Is my staffy a Amstaff?

I was walking my staffy that's 15 weeks old tomorrow down town and all my friends I met up with said is that a American staffy and I was like no it's a staffy everyone that has seen it thinks its a amstaff does it like a amstaff i would like to know please

Very hard to tell at such a young age. Do you have papers?

No I didn't get given any I asked but they didn't have any his apperance looks like a Amstaff because of such body parts for example long legs like a Amstaff and his ears and head look similar to a Amstaff from my point of view.

i will put money hes not american staffy.....

Lol I don't know what's with the blue eyes maybe because of the flash on my digital camera but his eyes when you see them are brown with his black pupils his looks cute but his very impulsive his thinks biting is licking for some strange reasons lol but his okay its like jelly when hands go in his mouth it doesn't leave scarring or any such wounds.

Oh okay thanks because in UK there not allowed so I got a bit worried thank you for telling me Steve

It's hard to tell at that age. Suki is an AmStaff but yours looks to be a Staffy to me.

There are only 4 banned breeds in the UK and Amstaff is not one of them but no, he does not look like an Amstaff.

he is a lovely looking dog.... does it really matter his breed?
hes very handsome

He looks like a staff to me. How tall is he?

shontelle wrote:There are only 4 banned breeds in the UK and Amstaff is not one of them but no, he does not look like an Amstaff.

An American Staffordshire Terrier is basically a registered pitbull, so yes, it would be considered a banned breed in the UK. An American Bulldog is ok (although some could still be classed as pit 'type').

as said by the others its far to early to say if he am staff which i also would say is very unlikely and re the eyes i dont know if it means anything but mempises eyes show up blue with the flash my mates staffs eyes go blue
but years ago another mates pit(before they were banned)wouls go red as does the american bulldog he has now

Caryll wrote:He looks like a staff to me. How tall is he?

shontelle wrote:There are only 4 banned breeds in the UK and Amstaff is not one of them but no, he does not look like an Amstaff.

An American Staffordshire Terrier is basically a registered pitbull, so yes, it would be considered a banned breed in the UK. An American Bulldog is ok (although some could still be classed as pit 'type').

Oops, my bad. I thought an Amstaff was a separate breed from a Pit.

Apologies

shontelle wrote:

Caryll wrote:He looks like a staff to me. How tall is he?

shontelle wrote:There are only 4 banned breeds in the UK and Amstaff is not one of them but no, he does not look like an Amstaff.

An American Staffordshire Terrier is basically a registered pitbull, so yes, it would be considered a banned breed in the UK. An American Bulldog is ok (although some could still be classed as pit 'type').

Oops, my bad. I thought an Amstaff was a separate breed from a Pit.

Apologies

A lot of Amstaffs in the USA are dual registered as Amstaffs with the AKC and Pitbulls with the UKC (I think that's the one).

Until the early 19th century, the Bulldog used for bullbaiting in England was more active and longer-legged than the breed as we know it today. It is thought that the cross of this older Bulldog and a game terrier breed created the Staffordshire Terrier. Originally called the Bull-and-Terrier Dog, Half and Half or Pit Dog, it became known as the Staffordshire Bull Terrier in England. When accepted for AKC registration in 1936, the name changed to American Staffordshire Terrier to reflect the heavier American type and to distinguish them as separate breeds. This is a amstaff.....

The Staffordshire Bull Terrier draws its character of indomitable courage, high intelligence, and tenacity from his past history. The breed originated in the nineteenth century when coal miners in Staffordshire, England, wanted a small, fast dog. They combined the Bulldog with a small local terrier similar to the Manchester Terrier. The result was the Staffordshire Bull Terrier that we know today.


The staffordshire bull terrier is now know as the pit bull terrier.

This is from the AKC

Its hard to tell at this age. Is it supposed to be full staff? Its not the best angle of photo so a side on view would be better.

I got a side view of him I'll put it up look

if it's not an full staffy then it's and staffy x something but it's will never been an american staffy.

Caryll wrote:

shontelle wrote:

Caryll wrote:He looks like a staff to me. How tall is he?

shontelle wrote:There are only 4 banned breeds in the UK and Amstaff is not one of them but no, he does not look like an Amstaff.

An American Staffordshire Terrier is basically a registered pitbull, so yes, it would be considered a banned breed in the UK. An American Bulldog is ok (although some could still be classed as pit 'type').

Oops, my bad. I thought an Amstaff was a separate breed from a Pit.

Apologies

A lot of Amstaffs in the USA are dual registered as Amstaffs with the AKC and Pitbulls with the UKC (I think that's the one).

You are correct Caryll regarding the double registration. Funny to me that they don't just agree on the breed name between the two but it is what it is.

Hes looks like a engish staff to me, but only time will tell...

iamsarge wrote:he is a lovely looking dog.... does it really matter his breed?
hes very handsome

Totally agree...!!

yeah he is certainly a handsome boy !

Why thank you everyone for the comments on my pup new pictures will be coming up as soon as he has grown a little to show some differences but his is very loving I've noticed his been guarding his been barking at anyone strange who comes to the house and he feels the need to bark and growl at them his tail shoots up and its say up perfectly in attack when I say its a friend he starts wagging his tail i love him so much

Hi, I don't know the answer I'm afraid. I'd like the answer to 'what breed/s is/are in my dog?' myself lol!! He was picked up by the dog warden as found as a stray. He was left unclaimed so after 7 days we took him

Here's a pic. of him the day we brought him home at around 6 weeks. He looks very much like your dog. The profile shot of him is him at about 9 months.

Ooop that should read this is him when we brought him home at around 16 weeks!

Its so hard to tell when they are puppies and off photo as they grow at different rates staffys are better shown from the front and you may never know but does it really matter when all is said and done

Thank you ardvark for that You have a lovely dog.

jigerstar wrote:Thank you ardvark for that You have a lovely dog.

I couldn't agree more!!

They do have test you can get at some of the petstores and the vet, that give you dna information. and then yo uwill know what breed your puppy/dog is.

wentzer wrote:They do have test you can get at some of the petstores and the vet, that give you dna information. and then yo uwill know what breed your puppy/dog is.

This test, I'm afraid, is so inacurate that it is virtually useless!

when pitbull and types was banned in the uk there was only 2 registered in the uk so it very unlikey he got a american staffy.