Ink, staffies and pitbulls are not the same, ask breeders, they will tell u the same thing, they get very offended if u suggest such a thing. Pits are mixtures of breeds of dogs, staffies that they use for show dogs that they register with akc and have papers are different, staffies are shorter and, ore broader shoulder, more muscular, my pitbulls are taller, not as muscular and dont have the huge wide head like staffies have. I understand what u are trying to say though, my boys actually have some mastiff mixed in with them. Many dogs that "look pit" arent pit at all if u do dna tests on them, u would be surprised to what u would find out what they were.
(I have been saying they are different silly)
When you say "staffy" it is wrong because it refers to 3 different breeds of dogs....
1-which you have are "American Staffordshire terriers" (Which were breed from American Pittbull terriers)
2-are the "Staffordshire terriers"
3- are the "Staffordshire Bull Terriers"
all three distinct breeds.
American Pittbull Terriers are a real breed of dog.....they are not a mix of many breeds....they are their own breed of dog...
and yes Mastiff was brought into the line to produce American Staffordshire terriers(along with many other breeds)
thats why the real APBT is NOT the same breed of dog as AM-Staff's (American Staffordshire terriers)
I know dogs that are registered as both AM-Staff and APBT....but they are NOT American Pittbull terriers, they are Am-Staffs.
the pics I showed of real American Pittbull terriers are just that. American Pittbull terriers.
and those are not the dogs that are attacking people......hate to say it but it is Am-staffs and cross breed Am-staffs.....
I love all bully breeds, and it truly is the owner that makes the dog....
The name "Pittbull" refers to one dog...The American Pittbull terrier......but it is ignorantly handed out to almost all bully breeds.....
once again I refer to the pics I posted......look at those real "Pittbulls/APBT" they are almost extinct now a days....they were NEVER breed to be guard dogs of any sort....they made the worst guard dogs, for one reason only....they loved people....
Am-staffs have lost that love and the game to fight....because of them bringing in other dog breeds into the line....they have also gained the other dog traits of being miss-trustfulness of strangers....and of course every gangster(for it is them I blame for what has happened to the Pittbulls) wanted a badasss dog and the best was the American Pittbull terrier....