Have to agree, look beyond the 'chavs' on the street corner thinking they 'hard' just because the have a staffy,i am on my 4th Staffordshire Bull Terrier and they great dogs,spot on with kids and as GrCh says they are easy to train, i had 2 males and a female at the same time and they ALL got on great with no problems at all................................Good family dogs (they known as the 'nanny dog' as they so good with kids)!!