American Staffordshire Terrier

American Staffordshire Terrierul

These dogs are courageous , tough and friendly. Very loyal and affectionate , they are able to enjoy something exercises stăpânului.Nevoie : required, an energetic breed requires daily exercise at least 1-2 hours .
Personality behaves friendly with people he knows and accepts . Your tolerance for pain makes it an excellent companion for children who are loving and faithful. May be aggressive with dogs of the same sex. It can also aggressive tendencies towards small animals.
The horse should be started at an early age. This will help them make the right decisions in difficult situations.
Ideal home : amstaff need an owner who is willing to spend more time with him. Communication and trust are very important in increasing an Amstaff .
Temperament : American Society for Testing Temper ( The American Society temperament test ) evaluates each year thousands of dogs of various breeds to determine their level of socialization. In this ranking American Staffordshire Terrier than many other popular breeds such as the Beagle , Collie, Doberman and Cocker Spaniel with a score of 83.9 %.
The breed can suffer from congenital heart defects . OFA ( Orthopedic Foundation for Animals ), it is positioned on the 11 Area 321 dog breeds with a percentage of 1.6% abnormal (affected ) and 95.1% normal (healthy) .Amstaff can be prone to hip dysplasia , but much less than other breeds . Classic OFA instead of 21 , with a share of 26.0% and 71.7% abnormal normal.Elbow dysplasia is rare in this breed. OFA its ranks 12 , with a share of 17.8% and 81.4% abnormal normal .
There is a minimal risk of knee problems. Strain of the patella is the most common example of this category is abnormal that the percentage of 1.3% and 98.7% rise OFA normal position AMSTAFF 72ndThyroid dysfunction is a relatively rare hereditary disease , Amstaff OFA in 19th place with a share of 8.0% and 80.0% abnormal normal distance.
In addition to the above conditions , there are other diseases. Having a low frequency , such as ataxia and hereditary cataracts
Ataxia prevent a disease or a lack of coordination of muscle groups. Voluntary movement in the reactions occur inaccurate, hesitation, determined the general damage to the cerebellum and spinal cord . Any part of the body may be affected. Most ataxia is an evolution underlying disease and not a disease in itself signal. Symptoms pace prevents slow eye movements, difficulty swallowing. There is a permanent form of cerebellar ataxia when the damage (due to disease , head trauma , stroke , tumors, etc. . ) . The diagnosis is made by neurological examination. Normally, in the absence of other causes of illness or context of the obvious ataxia trauma can completely disappear with time.Cataracts change all or part of the assets of the transparency of the lens with progressive and accompanied by a loss of sight . For an adult dog breed Amstaff age (8-10 years), blue-gray eyes reveal , most of the time , the appearance of the disease.





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