Where can i find out?
P.S. An english staffy is not a pit bull so please dont compare them as the same.
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Yes it is banned it falls under the generic term "pit bull"
Pit Bull is not a breed .... It is a classification of a group of breeds which include American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier and the American Pit Bull Terrier and mixes thereof which represent banned breeds under BSL
From this link here
http://www.pbrc.net/faq.html
I live in Ontario where there is a pitbull ban where basically anything that look like or is a mix of a bully breed is banned,
dog owners that had were allowed to keep but they all had to be registered, neutered and microchipped, failure to do so meant authorities could seize and destroy, nobody visiting the province is allowed to bring a bully breed or mix of into the province
Here is the info on where they are banned within Michigan
http://www.understand-a-bull.com/bsl/loc...
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What's the difference between an (American) Staffordshire Terrier and a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, (English) Bull Terrier or Pit Bull Terrier?
Some eight or nine varieties of dogs come within the general classification of Bull Breeds. Although all lay claim to the Bulldog as a common ancestor, there are physical differences that make each distinct from the other:
Size - The American Staffordshire Terrier is a much larger, leggier dog - often twice the size of a Staffordshire Bull Terrier! The Bull Terrier standard does not include size restrictions and dogs from 35 to 100 pounds have been seen. However, the breed generally weighs in between 40 and 55 pounds, making it larger then the Stafford. Pit Bull Terriers also range widely in size; the early breeders preferred a smaller dog the size of a Stafford and today the American Pit Bull Terriers which are registered and exhibited seem to run on the smaller side. Others, dually registered as American Staffordshire Terriers with the AKC (Pit Bull with UKC) are larger.
Ears - The American Staffordshire Terrier is exhibited in the United States with cropped ears, as are some Pit Bull Terriers. The ears of the Bull Terrier are naturally erect and supposed to be thin and erect. Erect(or prick) ears are a serious fault in Staffords, whose ears should be "rose" (like those of an English Bulldog) or half-pricked.
Head - The heads of American Staffordshire Terriers, Pit Bulls and Staffordshire Bull Terriers are similar, although the cheek muscles on most Staffords seem to be more pronounced, and the head deeper through. The head of the Bull Terrier is entirely different. When viewed in profile, it resembles an egg turned on its side and is much longer than that of the Stafford. The cheeks of a Bull Terrier are not pronounced.
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a small group of pit bull fanciers decided that their "Grand Old Breed" needed full American Kennel Club recognition in order to distance itself from its baiting/fighting heritage. A standard was drawn up and application made to the AKC. [John Colby's dog "Primo" was one of the dogs used to formulate the AKC standard, and Primo's picture illustrated the idea of perfection for many years. Those wanting to know what a real American Staffordshire is supposed to look like should study a picture of Primo.]
The dogs were accepted, but the AKC would not allow the word "pit" in the name, and so the rather dubious designation of Staffordshire "terrier" was chosen. Only the AKC could come up with a name like that! Staffordshire was a place in England noted for its harsh way of life and its fighting animals, however, it could hardly claim to be the place of origin. And placing this bulldog in the terrier group was simply ludicrous. Terriers, named for the Latin "terra" meaning earth, are smallish dogs which "go to ground" after small prey. They are noted for their quick tempers and sharp intelligence. True terriers are "hand spannable", meaning a man can grasp the dog behind its shoulders and have his fingers touch. Dogs larger than this are of doubtful use in ground work. To consider a breed which has always worked above ground, whose original purpose was the gripping of large wild game, then later wayward bulls, and then later still combat with a variety of animals, a "terrier" defies explanation.
The word "American" was added to the name of this very British breed in the 1970's when pit bulls began being imported to the US under the name Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Most registries simply lumped the two dogs together, since they were the same breed. The AKC and UKC did for many years. Yet the two lines of the same breed had changed in some important physical ways. The pit bulls developed in the UK after the turn of the century had been bred strictly for show and pet. Emphasis had been put on a stocky, "bully" look and small size. Top weight for the breed was 35 pounds - in reality the bottom weight for most pit bulls. Because of these differences, the AKC created two breeds where before their had been one (this has been done several times, as with the Norwich and Norfolk terrier to name one example). Because of this division of the same dog, there were now three distinct "breeds" all originating from the good ol' pit bulldog. The American pit bull terrier as registered by the ADBA and UKC, the American Staffordshire as registered by the American Kennel Club (and by the UKC, but as an American pit bull terrier) and the Staffordshire bull terrier as registered by the AKC and now the UKC. For further clarification on these three lines of dog, http://www.workingpitbull.com/history.ht...
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So your staffy is technically a showring pitbull
As far as I know, staffies aren't usually on the banned list, but that doesn't mean that stupid people won't cry "pit-bull"
I love staffies, but make sure you are prepared for everyone to call it a pit-bull and run away screaming. Staffies are sweetie pies.
Okay...they aren't the same, but they are very similar - you should probably stop putting that at the end of every post. It seems like you're being extremely defensive, and for no good reason. There's absolutely nothing wrong with a pit, they have nearly the same personality as a staffy [NOT an english staffy, there's no such thing - you should educate yourself on the breed before you start to defend it] and they look exactly alike, other than the staffy is typically shorter and stockier, with a wider head.
Get. Over. It.
You're going to offend some people on here - there's a lot of pit lovers.
I personally dont know if they are banned over there but the reason im on here is if there is no such thing as an english staffordshire bull terrier then what the hell is my dog!
was sold to me by a registered breeder as an english staffy, so if they dont exist and theres no such thing how could i buy one??
FYI all the people debating the name of the breed - true they are just plain staffies over here, but in the US they are registered as English Staffs. Hence the confusion. It is the same dog, but different variations on the name.
I wouldn't have thought staffs would be banned anywhere, other than being a bit boisterous they are extremely friendly dogs on the whole, and known for being great with children.
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