Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
Originally Posted by JB in SC
It’s been a long time ago, but I was considering a Staffordshire Terrier in the mid 70’s. These were much smaller dogs than the current overbred monstrosities, average weight was 30 to 35 pounds. The breeder has been in business for years, I was a little cautious and passed.. I didn’t hear much about them again until the crazy people took over the breed.
You're talking about the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, as distinct from the American Staffordshire Terrier. You sort of combined the names together, there.

Awesome little dogs. I came very close to getting one, myself, back in the late 1980s. Went to many shows to see them, and to interact with them and their owners, looking into puppies, but never quite pulled the trigger on getting one. I bought a Doberman Pinscher pup instead. About the best dog I've ever had.

They were from an English breeder living in PA, IRRC. A really good English Bulldog was $400, the Staff was $500 at the time.They looked more like muscular terriers than the American. He was really picky about potential owners, fenced yards only with signed documents to not breed them unless approved by the breeder. I wasn’t very knowledgeable about the breed at the time, they are very handsome dogs.