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Staffordshire Bull Terrier Booklets

SBT Fun takes pride in promoting a positive image of this special and versatile breed

"The Staffordshire Bull Terrier" by Jack Barnard

"Jack Barnard, the first President of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club was in a strong position to write about those early days of the development of this noble breed.

This book shows that the breed was in existence long before being recognised but the Kennel Club. It also recalls the days when cockfighting, bull baiting and dog fighting were the sports of the multitude. He was greatly opposed to these practises and no doubt helped to modify the law and make dog fighting illegal.

The cruelty and savagery were appalling, yet, at the same time, there was great devotion to the dogs owned; they were regarded as part of the family.

One of the sections shows to what lengths the owners were prepared to go to win bets, often to the detriment of the poor dogs. Yet in this same chapter, the reader is fascinated and brought to the stage of tears, marvelling at the courage of the dog and the cruelty of the master.

This title in the CANINE LIBRARY. It gives a brief history of the Staffordshire and shows how the breed came up from a fighting dog to the affectionate dog - still courageous - that is kept today by many thousands of enthusiastic owners."

From the 1997 reprint (Beech Publishing House)
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The Staffordshire Buller Terrier Heritage Centre
 "A History of the Dog" by Robert Evans

A history of the Staffordshire Bull terrier in memory of Kevin Leyden.  A true friend.

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"The Stafford Companion Dog" by Jill Airy

"The author is obviously in complete command of her dog and the hints she gives should help other Stafford owners to gaffer theirs. The good manners she instils into her dogs are an unnatural state which can only be produced by the unnatural discipline of careful training. I hope that everyone reading her work will take a leaf from her book, so that they can train their own dogs to a degree where they will get as much pleasure from their companionship as she so obviously does."

Phil Drabble
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"Let A Stafford In Your Life" by Jill Airy

The Staffordshire Bull Terrier - villain or clown? To the public at large he is usually one or the other because, whatever else he may be, unobtrusive he is not. Dog showing and dog fighting between them have brought him into the limelight. Once encountered, he fascinates ordinary dog lovers, many of whom buy themselves an innocent-looking puppy, only to find themselves out-gunned at every point. The hard truth is that there are far too many impulse buys of Stafford pups by people who have not been advised honestly by the breeder as to what they are taking on. The result is a harassed and bewildered owner and a frustrated puppy which gets passed from hand to hand until it may well end up in the Pit.
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"Plight of The Badger" by Donna Hopkinson & Mandi Wilson

I would first like to thank you for purchasing this magazine or, if you are browsing, urge you to buy. Every penny paid for the magazine goes directly to the rescue of Staffordshire Bull Terriers and the Plight of the Badger. Its intention is to bring the two separate groups into view of each other; to make the Stafford people aware of the suffering and persecution that the Badger undergoes; to make the Badger people aware that the majority of the Stafford people are horrified by the events taking place and that most would give their all to assist in its prevention. 
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