 | Fédération Cynologique Internationale |
FCI-Standard N° 286
American Staffordshire Terrier
The sequence might differ slightly from the original breed standard.
ORIGIN
: U.S.A.DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID STANDARD
: 03.09.1996.FCI-CLASSIFICATION
:| Group 3 | Terriers |
| Section 3 | Bull type Terriers |
| Without working trial | |
GENERAL APPEARANCE
: The Staffordshire Terrier should give the impression of great strength for his size; a well put together dog, muscular, but agile and graceful, keenly alive to his surroundings. He should be stocky, not long-legged or racy in outline. His courage is proverbial.HEAD
: Medium length, deep through.CRANIAL REGION
:Skull
: Broad.Stop
: Distinct.FACIAL REGION
:Nose
: Definitely black.Muzzle
: Medium length, rounded on upper side to fall away abruptly below the eyes.Lips
: Close and even ; no looseness.Jaws/Teeth
: Well defined. Under jaw strong and to have biting power. Upper teeth to meet tightly outside lower teeth in front.Cheeks
: Very pronounced cheek muscles.Eyes
: Dark, round, low down in skull, set far apart. No pink eyelids.Ears
: Set high. Cropped or uncropped, the latter preferred. Uncropped ears should be short and held rose or half prick. Full drop to be penalized.NECK
: Heavy, slightly arched, tapering from shoulders to back of skull. No looseness of skin. Medium length.BODY
:Topline
: Back fairly short. Slight sloping from withers to rump with gentle short slope at rump to base of tail.Loin
: Slightly tucked.Chest
: Deep and broad. Well sprung ribs; close together, deep in rear.TAIL
: Short in comparison to size, low set, tapering to fine point; not curled or carried over back. Not docked.LIMBS
:FOREQUARTERS
: Front legs straight, with large bones. Set rather wide apart to permit chest development.Shoulder
: Strong and muscular, with blades wide and sloping. Pastern Upright.FEET
:Forefeet
: Of moderate size, well arched and compact.Hind feet
: See Forefeet.HINDQUARTERS
: Well muscled.Hock
: Let down, turning neither in nor out.GAIT / MOVEMENT
: Springy but without roll or pace.COAT
:HAIR
: Short, close, stiff to the touch, glossy.COLOUR
: Any colour, solid, particolour, or patched is permissible; but more than 80% white, black and tan, and liver not to be encouraged.SIZE
:Height at withers
: Height and weight should be in proportion. A height of about eighteen to nineteen inches (46 - 48 cm) at the shoulder for the male and seventeen to eighteen inches (43 - 46 cm) for the female to be considered preferable.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.
- Dudley nose.
- Undershot or overshot mouth.
- Light eyes.
- Pink eyelids.
- Tail too long or badly carried.
