I-Staffordshire Terrier iyinhlobo endala, edabuka eNgilandi. Yavela esiphambanweni phakathi kwe-Bulldogs ne-Manchester Terriers futhi ingeyokuqala eqenjini lezinhlobo ezibizwa namuhla ngokuthi i-Staffordshire Terrier. Ekuqaleni, i-Staffordshire Terrier yayisetshenziselwa ukudoba izinkunzi, amabhere nezinye izilwane zasendle ezinezinja, kodwa hhayi lapho zizingela, kodwa endandeni. Ngakho-ke, lolu hlobo lunesikhathi esidlule esigcwele igazi.
Zazisetshenziswa nasezimpini zezinja, njengoba zazidinga inja enobukhulu obuncane, kodwa enokubambelela okunamandla kanye nomlingiswa ongenavalo. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, izinja kwakudingeka zibe nobungane kubantu, ngaphezu kwalokho, lokhu kwakunesidingo sobuchwepheshe kuphela. Lapho umabhalane ehlukanisa izinja, kwadingeka okungenani abe nesibindi esithile sokuthi inja lapho impi ishisa yayingeke imlume esandleni.