American Staffordshire Terrier
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Pit bulls may provide clues to brain disease
ohmidog! &bull Sep 1, 2010
Scientists have discovered a gene mutation that causes a fatal neurodegenerative disease in American Staffordshire terriers, and they say the same gene may also be linked to a fatal brain disease in humans. The discovery of the gene may lead… Full Story »
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Children can read to Calvin the dog at Holly library
Yahoo News &bull Aug 15, 2010Holly - Calvin the dog is a good listener. Children who stumble over a few words are comfortable reading to him, and ones who can read two or three books in 15 minutes enjoy spending time with him, too. On… Full Story »
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Adoptable American Staffordshire Terrier: Lucy: Petfinder
www.petfinder.com via @louisebear2 &bull Aug 11, 2010This is a courtesy post, so please, do not contact Rescue Ridge, but instead, please contact Michele at dragonflower333@yahoo.com or 304-374-0804. Lucy - CHOC LAB GIRL ..2 yrs old....spayed....great with kids.....very good with people and dogs. She begs people to… Full Story »
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Tale of Amos the 'pit bull' comes to happy end
Yahoo News &bull Aug 1, 2010By JC REINDL BLADE STAFF WRITER COLUMBUS - For a young, gentle, and playful dog named Amos, life has been a roller-coaster ride on the extremes of good luck and bad. The bad luck started early. Born an American Staffordshire… Full Story »
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The night Ruffy met Lucifer
Yahoo News &bull Jul 29, 2010Ruffy was a transplant like me from suburban Connecticut to Boston, but he seemed to be acclimating better to the city. He was probably about 4, or 28 in human years. I was 11, or about 1 1/2 in dog years. Being older and all, he was allowed out on that hot summer night. I was on the third… Full Story »
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MULLIGAN: The night Ruffy met Lucifer
Mahalo &bull Jul 23, 2010Ruffy was a transplant like me from suburban Connecticut to Boston, but he seemed to be acclimating better to the city. He was probably about 4, or 28 in human years. I was 11, or about 1 1/2 in dog years. Being older and all, he was allowed out on that hot summer night. I was on the third… Full Story »
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Aug 4, 2010: Fly in Memory of Primo Dock Jumping Competition at Sonoma County Fairgrounds
Dog Events (Upcoming) &bull Jul 21, 2010
Primo was a pheonmenal ambassador to his breed, a pristine package of terrier. He was strong, powerful, driven and yet very obedient, he loved to perform and his form in the air was breathtaking and inspiring. Primo, a rescue dog… Full Story »
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Aug 6, 2010: Fly in Memory of Primo Dock Jumping Competition at Sonoma County Fairgrounds
Dog Events (Upcoming) &bull Jul 21, 2010
Primo was a pheonmenal ambassador to his breed, a pristine package of terrier. He was strong, powerful, driven and yet very obedient, he loved to perform and his form in the air was breathtaking and inspiring. Primo, a rescue dog… Full Story »
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Jul 29, 2010: Fly in Memory of Primo Dock Jumping Competition at Sonoma County Fairgrounds
Dog Events (Upcoming) &bull Jul 21, 2010
Primo was a pheonmenal ambassador to his breed, a pristine package of terrier. He was strong, powerful, driven and yet very obedient, he loved to perform and his form in the air was breathtaking and inspiring. Primo, a rescue dog… Full Story »
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Aug 1, 2010: Fly in Memory of Primo Dock Jumping Competition at Sonoma County Fairgrounds
Dog Events (Upcoming) &bull Jul 21, 2010
Primo was a pheonmenal ambassador to his breed, a pristine package of terrier. He was strong, powerful, driven and yet very obedient, he loved to perform and his form in the air was breathtaking and inspiring. Primo, a rescue dog… Full Story »
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Aug 2, 2010: Fly in Memory of Primo Dock Jumping Competition at Sonoma County Fairgrounds
Dog Events (Upcoming) &bull Jul 21, 2010
