Staffordshire, << STAF uhrd shihr, >> bull terrier is a powerful, heavyset dog. It stands from 14 to 16 inches (36 to 41 centimeters) tall and weighs from 28 to 38 pounds (13 to 17 kilograms). The dog has a broad head and a short, muscular neck. Its coat is short and smooth and may be black, blue, red, tan, brindled (gray to yellowish-brown, with darker streaks or spots), or white, or a combination of those colors with white.
The breed was developed during the early 1800’s by miners of Staffordshire, England. They produced it by mating bulldogs with terriers. Staffordshire bull terriers were once used for dogfighting and for fighting bears and bulls.
