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American Staffordshire Terrier

American Staffordshire Terrier

FCI standard Nº 286
Origin
 U.S.A.
Group
 Group 3 Terriers
Section
 Section 3 Bull type Terriers
Working
 Without working trial
Acceptance on a definitive basis by the FCI
 Wednesday 10 June 1936
Publication of the official valid standard
 Tuesday 03 September 1996
Last update
 Monday 01 December 1997
En français, cette race se dit
 Staffordshire Terrier Americain
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
 American Staffordshire Terrier
En español, esta raza se dice
 Staffordshire Terrier americano
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
 American Staffordshire Terrier

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

Cranial region
Head
 Medium length, deep through.
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 and 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
Back
 Back fairly short. Slight sloping from withers to rump with gentle short slope at rump to base of tail.
Loin
 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
Generality
 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
Generality
 Well muscled.
Hock
 Let down, turning neither in nor out.

Feet
Of moderate size, well arched and compact.

Gait and 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 and weight
Height at withers
 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 and its ability to perform its traditional work.
• Faults listed should be in degree of seriousness.

General faults
 Dudley nose.
 Undershot or overshot mouth.
 Light eyes.
 Pink eyelids.
 Tail too long or badly carried.

Disqualifying faults
 Aggressive or overly shy dogs.

NB :
• Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.
• The above mentioned faults when occurring to a highly marked degree or frequently are disqualifying.
• Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
• Only functionally and clinically healthy dogs, with breed typical conformation should be used for breeding.

Bibliography
http://www.fci.be/
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