American Staffordshire Terrier vs English Springer Spaniel — Side by Side

	American Staffordshire Terrier	English Springer Spaniel
Lifespan	10-15 years	12-14 years
Size	Medium	Medium
Weight	40-70 lb	40-55 lb
Energy	High	Very high
Grooming	Low	Moderate
Shedding	Moderate	Moderate
With kids	With supervision	Good with kids

What actually separates them

Less brushing with the American Staffordshire Terrier. More with the English Springer Spaniel.
Calmer of the two is the American Staffordshire Terrier. The one that needs more exercise is the English Springer Spaniel.
American Staffordshire Terrier tends to live longer — 10-15 years against 12-14 years.
With young children, English Springer Spaniel is the safer default — American Staffordshire Terrier is listed as "With supervision".

The honest downside of each

American Staffordshire Terrier

This breed carries some of the most restrictive breed-specific legislation of any dog worldwide — outright bans or ownership conditions exist in multiple countries and in various US cities and counties — and many landlords and home-insurance policies exclude the breed by name regardless of an individual dog's temperament or training.

English Springer Spaniel

This is a gundog built to work all day in the field, and without serious daily exercise and a job to do, that friendly energy turns into a bored, anxious house dog, which sellers rarely mention alongside 'great family pet.'

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American Staffordshire Terrier · English Springer Spaniel
Health problems, origin and what living with each is actually like.