It basically just refers to it "filling out", which happens to all Staffies
Most Staffordshire Bull Terriers heads ''split'' at about six months to a year, but every dog is different.
Why would you think the heads split on a female Staffordshire bull terrier? Does your head split? No their heads do not split unless someone takes an ax to their head.
Most Staffordshire Bull Terriers heads ''split'' at around six months to a year.
Firstly, there is no such thing as an ''English Staffordshire Terrier''. There is, however, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, English Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers and American Pit Bull Terriers - which all shed and are all individual breeds.
Breeds such as Staffordshire Bull Terriers and American Staffordshire Terriers have a signature ''head split'' as they become adults at about six months to a year. This distinct formation of the skull means that the bone is fused strongly together, giving these breeds very hard heads! This serves no real purpose other than for more protection for the brain and is nothing to worry about as the vast majority of purebred Staffies have it. It does not hurt the dog and can be compared to the fusing of a child's skull as it grows older.
Their heads never split.
Their heads never split.
Staffordshire bull terriers are up to 16 inches, American Pit Bull Terriers can grow to 18 inches, and American Staffordshire Terriers can grow to 20 inches tall.
Pit Bull Terriers, or American Staffordshire Terriers, originated in the United States in the 1800's.
Any strong force can break the skull of a Staffordshire bull terrier.
Since the 17th century where it emerged from a cross between Bull Terriers and other terriers of the time. At this time they were used for blood sports like bull baiting and bear baiting. These dogs provided the ancestral foundations for Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Bull Terriers, the American Pit Bull Terrier and the American Staffordshire Terrier. This common ancestor was known as the Bull and Terrier. After these bloodsports were eliminated in 1835 these dogs came to be used in dogfights.
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