGHT AT WITHERS 36-41CMS (14 TO 16 INS) THESE HEIGHTS BEING RELATED TO THE WEIGHTS, WEIGHT; DOGS 13-17 Kgs (28-381BS) BITCHES 11-15.4 Kgs
FAULTS
ANY DEPARTURE FROM THE FOREGOING POINTS SHOULD BE CONSIDERD 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.
NOTE
MALE ANIMALS SHOULD HAVE TWO APPARENTLY NORMAL TESTICLES FULLY DECENDED INTO THE SCROTUM
