You posted what I said. Yes the caretakers, if attacked, were supposed to kill the dogs so they would never attack a human. They were still bred to fight. There is a potential in these dogs that many who are not bred to fight don't have. You can't seem to respond to that and I'm sure you'll cure and insult me again.
-Rudey
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Originally posted by ztabchbum
Those Staffordshire Terriers were used in older times in the dubious sport of Bull Baiting. This was eventually banned in 1835, and many punters were left in the lurch. This started a
trend in dog fighting. After all, they already had tough dogs that were willing to please the owners any way they could. Eventually they mixed them with larger Bull Dogs, which ended up giving them a slightly bigger dog that was the forerunner to the American Staffordshire of today. Some of the dogs were used
for dogfighting, yet they had to be friendly towards humans. Any dogs which didn't conform to this were destroyed. This meant that the breed was never really a threat to people, and hence became known as a people friendly dog, sometimes getting the term "nanny dog". Unfortunately this fighting heritage is what most people think of when talking about American Staffordshire Terriers, and related breeds. It is also very likely that this history is also shared with the American Pit Bull Terrier. Some people will not like this comparison, but it's clear when reading about the two breeds.
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