Do Staffys share any blood with APBTs ??

I was just wondering if they were unrelated or if sometime way back when they were in line. Both of my dogs are UKC registered APBTs. I like to just call them Bullies because the term "pitbull" gets people stirred up over here.
When I trace Oliver back it ends up in the UK in the mid 1800's. I am assuming that his bloodline was the bear baiting dogs that english "nobles" used to bait bears. I only read this somewhere so feel free to correct me on that. I am interested to know if the Staffy comes from the same line and how they came to be. Here are a couple dogs I found in Oli boys ped.

http://www.bullypedia.com/details.php?id=74844
http://www.bullypedia.com/details.php?id=77327
http://www.bullypedia.com/details.php?id=74849
http://www.bullypedia.com/details.php?id=74781

Although they probably all go back to some of the same english dogs, the APBT was developed quite seperately from the stafford, so the common ancestors would be really way back.

It's unlikely that there are any staffs around now that have the same ancestors as APBTs, purely because the dogs they were bred from would have had very few (if any) progeny in the UK before they went to the US.

Must be quite a feeling of satisfaction, though, to be able to trace your dog's pedigree back that far!

cant really help you there but interesting post , look forward to reading replies ,,,, can see the google fiends beavering away as a type lolol

It does feel good Caryll. I hope someone can post up some old Staffy peds also.

http://www.stamtavler.com/dogarchive/details.php?id=128189&gens=5
http://www.stamtavler.com/dogarchive/details.php?id=128193&gens=5.


can have a look at my twos peds here go back i think to early 1900's

Missed that Niff. Well bred dogs you have bro.