What is American Staffordshire Terrier?
[[File:AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER.jpg|thumb|right|An American Staffordshire terrier, female]] The '''American Staffordshire terrier''' is a breed of [[dog]]. It was first bred in British colonies of [[North America]] in the [[nineteenth century]]. Its early ancestors are the [[bulldog]] and the [[terrier]], and used to be called the Blue Paul terrier. In the 1930s, dogbreeders bred it with the [[Pit bull]] terrier. Its name was changed to the American Staffordshire Terrier in 1972. {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Terriers]] [[Category:FCI breeds]] [[Category:Dog breeds originating in the United States]]