Club History


The American Staffordshire Terrier Club Of Riverside/San Bernardino is located in Southern California and is comprised mostly of Am Staff fanciers who reside in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.

The American Staffordshire Terrier Club Of Riverside/San Bernardino (ASTCR/SB) was established by a small group of local Am Staff fanciers in 1988. In 1998 the club was licensed by the American Kennel Club. In June 1998 the club held it's first Regional Specialty in conjunction with the Great Western Terrier Association Specialty. Since then, the club has held a Regional Specialty every June in conjunction with the Great Western Terrier Association Specialties.

In January 2001 the ASTCR/SB held it's first Regional Specialty in conjunction with the Kennel Club Of Palm Springs. It was a great success and in 2002 we hosted it again but that year we had two Regional Specialties on Friday and Saturday and our club supported the entry on Sunday. We plan to continue this tradition every year.

For several years the ASTCR/SB has supported the entries at the Kennel Club Of Riverside shows and in 2001 began supporting the Sun Country Terrier Club and associated shows held around Thanksgiving in Arizona. We plan to continue supporting these shows for years to come.

The ASTCR/SB also represents the breed at the annual Pets Fair held at the Orange County Fairgrounds and also the Meet the Breed held in conjunction with the Silver Bay Kennel Club shows at the San Diego County Fairgrounds. At these functions, the public is afforded the opportunity to see and meet the breed and we as fanciers of the breed are able to dispel many of the negative ideas many in the general public have about Am Staffs. We are also able to promote the idea of responsible dog ownership.

As time has passed, the ASTCR/SB has evolved. New members have come on board over the years and today the club is more active in the canine community and especially the Am Staff community than it has ever been. The current membership is looking forward to expanding the ASTCR/SB's activities in the future. The membership welcomes fanciers of the breed who are desiring to be actively involved in the breed and club activities to contact us and see what we're all about. As we all know, this is the greatest breed there is and it needs and deserves all of our support. We'll see you at the shows.