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John Cocchiola, A.K.A The Pontiff or JC is the proprietor of the famed Stango's Restaurant. John has written an essay on Stafford anatomy. John asked me to read his most recent draft. John's essay dealt with his perception of the proper anatomy of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier. I felt John's essay was reasonable & in concert with my own views.

Based on my experience, the panacea for breed uniformity is similar for most sporting & working dogs. The follwing, is my view of a natural approach to breed improvent & the achievment of anatomical uniformity.

Instead of Stafford exhibitors & enthusiasts debating anatomical points of view, perhaps the dog's should decide? This could be accomplished by a trilogy of physical events. This concept being similar to what is done in other parts of the world, with other sporting breeds.The potential remedy would be a vast improvement over breeder hubris & endless, heated debates. 

In order for a Stafford to qualify for the show ring, the canine would need to compete in two out of three athletic events? Perhaps an endurance weight pull, which would be (approximately) 1/2 mile timed event. A milling event predicated on time & rpms. Perhaps the third event would be a timed hang tough contest. The emphasis of the 3 events being endurance first & strength (a close) second.

Staffords that compete in two out of three events with adequate scores would qualify for the show ring. Show ring wnners would qualify as breeders. Dog's that produced off spring with high scores in the Stafford Trilolgy would get a ROM designation, similar to the dogs of olde. The results of the dog's performance would be a necessary prelude or right of passage in to the show ring.

 Nothing about my suggestion is meant to be snide, contrary or heterodoxical. In my view, the Trilogy approach would create a greater number of monomorphic specimens. However, the best part of this plan is the additional time & attention the dogs receive.