American staffy coat

Hi all,
I have purchased a blue American staffy, but I am noticing as he is growing his coat is longer then other staffies, just wondering if anyone has any idea why and if he could be a cross

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Hi from me & Katy Welcome to our forum, I have moved your post to new member introductions
He's a handsome boy, the 2nd pic looks like he has Rottweiler markings & they do have a longer coat What's his name & how old is he?

Thank you very much hehe his name is Dre and he is 5 and a half months old now, he is such a beautiful dog. I have heard from some people he may be cross Rotty but others are saying he is a tri colour American staffy and that in some staffy genes there js longer hair. Looking up both images I’m not certain it’s not either one. Although his browns are a lot deeper then that of a Rottweiler

He's a handsome boy whatever he is Nifty has a tri coloured English staffie called Opium

Hi & welcome to the forum.

Is Dre an American Staffordshire Terrier or a Staffordshire Bull Terrier?

If he's a staffordshire bull terrier then there is a gene for a slightly longer coat which surfaces every so often, but his colouring isn't typical staff? I don't think it's typical rottie either, and if he's a stafford then I think there's something else in there along the way!

Absolutely gorgeous, though.

Hello and welcome from my girls and me.

Dre looks like a lovely AmStaff. TBH I don’t see any rottweiler features in him and I’ve already seen a few tricolored and/or black & tan AmStaffs here so not really surprised by his colouring.
I would say he looks like a dilute black & tan, so that’s blue & fawn I guess but often they’re alot lighter in colour than Dre.

Hi there, yeh his parents were those colours. I’ve been looking up images and I’m pretty convinced he is an amstaff my only question is his hair is longer then others I see is this normal

Thanks for all your input lovelies I’m loving the journey with him tho he is just an amazing boy so glad I have him in my life

He’s still a baby so maybe just going through an awkward coat phase
The quality of his coat can also be related to his diet. What are you feeding him ?

Great to hear you both sharing great adventures together !