Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Terrier Group
AKC RecognizedBest for active families
📏 Size
Medium
⚖️ Weight
11 - 17 kg
🕐 Lifespan
12 - 15 years
🌍 Origin
England
🐕 Shedding
Moderate
✂️ Grooming
Every few weeks
Energy Level
high
Exercise: 1.5–2+ hrs a day
A guide for a healthy adult. Puppies, older dogs and flat-faced breeds in the heat need less.
Good to know
- Built for strength: developed in 19th-century England from bull and terrier crosses, they are muscular and powerful for their size, so a sturdy lead and good leash manners matter.
- People-loving: they are known for being affectionate and devoted with their families, and usually want to be right in the middle of things.
- Easy coat: the short, smooth coat needs little more than a weekly brush, though it does shed.
- Careful with other dogs: their fighting-dog past means some are not tolerant of other dogs, so early socialization and supervised introductions are wise.
- Tenacious terrier: bold and determined, they respond best to consistent, positive training and plenty of exercise and play.
Getting out with a Staffordshire Bull Terrier
They need daily exercise beyond a stroll: longer trails, games of fetch and time to run at the park.
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