Most Pit Bull bloodlines will have some old Am Staff dogs back in their pedigrees. Using any today would be a experiment that may or may not work out under proper pit bull testing methods. If used, would only use a line of Am Staff bred down from the Tacoma-Doyle dogs of the 60's-70's era. Then would only use a AM Staff male bred to a very well built deep game A.P.B.T female.

Even then another problem will arise, is the Am Staff built to a good solid A.P.B.T. standard or too the new AM Staff show dog standard. Am Staff show dog breeders today prefer a stockier fatter looking type dog. Or they just keep them too fat period. LOL

The last Time I was at Garner's Bar-B-Q get together. I saw a few nice looking dogs. Then some I could only wonder where or what kind of dog was that. Reckon what I am trying to say is, you need too have been around some of the older dog men of the past. So you can develop a good eye for what are the best type looking dogs with a good knowledge of pedigrees and performance as well.

Dog's like Weldon's Jimmy Boots or dogs that show a lot of bone size etc. yet at a lower body weight. That was always part of the magic formula of the Jocko-Red Boy dogs. Those dogs were built strong like the old Colby and Jim Williams type dogs. Mr. Gainey near the end of his time in the dogs had perfected his own line of those dogs. I was looking at them one day and said to him. Mr. Gainey looks like you have about recreated that old Jim Williams line of dogs.

The Dog game is just full of too many variables and will always be like that. The dog men/conditioners that are the most successful are like a Top of the line Boxing or Wrestling Coach. Those Coach's know the persons that have the greatest potential to win. They also know one can have great potential to be a winner but will not if the heart and drive is not there.

I know I am getting some what off subject. Professional Race Horse trainers know the main reason for those Triple Crown winners. Is that most of those Horses are bred down from Gamer well bred Race horse descendants. Which gives those Horses bigger and better built bodies and a horse heart that is much larger than the other average to good Race Horses.

So to me it is never wrong to try a old or new idea and see what turns up. If you get some really good dogs from a modern day AM Staff cross. You are the person feeding them. They make you happy that is all that matters. But still be honest with the papers and tell anyone that might be interested in those dogs etc. They may not want any modern AM Staff in their blood lines. Cheers