I ka wā i pāpā ʻia ai ka hakakā holoholona ma Great Britain i ka makahiki 1835, ua hoʻoholo kekahi mau mea hoʻonohonoho e haʻalele i ka ʻāina. No laila ua hoʻolauna aku nā malihini Pelekāne i ka ʻīlio i ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa ma kahi o 1860, kahi i hiki ai iā lākou ke hoʻomaʻamaʻa hou i ka hakakā ʻīlio ʻīlio mai ka makahiki 1880. Ma ke ʻano liʻiliʻi, ua ulu ʻelua laina like ʻole o ka Bull Terrier. Hoʻohana ka poʻe malihini i kekahi ma ke ʻano he ʻīlio hakakā a ʻo kekahi ma ke ʻano he ʻīlio kiaʻi a ʻohana.
Ma lalo ʻoe e ʻike ai i ka 10 maikaʻi loa Staffordshire Bull Terrier tattoos: