The Staffordshire bull terrier in our Dog Door Knob collection, was based on the good looks of our American Staffy Iris when she was in her prime. Now she is in her later years still looking good, still healthy, just moving slower, ring any human bells?
Iris at 12 what a beauty
We felt she could do with a pick me up and some company, so…. we rescued a three-month-old male Pitbull mix, we have named Jackson, who is now seven months.
He is a lot of energy and fun, and although he torments Iris to play with him, she likes him, tolerates him, and often chases him around the house.
He is a lovely character but is about to start some serious training as he will be a strong muscular dog who at this point seems unaware of his own powerful body.
Jackson doesn’t have the same type of face as Iris, but they are both staffordshire terrier mixes and are loosely defined as Pit bulls. The Pit Bulls in our neighborhood are primarily rescue dogs and they vary considerably as to height, weight and litheness. The registered American Pit Bull is recognized by the United Kennel Club and is described as typically between 17 to 21 inches across the shoulders with a weight ranging from 30 to 60 lbs. It is too early to know how big and heavy Jackson will become and seeing him daily we don’t notice his incremental changes which is why we are keeping a family photo album. Iris in her prime years weighed 50 lbs. and was extremely muscular and well-toned. At present Jackson clocks in at 45lbs and still has a lot of skin to fill with muscle.
Our dog knob collection is being well received by dog lovers and we will be adding a Pug and Yorkshire terrier to this collection of dog door knobs, door hooks, door pulls and door knockers.
