American Staffordshire Terrier Books

This book is a must have for all Am Staff owners. It has information specifically for the Am Staff. Not the usual generic dog information. Jackie Frasier is a long time owner/breeder who has done it all with her Am Staffs. This book also contains information on all of the foundation kennels and the kennels of today. Great pictures of important dogs past and present. I recommend it to anyone who is interested in the American Staffordshire Terrier.

As a person fond of dogs, not a professional, and first-time-owner of an American Staffordshire, I found this guide extremely useful, and well organised. The guide is what it should be: a book with tips, hints guides, and what to do and not to do. If you are not knowledgable on raising a pup or dog, this is certainly a good book to own!

i think this bokk is the most informative book on american staffordshire terriers that i have read to date.
Alot of good photos of amstaffs .
well worth purchasing.
2 thumbs up

Great book, full of info and a good 'break down' of the breed standard.
Could have had more Colour Photos but great for the newbies to the breed!

Brilliant! Already have this book myself and bought this one as a present for a friend. It is a beautiful read on a beautiful breed.

There's everything about breed history, housing, training and making your AST healthy and happy. And I like pictures and humorous comments.

Wow! Not too many books like this have been written, I can only think of one other dedicated to the AST. This is a knowledgeable and honest written book detailing the breed showing all sides of the sometimes (most times) ill perceived breed.

If your thinking about getting a American Pit Bull Terrier, this book is perfect to have. It tells you the history of the breeds , how to train them , and what to exspect when you adopt one into your home. I'm a owner of 2 lovable american pitbull terrier puppies.....

This book is a "must have" for anyone with a pit or amstaff. It covers all the basic information about the care of the breed. It's written in an easy to read format and contains great pictures. I'll keep this book as a reference.

as a serious protection dog lover, i bought this book to buffer my growing library of "doggy trivia", and i refer to it every time someone in my neighborhood brings one home. it has been loaned out and returned a few times, and it seems to help those who take the time to read it.
it is light on the eyes (love the pictures, and my dog looks like the white dog on page 16-american bully), and light on the mind, very easy to read! i will credit this book for one very special reason, and that is that it lists legal problems one can expect when having a pit lookalike or the real thing. this book actually lead me to research further into what laws pertain in my area of the world, and it made me realize the benefit of preparing for our move next year. this aspect alone is important for any pit owner. because most insurance companies will not allow groomer or vet stats into their computers (the results would kill their ability to dole out insurance because the pomeranian, chow chow, cocker spaniel, and scottie owners would be ahead of pits for bites), this book is important. it shows that these dogs are sited for media and statistical exploitation.
i recommend it for the beginning pit lover. it shows the dogs i see in my friend's homes, the ones that love the kids and are not allowed to be a problem. please buy it if you have a pit, and if you don't buy it anyway. you may learn to discern where the propaganda came from.
as the owner of an american bully who resembles a pit, i can attest to the problems we, the good dog owners, face because of owners of dogs who will never own books!
i also recommend this book for any boston terrier owner. i have found that these dogs came from the truncated nosed pits of the 1800's. it is a great history of where your companion animal came from. see carl semencic books. go pits!

We found this book informative and well written. Most of the information seems directed towards people new to the breed. Helpful description explaining the basic personality of the breed, and some helpful health tips round this book out to be good reading material for people interested in purchasing an American Pit Bull Terrier.

While this book has a lot of information for people who have a puppy, it offers minimal information for someone like me who has just brought home an adult Staffy. The book has a lot of info on how to crate train a puppy, the importance of socialization and other topics that can pertain to adult dogs, but if there was just one paragraph on how to make an adult dog feel comfortable in it's new home, or what I should expect during the first week, I would have given this book 4 stars!

I was also looking for a book that would give me the basics on what type of collar/brush/leash to buy, but when I got to that section, the authors advice was to ask your vet.

While the pictures were great, I would quickly trade them for more information!

This is a very well written book by a very respected AKC judge and it thoroughly covers the breed. I found the kennel histories most informative and wuld reccomend this to be part of every American Staffordshire Terrier owners library.

I found this book to contain repetitive information. As well, the pictures in the book (which there are lots of) unfortunately are almost all from the early to mid 80's (still lots of beautiful boys/girls). Perhaps, I'm an owner who is looking for more than general information.

