What is the average life span of a SBT?
The average life span for a SBT is around 12-14years
 

Is SBT a good breed for children?
The Stafford is known by the affectionate nickname, "The Nanny Dog". Their tolerance of, and affection for, children is well known. That doesn't mean, however, that it's a wise idea to put the dog and child together without supervision.

Will a SBT make a good guard dog?
If you desire a dog that will be suspicious of all visitors and actively repel them, then choose one of the working breeds designed for that purpose. Staffords may guard a car and will most definitely protect family members - especially the weaker members - but they rarely 'guard' their home.

Can I keep a Staffordshire Bull Terrier 
in an Apartment?
Staffords can make a home with you anywhere; they are happy as long as they are with you.

Is SBT a noisy breed?
Staffords, in general, are not mindless and persistent barkers. They may bark or "talk" while playing (you will be amazed by the range of arggling, yodeling, grunting, moaning and monkey noises, etc.!), or to alert you of a visitor. However, they are "quick studies" and if you have another dog in the residence and THAT dog is a barker, your Stafford will probably pick it up.

What About Keeping a Stafford Outside?
Staffords are not temperamentally or physically suited to spending long periods of time out-of-doors. They need to be with their family and should be house dogs. Given the opportunity, they will convince you that they belong in the bed at night and will be most comfortable on the couch or in the car . . . wherever you may be. If you are not comfortable with this kind of intense camaraderie, do NOT buy a Stafford.

Do they like to swim?
Staffords can be divided into three categories when it comes to water ,
1) They will do anything to avoid it,
2) They like to wade and wallow,
3) They enjoy full-body immersion and will swim, dive, and retrieve. BUT no matter which approach your Stafford may take to water, NO STAFFORD is really very seaworthy or buoyant. The percentage of body mass that is made up of muscle practically guarantees that they must work very hard to stay afloat. Therefore, a Stafford should NEVER be left alone near a filled swimming pool. 
 
More than one of these guys have paid with their life after falling in, struggling to remain afloat, and then tiring and sinking before anyone noticed.

Can I keep a Staffordshire Bull Terrier with another dog or with a cat?
Staffords, like members of any other breed, are individuals. While some may live peacefully with other animals, some will not. Puppies brought up with cats and other dogs generally do well. If bringing an older Staffordshire Bull Terrier into your home, first introduce the dogs away from the house in a neutral area. It should be easier to bring a Stafford into your home than bringing a strange dog into the home of a Stafford. Encounters should be supervised and the dogs observed to determine how a hierarchy develops.