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Staffordshire Bull Terrier Did You Know?
- The Staffordshire Bull Terrier was recognized by the Kennel Club of England
in 1935.
- First club show for the breed took place in August 1935 at Cradley Heath
in the West Midlands where 60 dogs and bitches were entered.
- The breed was admitted to registration in the American Kennel Stud Book
effective October 1,1974.
- Authorities generally agree that the breed can be traced back to the Mastiff-like
dogs through the old Bulldog which, when crossed with British terriers,
produced the first "Bull and Terriers."
- The old-fashioned Bulldog was a fierce, courageous animal used in the
sports of bear- and bull-baiting as early as the mid-sixteenth century.
- The first two members of their sex to claim championships in England
were the bitch, Lady Eve and the dog, Gentleman Jim in 1939.
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