An Owners Advice of How the Breed Standard for the Staffordshire Bull Terrier is Judged in the UK.

(Kaiserstaffs Scarlet O Hara for Yazash) Our Red Red at 4 1/2 Months.

GROUP- Terrier.

FUNCTION- Sporting

GENERAL APPEARANCE : Smooth-coated, well balanced, of great strength for
his size. Muscular, active and agile.

BEHAVIOUR AND TEMPERAMENT : Traditionally of indomitable courage and
tenacity. Highly intelligent and affectionate especially with children.
Bold, fearless and totally reliable.

HEAD : Short.

CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : Deep through with broad skull.
Stop : Distinct.


Red at 5 months.

FACIAL REGION :
Nose : Black.
Muzzle : Short foreface.
Jaws/Teeth : Jaws strong, teeth large, with a perfect, regular and
complete scissor bite, i. e. upper teeth closely overlapping the lower
teeth and set square to the jaw.
Lips : Tight and clean.
Cheeks : Very pronounced cheek muscles.
Eyes : Dark preferred but may bear some relation to coat colour. Round,
of medium size, and set to look straight ahead. Eye rims dark.
Ears : Rose or half pricked, not large or heavy. Full, drop or pricked
ears highly undesirable.

NECK : Muscular, rather short, clean in outline gradually widening towards
shoulders.

BODY : Close-coupled.
Topline : Level.
Chest : Wide front, deep brisket, well sprung ribs ; muscular and well
defined.

TAIL : Medium length, low set, tapering to a point and carried rather low.
Should not curl much and may be likened to an old-fashioned pump handle.

LIMBS

FOREQUARTERS :
Legs straight and well boned, set rather wide apart, showing no weakness
at the pasterns, from which point feet turn out a little.
Shoulders : Well laid back.
Elbows : No looseness.

HINDQUARTERS : Well muscled. Legs parallel when viewed from behind.
Stifles : Well bent.
Hocks : Well let down.

FEET : Well padded, strong and of medium size. Nails black in solid
coloured dogs.


Red in Full drive.

GAIT/ MOVEMENT : Free, powerfull and agile with economy of effort. Legs
moving parallel when viewed from front or rear. Discernible drive from
hindlegs.

COAT

HAIR : Smooth, short and close.

COLOUR : red, fawn, white, black or blue, or any one of these colours with
white. Any shade of brindle or any shade of brindle with white. Black
and tan or liver colour highly undesirable.

SIZE AND WEIGHT : Desirable height at withers : 14-16 ins. (35,5 to 40,5
cm), these heights being related to the weights.
Weight : Dogs : 28-38 lbs (12,7-17 kg).
Bitches : 24-34 lbs (11-15,4 kg)

FAULTS : Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a
fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should
be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and
welfare of the dog.

Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be
disqualified.

N.B. : Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully
descended into the scrotum.