The Modern Staffordshire Bull Terrier Handbook

Behaviour, training and everyday life, from choosing a puppy to the senior years

Most people have an opinion about Staffies before they've met one. Then you bring one home and meet the real thing.

I've been training dogs for over 30 years, and I wrote this the way I'd talk to you if we were stood in a field together.

What's inside

• Where the Staffy came from, and what that history does and doesn't mean today

• Is a Staffy right for you? The honest version, including other dogs, rules and rescue

• Skin, eyes, DNA tests, and what the research actually says

• Exercise, home life and your puppy's first week

• Socialisation, adolescence and training foundations

• Other dogs, greetings, pulling and the muzzle: Staffy training challenges

• Chasing, chewing and big feelings, enrichment, family life and other animals

• Common behaviour problems, and how to stop small ones growing

• Staffy myths, and living well with your dog into the senior years

There's a Staffy checklist at the back to keep coming back to.

Who it's for

Anyone thinking about a Staffy, bringing a puppy home, living with a teenager who's forgotten their own name, or sharing life with an older dog.

What you get

A PDF and an EPUB in one ZIP file, emailed to you straight after checkout. Read it on your phone, tablet, e-reader or computer.