[nagdu] Service dog helps control anxiety attacks

[The Pawpower Pack]

Steve,

Staffordshire Bull Terriers would be a wonderful PSD.  They are very  
stubborn; and you will have to spend lots of time training because  
they are not automatic "people pleasers" like a lab or golden.   
However they are very intend to their people's emotion and very  
focused on safety.  In England, Staffordshire Bull Terriers are called  
"nanny dogs" because they are so wonderful with children.  Very  
tolerant and watchful but not reactive.
They are about 13-15 inches tall and weigh around 40 lbs so short,  
broad and very well muscled.  I love this breed and if they were  
bigger, and if I weren't so concerned about BSL (breed specific  
legislation) and whether local BSL trumps ADA; I'd have one as a  
service dog.  They are considered a "pit bull" which is not a breed,  
but a grouping of breeds mainly consisting of the Staffordshire Bull  
Terrier, the American Staffordshire Terrier and the American Pit Bull  
Terrier.

The dog does sound like it does "tasks" and would qualify as a PSD and  
not an ESA but sometimes it is a gray area.
The breed in general does have the right temperament for this work,  
though and if I needed a PSD; a Staffy would be very high on my list.

Rox and the Herbal HenchHounds
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