The American Staffordshire Terrier is a good-natured, amusing, extremely loyal and affectionate family dog. Your children will love playing with the family's American Staffordshire Terrier as it is gentle and loving. It is almost always obedient and wants nothing more than to please its master. It needs a firm, consistent, but gentle hand.
This dog is highly protective of its owner and the owner's property by nature so it makes an excellent watchdog and guard dog too. You will be amazed to see how alert and intelligent the Staffordshire Terrier is. It adapts well to both urban and country living, but it does best with a fenced yard, as it needs plenty of regular exercise.