American Staffordshire Terrier — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

American Staffordshire Terrier — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Facts below are extracted verbatim field-values and section headings from the official AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) breed standard. The standard text is copyrighted by the respective registry; only factual data points and outline headings are quoted, not descriptive narrative. Source: https://www.akc.org / https://www.fci.be.

Facts (verbatim field values from the official standard)

• FCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 3 Terriers.
• Size: Height and weight should be in proportion.
• Coat: Short, close, stiff to the touch, and glossy.
• Color: Any color, solid, parti, or patched is permissible, but all white, more than 80 per cent white, black and tan, and liver not to be encouraged.

Standard outline (section headings)

• FEDERATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE (AISBL)
• AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER
• DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID
• CRANIAL REGION:
• FACIAL REGION:
• BODY:
• LIMBS:
• COAT
• DISQUALIFYING FAULTS