I'm not slagging the book, it does have good info. It may be better suited to those who are new owners of the breeds, or those who have a new found interest in the Staffordshire terriers. It's a nice looking hardcover book, that'll look good on any owners' book shelf or coffee table. I'll keep this book handy for friends/family to read, if they have any concerns or have been misinformed about the dreaded "pitbulls".

When I got this book I knew it was from 1991,but there were pictures in from 1985 it left me with the feeling it was an old book .The overall feeling of this book was that there was a lot of good info about the kennels in the U.S.A.but the lay-out is in my opninion not so good.
So overall 3 stars for the book!

As a first time dog/Amstaff owner, I found this book very helpful for the first couple of months of ownership, but would highly recommend following it up with The American Staffordshire Terrier by Jacqueline Fraser ASAP.

The author covers everthing from housebreaking and training to what to look for in body structure, to what to expect from your APBT. It answered all the questions I had and more that I didn't know yet. It's a great book, a definite buy.

This book was a waste of time and money. There was very little specific information on the breed except on probably 3-5 pages. Almost everything else should just say canine.

Sorry folks, this is a basic dog book. You could put a poodle on the cover and you wouldnt have to change the text. Someone didnt do thier homework on this one.Its a waste of time and money at the breeds expense!

I really enjoyed this book. I am not yet an Amstaff or APBT owner but I found the information in this book to be extremely informative as I attempt to evaluate whether this breed is the right choice for me. The pictures are just excellent.

Never training an am. staff, this book provided lots of information about the characteristics, behavior and caring for an am. staff. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to have this type of dog.

The book itself was not of very high quality, the binding was not secured to the pages and I found it falling aprt as I read it. Did enjoy the subject however.

Lots of colour photos and beginner info.
The book construction left a little to be desired (pages fell out) but a good read none-the-less. Great for general information about the Amstaff

Nothing the average 12yr.old or petshop "expert" doesnt already know. Very very basic stuff.

This book not only touches on the history,care and socialization importance of owning an AmStaff but shows some great pictures of AmStaffs in day to day activities. This book is one that should be used as a beginning tool when deciding if this might be the breed for you and the basics for responsible ownership

I ordered this book to see if my dog was in it along with severaly friends dogs who had all paid a good price to have their dogs featured as new Champions. Upon receipt of the "book", I was horrified to see a compiliation of xerox copied photos which had been submitted in color. There are only a few dogs featured, some other printed information which is not particularly interesting and a whole bunch of "fillers." One would think for the price of the book you would get more than a spiral bound poor quality paper report. I wish I could say more about the contents but there is nothing interesting or substantial there. It is sad that the dogs were presented that way after the owners had spent so much time, love and money to get them to be Champions.

The writer from Virginia might have gotten this book mixed up with a yearbook. This book consists of a few articles but is mostly comprised of Champions and their champion get. And it lists all the champions for the years 1952 to 1987. To anyone interested in pedigrees this book should be in your library.

I ordered this book to see if my dog was in it along with severaly friends dogs who had all paid a good price to have their dogs featured as new Champions. Upon receipt of the "book", I was horrified to see a compiliation of xerox copied photos which had been submitted in color. There are only a few dogs featured, some other printed information which is not particularly interesting and a whole bunch of "fillers." One would think for the price of the book you would get more than a spiral bound poor quality paper report. I wish I could say more about the contents but there is nothing interesting or substantial there. It is sad that the dogs were presented that way after the owners had spent so much time, love and money to get them to be Champions.

I WAS QUITE SURPRISED BY THE LACK OF CONTENT IN THIS PUBLICATION. THERE WERE SO MANY FINE DOGS DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME AND SO FEW ARE FEATURED IN THIS PUBLICATION. THERE ARE NO ARTICLES IN THIS PUBLICATION ABOUT ANYTHING AND, IN FACT, THERE IS A LIST OF ALL OF THE CHAMPIONS AND THAT IS ABOUT THE EXTENT OF THIS PUBLICATION. I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED IN NOT ONLY THE QUALITY OF THE CONTENTS BUT IN THE WAY IT IS PRESENTED. WHEN ONE CONSIDERS THE EXPENSE, GROOMING, TRAINING AND LOVING THAT GOES INTO THESE DOGS, I FEEL THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PRESENTED IN A MUCH MORE RESPECTFUL MANNER.