Staffordshire Terrier ndi mtundu wakale kwambiri, wochokera ku England. Anachokera pamtanda wapakati pa Bulldogs ndi Manchester Terriers ndipo ndi mtundu woyamba mwa mitundu yomwe masiku ano imadziwika kuti Staffordshire Terrier. Poyamba, Staffordshire Terrier ankagwiritsidwa ntchito popha ng'ombe, zimbalangondo ndi nyama zina zakutchire ndi agalu, koma osati posaka, koma mphete. Chifukwa chake, mtundu uwu uli ndi mbiri yakale yamagazi.
Ankagwiritsidwanso ntchito pomenyana ndi agalu, chifukwa ankafuna galu waung'ono, koma wogwira mwamphamvu komanso wopanda mantha. Pa nthawi yomweyi, agalu ankafunika kukhala ochezeka kwa anthu, komanso, izi zinali ndi zofunikira zokhazokha. Pamene kalalikiyo analekanitsa agaluwo, anayenera kukhala ndi chidaliro kuti galuyo m’nkhondo yotenthayo sadzaluma dzanja lake.