Hello from us lot and Sasha :)

Hi hope pics have worked we recently brought home our extra family member but I’m slighty worried about our staffy pups ears do you guys think she’s a staffie don’t want her taken away her mum was Deffo staff but her dad had very long legs and I’m not sure he’s a staffy should also be a pic of him please let me know

Sorry post went wrong lol basically worried she’s not staff as no papers lol what do you guys think her dad and mother is above also

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Hello and welcome from us.
Sasha is such a sweetie !
Dad looks AmStaff to me, Sasha’s taken dad’s face markings at least.
Ears will do strange things at that age so will be interesting to see how they finally set

Damn she’s illegal in the uk then:(

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Really worried now as I’m in the uk the seller told me he was a long legged lol and his mother a Irish staff really don’t want her taken away

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An AmStaff x staffy is illegal in the UK ?
Are you sure ?
I was under the impression that only the pitbull TYPE was illegal ?

Depends how He grows up but it’s most likely that he’ll be referred to as a staffy cross, nothing more

Yes apparently so I’m just going to call her a cross I thought maybe she could be crossed with a bullmastiff

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Surely if her dad was amstaff the seller would know and sell for a higher price to the wrong kind of people I even asked and she said nope he’s staffie but he just looks far to big

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No she's definitely NOT illegal in the UK. Only four types are illegal and Amstaff are not one of them so please don't worry!
She's absolutely stunning, just make sure she's a well trained girl and you will be fine. She looks like a Staffy x to me. She's gorgeous x

Omg really thank you so much people have said a amstaff is just a kennel club registered pitbull in the states thank you me and my partner have been worried sick that she would get taken

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She’s not illegal don’t worry. She looks gorgeous.

Hi and welcome from me and mine

Sasha is a real poppet and, as others have said, don't worry about the ears. a) they do develop as the dog grows and b) she'll be the same Sasha whatever her ears look like.

Welcome from me and Hank

She is stunning So sweet she has the same face markings as her dad! But yes no need for you to worry, when they are a pups their ears go in all sorts of directions.

Sasha looks fab and those ears look just like my girls, when they are in the right position

AmStaffs are very rare in the UK so I doubt he's that. What most people forget is that a male Staffy can be quiet a bit bigger than the female so it could simply be a case of perception or dad might even be a cross himself.

You won't be able to call Sasha a full Staffy as there are no papers so completely entitled to call her a cross. In any event, as long as she's well trained and socialised you won't have any problems, just a lifetime of Staffy fun

Welcome to the forum btw

Hiya from me and Vinnie, as above no need to worry just socialise her well and do some good training from day one,,, she is a little cracker you will have much pleasure I am sure

Hi & welcome.

Firstly, she's gorgeous!

Secondly, just tell people she's a Staffordshire bull Terrier Cross & leave it at that!

Thirdly, to those who think an AmStaff is legal in the UK, please look up the background. An AmStaff is the registered version of a pit bull,and as such is a 'type' and is therefore illegal.

However, the chances of her dad being an AmStaff are VERY slim. He's probably just a large staff. Plus, of course, an Irish Staff is a staff. So no problem there. Some people use the term 'Irish Staff' as another name for pit bull, but I wouldn't concern yourself with that. I've seen loads of larger, longer-legged Staffords around & there's no problem. But don't ever say she even MIGHT be an AmStaff or pit bull & that way you should be okay. Just make sure she's socialised, friendly & trained well & nobody will care!