Suggested Reading

Here is a selected bibliography of Staffordshire Bull Terrier literature. Many of the books are out of print; when this is the case, the listing will be followed by the initials: OOPS (out of print, sorry!) Most of the titles can be purchased from dealers in antiquarian dog books.

 

    • Barnard, Jack W. – The Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Chesterto n,1935.OOPS
    • Beilby, H.N. – The Staffordshire Bull Terrier, London, Glasgow, 1943. OOPS
    • Brey, Jesus & de Guinea, Carlos – Terrier y Bull and Terrier, Seiquer, 1997. May be Spanish language.
    • Camino Book Co. – Staffordshire Bull Terrier Champions 1988-1994, Camino Book Co., 1995
    • Camino E.E. & B. Co. – Staffordshire Bull Terrier Champions 1975-1987, Camino E.E. & B. Co., 1988.
    • Caswell, Lynn & Nicolai, Jason -The Staffordshire Bull Terrier – Interpretation & Illustration of the Written Breed Standard – A Comparative Discussion – UK & USA – Illustrated by Maurizio Molinari
    • Dunn, Joseph – The Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Cradley Heath, 1950. OOPS
    • Eltinge, Steve – The Staffordshire Bull Terrier in America, Multi-Image Presentations, 1986. OOPS
    • Fitzpatrick, Sir Percy – Jock of the Bushveldt, a classic — available in many editions.
    • Fleig, Dieter – Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Denlinger’s Publishers Ltd., 1990.
    • Gilmour, Danny – The Complete Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Ringpress, 1994.
    • Gordon, John F. – All About the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Pelham Books, Ltd., London, 1984. OOPS
    • Gordon, John – The Staffordshire Bull Terrier Handbook, London, 1951. OOPS
    • Gordon, John – The Staffordshire Bull Terrier Owner’s Encyclopedia, London, 1967. OOPS
    • Gordon, John – The Staffordshire Bull Terrier, London, 1964. OOPS
    • Harrison, Hedges, & Norton – The Staffordshire Bull Terrier Annual 1996 (England). Privately published.
    • Harrison, Hedges, & Norton – The Staffordshire Bull Terrier Annual 1997 (England). Privately published
    • Harrison, Hedges, & Norton – The Staffordshire Bull Terrier Annual 1998 (England). Privately published
    • Hobbs, Juanita, editor – The Stafford World. Privately published.
    • Hollender, Major V.C. – Staffordshire Bull Terrier, London, 1952. OOPS
    • Homan, Mike – The Staffordshire Bull Terrier In History and Sport, Beech Publishing House, West Sussex, England, 1986, 1994. OOPS
    • Lane, Marion – Guide To Owning A Staffordshire Bull Terrier, t.f.h. publications, inc., Neptune, NJ, 1997.
    • Lee, Clare – Pet Owner’s Guide to the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Ringpress, 1998.
    • Lloyd, J. Ivester – Ginger, Country Life Ltd., London, 1951 OOPS
    • Miller, John – The Staffordshire Bull Terrier Scrap-Book, Jarrow, 1986. OOPS
    • Mitchell, Alan – The Show Stafford Handbook (The Unwritten Standard Explained), Privately published by the author, 2008. Contact The SBT Annual, Tel 01282 844063 or email: bev@thesbtannual.co.uk
    • Morley, W.N. – This Is The Staffordshire Bull Terrier, tfh publications, 1982. The first part of the tfh version was published simultaneously in England by David & Charles (Publishers) Ltd., Brunel House, Newton Abbott, Devon, England.
    • Nicholas, Anna Katherine – Staffordshire Bull Terriers, tfh publications, 1994.
    • Nicholas, Anna Katherine – The Staffordshire Terriers, tfh publications, 1991. OOPS
    • Owen, Brian, The Ultimate Book of Staffordshire Bull Terrier Champions (UK) – privately published by the author. Contact: Brystaff Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Tel: 01977 645619 or e-mail: BRIAN@BRYSTAFF.FREESERVE.CO.UK
    • Pounds, V.H. & Rant, Lilian V. – Staffordshire Bull Terriers: An Owner’s Companion. The Crowood Press, 1993.
    • Reid, Ed – Memories of Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Surbiton, 1975. OOPS

NOTE: You may also wish to search for books on Buster Brown and his dog “Tige” and George Studdy’s amusing “Bonzo”.