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- noun informal Staffordshire bull terrier
Etymologies
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Examples
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I would say never leave a child with a dog without the dog owner being present, even a Staffie, which is known as the 'nanny dog.'
Army Rumour Service 2009
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Pit bulls and Staffie crosses are now so common that people are inevitably moving on to the next thing – huskies, molosos, presca canarios.
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He says the video shows how rewarding owning a Staffie can be and, when they are trained properly, they can become tremendous companions.
BBC News - Home 2011
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It was after an afternoon yomping on the Heath with my shark-toothed Staffie that I first discovered it, for there we came upon a boisterous convention of border terriers, shar-peis and boxers waiting with their owners to enter the coin-operated dog shower.
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Staffie cross breeds and this percentage is rising.
BBC News - Home 2011
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And he's seen Staffie crosses emerging as the tough-looking but legal alternative to the banned breeds.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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The worst snobs can be fellow LEs who can't get past the "I am a better LE because I was a WO1 rather than a WO2 or Staffie when I commissioned".
Army Rumour Service 2010
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The worst snobs can be fellow LEs who can't get past the "I am a better LE because I was a WO1 rather than a WO2 or Staffie when I commissioned".
Army Rumour Service 2010
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The tragedy for the Staffie is to look similar to the pit bull, banned under the dangerous dogs act.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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But far from all Staffie owners are bad lads or street corner poseurs, and the breed is still a popular family pet.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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