NorthernKnight Staffordshire Bull Terriers

GENERAL APPEARANCE: The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is a smooth-coated dog. It should be of great strength for its size and,although muscular,should be active and agile.

SIZE,PROPORTION,SUBSTANCE: Height at shoulder: 14 to 16 inches. Weight: Dogs, 28 to 38 pounds; bitches, 24 to 34 pounds,these heights being related to weights. Non-conformity with these limits is a fault. In proportion, the length of back, from withers to tail set, is equal to the distance from withers to ground.

COLOR: Red, fawn, white, black or blue, or any of these colors with white. Any shade of brindle or any shade of brindle with white. Black-and-tan or liver color to be disqualified.

HEAD: Short, deep through, broad skull, very pronounced cheek muscles, distinct stop, short foreface, black nose. Pink(Dudley) nose to be considered a serious fault. Eyes-Dark preferable, but may bear some relation to coat color. Round, of medium size, and set to look straight ahead. Light eyes or pink eye rims to be considered a fault, except that where the coat surrounding the eye is white the eye rim may be pink. Ears-Rose or half-pricked and not large. Full drop or full prick to considered a serious fault. Mouth-A bite in which the outer side of the lower incisors touches the inner side of the upper incisors. The lips should be tight and clean. The badly undershot or overshot bite is a serious fault.

NECK,TOPLINE,BODY: The neck is muscular, rather short, clean in outline and gradually widening toward the shoulders. The body is close coupled, with a level topline, wide front, deep brisket and well sprung ribs being rather light in the loins. The tail is undocked of medium length, low set, tapering to a point and carried rather low. It should not curl much and may be likened to an old-fashioned pump handle. A tail that is too long or badly curled is a fault.

AKC Standard