{"id":164416,"date":"2022-07-14T12:26:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T12:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-an-american-staffy-a-good-family-dog-4\/"},"modified":"2022-07-14T12:26:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T12:26:48","slug":"is-an-american-staffy-a-good-family-dog-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-an-american-staffy-a-good-family-dog-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Is an American Staffy a good family dog?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-an-american-staffy-a-good-family-dog-4\/#Is_an_American_Staffy_a_good_family_dog\" title=\"Is an American Staffy a good family dog?\">Is an American Staffy a good family dog?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-an-american-staffy-a-good-family-dog-4\/#Is_an_American_Staffordshire_a_pitbull\" title=\"Is an American Staffordshire a pitbull?\">Is an American Staffordshire a pitbull?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-an-american-staffy-a-good-family-dog-4\/#What_dogs_make_a_staff\" title=\"What dogs make a staff?\">What dogs make a staff?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-an-american-staffy-a-good-family-dog-4\/#Are_Staffies_good_for_first_time_owners\" title=\"Are Staffies good for first time owners?\">Are Staffies good for first time owners?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-an-american-staffy-a-good-family-dog-4\/#Do_American_Staffies_bark_a_lot\" title=\"Do American Staffies bark a lot?\">Do American Staffies bark a lot?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-an-american-staffy-a-good-family-dog-4\/#Are_American_Staffies_safe\" title=\"Are American Staffies safe?\">Are American Staffies safe?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_an_American_Staffy_a_good_family_dog\"><\/span>Is an American Staffy a good family dog?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The American Staffordshire Terrier is affectionate, loyal, and good with children, making it <b>an outstanding family pet.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_an_American_Staffordshire_a_pitbull\"><\/span>Is an American Staffordshire a pitbull?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>American Staffordshire Terriers have much in common with American Pit Bull Terriers, even though they have been bred separately for more than 50 years. <b>They are considered a Pit Bull breed and are targeted by Breed Specific Legislation. Some insurance companies wont cover households that have this breed.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_dogs_make_a_staff\"><\/span>What dogs make a staff?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Staffordshire Bull Terrier, commonly called the Staffy or Stafford, is a shorthaired, purebred dog breed of medium size that originated in the Black Country of Staffordshire in the English Midlands.<\/b>Staffordshire Bull Terrier.Kennel club standardsFCIstandard1 more row<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_Staffies_good_for_first_time_owners\"><\/span>Are Staffies good for first time owners?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Overall, <b>the Staffordshire Bull Terrier is well suited to first-time dog owners that are willing to give the dog the care and focused training that it requires. They are incredibly loving and can make for a great family companion with a high amount of socialisation.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_American_Staffies_bark_a_lot\"><\/span>Do American Staffies bark a lot?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The American Staffordshire Terrier can be territorial and will bark when confronted with people and pets who are not a part of their family. This dog will also bark and make noise when he or she is bored and is trying to get some attention and much needed playtime.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_American_Staffies_safe\"><\/span>Are American Staffies safe?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>However, <b>the American Staffordshire terrier is widely listed as one of the most dangerous breeds of dog around, because it is quicker to anger and bite than most other breeds. As a result of this danger factor, the breed is banned in several areas of the world.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Is an American Staffy a good family dog?Is an American Staffordshire a pitbull?What dogs make a staff?Are Staffies good for first time owners?Do American Staffies bark a lot?Are American Staffies safe? Is an American Staffy a good family dog? The American Staffordshire Terrier is affectionate, loyal, and good with children, making it&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[622],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164416"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164416\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}