American Staffordshire Terrier

Bred to be extremely friendly towards humans, American Staffordshire Terriers are natural guard dogs. A overly protective and/or aggressive behavior, accompanied by fearlessness, is generally a bad sign. Such a dog is unstable with children and other strangers or animals.This dog should be protective of its family and home, knowing when to protect and when knowing relax. These dogs are good with children and owners, can get along with dogs, cats and any other animal if raised properly and introduced through puppy years. These dogs learn quickly from the subtlest of our behaviors. They are thus not only highly responsive during training, but also pick up good habits for example, being house-trained. This can become a problem when an owner unknowingly allows the dog to pick up bad behaviors. The American Staffordshire Terrier is a loyal, companion dog.