Is the American Staffordshire Terrier an Aggressive Dog?
Not many breeds have to deal with the stigma that surrounds the American Staffordshire Terrier. These dogs are put into a vague category called pit bull dogs and stories abound of their extremely aggressive behavior. As with many stories, however, it seems as if the media is involved in hyping up the Amstaffs aggressive tendencies based on a few isolated instances that were the result of very poor dog ownership practices. But is the Amstaff really that aggressive? The ancestors of the Amstaff were originally bred to help farmers perform farm work, hunt wild pigs and other types of game and guard humans and their families; while Amstaff ancestors helped British farmers, the American Staffordshire Terrier was entirely bred in American and was used by American farmers for the same jobs as their English counterparts. Many experts claim that many American farmers would have never seen the success they had if it hadn’t been for the Amstaff breed. Unfortunately, other breeders took the
Not many breeds have to deal with the stigma that surrounds the American Staffordshire Terrier. These dogs are put into a vague category called pit bull dogs and stories abound of their extremely aggressive behavior. As with many stories, however, it seems as if the media is involved in hyping up the Amstaffs aggressive tendencies based on a few isolated instances that were the result of very poor dog ownership practices. But is the Amstaff really that aggressive? The ancestors of the Amstaff were originally bred to help farmers perform farm work, hunt wild pigs and other types of game and guard humans and their families; while Amstaff ancestors helped British farmers, the American Staffordshire Terrier was entirely bred in American and was used by American farmers for the same jobs as their English counterparts. Many experts claim that many American farmers would have never seen the success they had if it hadn’t been for the Amstaff breed. Unfortunately, other breeders took the ancest
