A Big Hit in the Big Apple

What better way to spend a cold Winter Day in New York City then to Host the Staffordshire Bull Terrier booth at the American Kennel Club (AKC) Meet the Breeds. This event has become a tradition for me and I truly enjoy doing it every year. If you aren’t familiar with this event, I highly…

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Champions Of The Past

A varied collection kindly and quite generously shared with The Stafford Knot over the years by Mr. Brian Owens – ( Brystaff) The Stafford Knot, Inc. would like to send a very special THANK YOU to Mr. Brian Owen for allowing the use of his historical personal photo collection of early UK Champions. . .

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Forequarters

The Scapula (shoulder blade ) muscle configuration is somewhat complicated and all we have to remember that correct angulation and layback of shoulder ensures the muscles are of the correct structure, e.g. short upper arm and upright scapula leads to bunchy shoulder musculature. The scapula is sandwiched at the top by two muscles: the trapezius…

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Hints To The Novice

Exhibitors should not be in too great a hurry to *get there*. Knowledge can be aquired by actual experience and by paying for such. Experience is undoubtedly the best, and by gaining this slowly the desired object is more quickly achieved. When starting in the fancy go to someone of repute, state your wants…

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How It All Began

I should like to tell your readers how and when the Cradley Heath Club was formed at the ‘Old Cross guns’ where the hosts were Mr. and Mrs. Joe and Lil Mallen. I know that Joe claimed that while his wife was the licensee, he himself was just a customer. The purpose of the move…

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Karyn Dawes Tribute

I am sitting at Karyn’s desk, drinking a Sammy Adams Summer Ale and eating chips. Yep, I am at Karyn’s and not drinking a Margarita! Just how weird is that? But I have to be honest ~ I don’t know how to make one because she always made them for me! There have been requests…

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Recipes For Your Stafford

Several recent issues of The Stafford Knot publication included wonderfully creative recipes for your Stafford. These treat recipes have been tested by several of our team members and were hand selected or created by our staff member Melanie Sinclair. Some of them iclude Birthday Cake, Liver Cake, Turkey and Stuffing and Seasons Eatings …

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Rx For Whelping And Ceasarians

Barring medical complications, minimal human interference is the best thing you can do for the dam and litter. Today’s fanciers are conditioned to believe that the species would become extinct were it not for our helping hands. Actually, the domestic canine is in some danger but it is due to genetic manipulation and
distortions of instincts…

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SBT Heritage Center

Many of you may not know of the existence of a very special place called “The SBT Heritage Center” in West Midlands. They have only been open for a short time, but they have an incredible collection of Stafford history and paraphernalia already in their gallery. One such item of interest is a documentary on…

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