I have never seen anything like this. I had no idea American Staffordshire Terriers could, or rather, would climb a tree. This is amazing!
Aha! I found the videos of the girls playing in the snow for the first time. A trio of video fun!
I ran across this video the other day and found it to be a lovely show of the Amstaff personality. They love to romp, play and frolic. Indeed, they are true clowns all around.
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An owner in Pennsylvania writes:
“Before my divorce I had owned an Amstaff, and I have to say, she was the best dog I had ever owned in my entire life. Like everyone else, my husband was skeptical about getting her, because we had small children at the time, but I couldn’t have asked for a better dog. She was smart, and house trained very quickly. She learned the basic commands easily, and could be let off leash with out running away. She was so patient with the kids. They would climb and poke at her and she would just lay there. When she had had enough, she would just get up and walk away. There was an incident one day when we were all out for a walk, and a Pitbull came crashing through it’s fence, and she did everything she could do to protect us, and keep the other dog as far away from my 4 yr old son as she could. I would absolutely recommend getting this breed from a good breeder, and as soon as I am able, I will be getting another Amstaff.”
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I love this video for the simple fact that it speaks more about positive reinforcement, rather than the pain infliction method. Please enjoy this video newsletter.
An owner in California writes:
“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 kids, and they adore him. Totally unflappable around skateboards, bicycles, loud noises, busy parks, squirrels, yelling children, you name it; nothing gets to this dog. If I had a nickel for every time some stranger said “Wow, what a well-behaved dog!” I’d be rich.
He has never chewed a single item in my home or yard that he wasn’t supposed to. He doesn’t dig, doesn’t bark, doesn’t pull on the leash, doesn’t jump on people, waits for permission to go outside when the front door is opened. I foster cats for rescue, and right now have 17 in my house from six weeks to eight years old. He is great with every single one of them. You should see him slowly and cautiously making his way through a roomful of kittens, being careful not to step on any of them. He is amazingly easy to train, and quickly learned sit, down, stay, come, “hop in” (the car), leave it, “wait” (at street corners), and shake.
I can’t believe Oreo lingered in the shelter for so many months and nobody snapped this precious boy up, but I’m sure glad he was still there when I came in.”
An owner in Tacoma Washington writes:
“American Staffordshire Terriers are wonderful dogs. They have great personality considering the owner knows how to train them properly. This breed of dog can be very loyal, protective, gentle and loving towards other people and children. They love to play, cuddle, and especially to be with her owners. They don’t like to be left alone. Most times they will be ok home alone if there is another dog in the house, otherwise they get bored. My Amstaff is the sweetest dog I have ever owned. She’s gentle with my 5 year old, loves everyone and everything, and water! I could not keep this dog out of the bath tub. American Staffordshire Terriers have the lots of pitbull characteristics, seeing how they come from the pitbull family. There are a couple of things you have to watch for:
1. aggressiveness
2. protective of objects and or people
3. how they act around dogs who are strangers.
Aggressiveness is good in small amounts but make sure you train your pup just how aggressive he or she should be when playing, this will help when your child goes to play. It’s always good to control the protectiveness. Let he/she know its ok for people to come visit and its ok for them to touch your toys. The biggest thing I can say about this breed is please SOCIALIZE…”
Review courtesy of Viewpoints
An owner in Winter Springs, Florida writes:
“I was given an Amstaff for Valentine’s Day 14 years ago. She was the best friend a girl could have, especially when living in an abusive relationship. When I left the relationship, I took her with me. She slept with me, let me cry on her shoulder and we had a ton of fun together. Many people warned me about the breed but, I have to say, I’d get another in a minute. She traveled the world with me and was a champ when she had to be in quarantine for over a month (I made daily visits with special treats and snacks). When I had my first child, she was in there like a dirty shirt to see what the interest was all about. She was never jealous that I was giving my attention to someone else. She would allow the child to pull, pinch, crawl, etc. all over her without moving a muscle (unless she decided it was time to lick the poor child!). Needless to say, she loved my child just as much as I loved both of them. She might have looked mean but she was a pussy cat inside.”
Review courtesy of Viewpoints
As usual, if Macy had persisted, the cat would’ve surely won. Lucky for Macy, she’s learned a few things over the years. Namely, THE KITTY ALWAYS WINS.
This is yet one more example of how terribly vicious Amstaffs are not.
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