Stafford or the American Staffordshire terrier, treats combative breeds of dog. These dogs were brought in the 19th century by crossing of a bulldog with a terrier. It is quite aggressive breed demanding the correct education.
Description of breed and character
Stafforda possess the short dense wool various on a color. Such dogs are also a monophonic coloring, and spotty. They differ in force and endurance, can submit high obstacles, clamber nails and be tightened on the mighty paws. These quadrupeds jump on 2 meters. Their growth reaches a half a meter, and weight can be both 30, and more than a kilograms. These dogs weigh because of big muscle bulk very much.
The Staffordshire terrier is aggressive, but is safe for owners if it is correct to train him. Dogs of similar breed not only courageous and brave, but also betrayed, as terriers. Though stafforda can play and do to the person harm, in them combative blood flows. Thanks to persistent trainings the dog will understand how it is necessary to behave to be a friend and the defender for the owners and their children. In case of danger the Stafford will save the owner and from the attacking malefactor, and from the whole pack of stray dogs. It should be noted that staffordy-girls are less aggressive and are not inclined to prove leaders as males of this breed.
Features of leaving
Training of an animal needs to be begun before achievement by a puppy of one-year-old age, and it is better even about half a year. At trainings the special part needs to be assigned to socialization that the dog understood that not all surrounding people are going to do harm to it or the owner. At first do to a puppy vaccination, later sustain a quarantine and you bring to dog platforms. You watch that Stafford did not show excess aggression, did not growl and did not rush on other dogs. There are special courses on training of dogs of such breed, by means of them you will know how to behave with the pet.
Care for wool of Stafford is not difficult as it is short. Comb it a rigid brush. Dogs of this breed love water procedures. Before bathing examine a dog on existence of cuts and injuries of skin. When they are, it is better to postpone the procedure. If after a bathtub hair of a dog exudes an unpleasant smell, perhaps, she is ill. Address for consultation the veterinarian. Walk with a dog more, keeping her on a lead and in a muzzle.
Stafforda differ in good health and have practically no predispositions to hereditary diseases. Nevertheless, in the list of potential diseases cancer, deafness, zavorot a century, a dysplasia, a cataract and arthritis. In time the carried-out vaccination will help you to keep health of your pet. Stafforda can live up to 12-14 years.
Dogs of this breed do not demand special food. They love giblets, a liver, mutton, beef, the chicken heads and necks. It is possible to include boiled fish and fermented milk products and also porridge, corn grits, buckwheat and wheat groats in a diet of Stafford.