Re: Bad owners
Staffordshire Bull Terriers have a reputation as fighting dogs
The name kind of gives it away (bred for bull-fighting, used later as defence dogs by taxmen because they have a strong pack protective drive).
they tend to be happy playful family dogs with a tendency towards getting fat
Indeed. Our staffie/jack cross[1] didn't ever get fat, but that was probably because she had no speed control between 'motionless' and 'blur'. She did slow down once she went blind though.
[1] Rescue dog that, within being with us for a week, was protecting our elderly cats against the young cat next door that was bullying them.