Talk:Staffordshire Bull Terrier
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This article seems to be mixing up the Staffordshire Bull Terrier (http://www.akc.org/breeds/recbreeds/stbult.cfm) and the Bull Terrier (http://www.akc.org/breeds/recbreeds/bullter.cfm). It's the Bull Terrier that was developed by James Hinks according to what I've read so far. I will do some more reading on this though befre making any major changes. -- sannse (talk) 18:49, 5 May 2004 (UTC)
I was just coming here to type the same thing. See for example: history of staffordshire and bull terrier (http://clubs.akc.org/sbtci/history/sbtcihistory.html). Elf | Talk 19:26, 5 May 2004 (UTC)
I have read into this also quite extensively but i believe the staffe was derived from a version of the bull terrier, the bull terrier being the original "legitimate" breed of dog with the staffe evolving as a spin off, either way every article i read seems to contradict the next so this article seems a fair representation seing as it cites the bull terrier as the first dog of this type to be recognised by the kenel club.
Woops I just stuffed this page up - umm can someone fix it thanks
No Mention of the Staffies lockjaw it is poorly written please can this be cleaned up
- Not sure what you're referring to by "lockjaw". I did a search and found this info (for the APBT but I suspect it applies to all BTs...)
- "The few studies which have been conducted of the structure of the skulls, mandibles and teeth of pit bulls show that, in proportion to their size, their jaw structure and thus its inferred functional morphology, is no different than that of any breed of dog. There is absolutely no evidence of the existence of any kind of 'locking mechanism' unique to the structure of the jaw and/or teeth of the American Pit Bull Terrier."[1] (http://www.edba.org.au/responsetocouriermail.html)
