American Staffordshire Terrier Reviews

Picture this...A big grassy front yard laying out before a house.  In the long grass is an animal with a white coat and black spots.  All of a sudden this animal takes of at a high rate of speed.  Now you're thinking, wow, that's a fast moving cow! 

Nope, it's my dog.  He looks like a cow, and prances around like a horse.  His name's Barkley and he's the best dog ever.  He's a Staffordshire Terrier, commonly called a pitbull.  He's loyal, fun loving, absolutely loves his tug tug and squeaky tennis ball.  He looovveess the car and if we're outside he just wants to sit in it.  Okay that...

I adopted Oreo when he was 4 years old, after he'd been in the shelter for over six months.  This dog had so many strikes against him:  big, black, adult, a bully breed, and frankly, not the best looking dog in the world.  But, I asked the staff to show me their favorite dog in the shelter, and they led me straight to him.  They said his time was WAY up, but they hadn't been able to bring themselves to euthanize him because he was such a terrific dog.  I think he was waiting for me!

Oreo is an amazing dog.  He is fantastic with each and every person he encounters.  He is terrific with my...

This breed of dog is so unfairly discriminated against, as are all the other breeds making news today.  If we as a society are not careful, those anti-dog folks will make it illegal for us to own dogs; think PETA, the biggest anti-dog organization around.

I am a dog trainer of 30+ years, and an AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) evaluator.  I have had this breed in my obedience classes and the dogs are a pleasure to work with, responding so nicely to anything that is asked of them. 

Any dog has the capability to be a "dangerous dog."  But one must understand, it is the people that make the dogs this...

Its a shame that people look at a certain breed of dog and think wow it must be dangerous because the media says so.    I am just glad that some people have opened their minds and hearts to this great breed of dog.  

I have a 8 year old pitbull that loves children, dogs and people.   She hates mice and lizards.  She is afraid of the vacuum and being told that she is a bad girl.  (Usually for the dead rodent that she occasionally brings into the house.)

She is a great dog and no different then any other 80 pound lap dog out there.   

I always wanted a dog as a kid, but my parents were against it. As I grew older, I got a cat and decided that was the way my life would go. A few years ago I was working at an animal shelter and fell in love with a dog there. She was one of many pit bulls/amstaff's at the shelter, but there was something special about her. Her name was Kahlua and she was 2 years old. She had been seized from an abusive owner who said she was basically a terrible dog and you could do nothing with her. Somehow because of this belief by her, it justified her neglecting Kahlua for days on end, leaving her outside...