Primo was a pheonmenal ambassador to his breed, a pristine package of terrier. He was strong, powerful, driven and yet very obedient, he loved to perform and his form in the air was breathtaking and inspiring. Primo, a rescue dog… Full Story »
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Jul 31, 2010: Fly in Memory of Primo Dock Jumping Competition at Sonoma County Fairgrounds
Dog Events (Upcoming) &bull Jul 21, 2010
Primo was a pheonmenal ambassador to his breed, a pristine package of terrier. He was strong, powerful, driven and yet very obedient, he loved to perform and his form in the air was breathtaking and inspiring. Primo, a rescue dog… Full Story »
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Jul 28, 2010: Fly in Memory of Primo Dock Jumping Competition at Sonoma County Fairgrounds
Dog Events (Upcoming) &bull Jul 21, 2010
Primo was a pheonmenal ambassador to his breed, a pristine package of terrier. He was strong, powerful, driven and yet very obedient, he loved to perform and his form in the air was breathtaking and inspiring. Primo, a rescue dog… Full Story »
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Short snouts and long flights don't mix
ohmidog! &bull Jul 18, 2010
Short-snouted dogs appear to run a far higher risk of death when it comes to air travel, according to federal government statistics released last week. Bulldogs, pugs, and otherA short-of-snout breeds accounted for about half of the purebred dog deaths… Full Story »
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Lynn dog cop: New law a tough task
Yahoo News &bull Jul 15, 2010By Robin Kaminski / The Daily ItemLYNN - One day after Lynn City Councilors agreed to ask Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy to increase manpower in the city's animal control department, three new cases of pit bull attacks have landed on the department of one's… Full Story »
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ChambersFest Pet Parade: Pet parents show off their furry friends
Yahoo News &bull Jul 12, 2010This is the most difficult thing I do all year," said Nancy Gardner, one of the three judges and president of the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter. "It's tough. Jerry Price said his neighbors were going to take her to the… Full Story »
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Service or menace? Pit bulls skirt law by being used as service dogs
Yahoo News &bull Jul 11, 2010A growing group of pit bull owners says the animals are ideal service dogs -- a designation that exempts them from Miami-Dade's ban of the breed, which some say is instinctively dangerous. But Doc and Guadagno are among a small… Full Story »
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American Staffordshire Terrier - Basset Hound - Beagle - Bichon Bolognese - (52296)
www.celmaiieftin.ro via @celmaiieftin &bull Jul 9, 2010Petxpress.ro va ofera catei rasele: American Staffordshire Terrier, Basset Hound, Beagle, Bichon Bolognese, Bichon Havanese, vaccinati si deparazitati. Asiguram transportul in majoritatea oraselor din tara. Full Story »
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Will Dog Fighting DNA Database Nab Dog Fighters, or Just Regular Ol' Dog Owners?
No Pit Bull Bans &bull Jul 7, 2010Another way to put that is, if you own an American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, or any other dog breed that hundreds of years ago was bred for traits that might lend themselves to being exploited by dog fighters,your ownership of your dog, even if it's a house pet, could be in question(And breed fanciers should always make the clarification that no dog is bred to fight.A Dogs are trained to fight, and as Michael Vick's dogs showed, they can be rehabilitated and go on to make perfectly pleasing house pets regardless… Full Story »
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How Dangerous Dog Laws Can Be Deadly
No Pit Bull Bans &bull Jul 5, 2010For instance, if you look at many dangerous dog laws, you will often find language that defines a dangerous dog as one that "attacks without warning." A It would appear that this language is straight out of "studies" like Merritt Clifton's 2006 "statistical" report called "Dog attack deaths and maimings, U.S. Also, dogs do not attack "unprovoked." Similarly, just as breed-specific legislation targets specific breeds, so too can a vicious or dangerous dog law target a breed or group of breeds… Full Story »
