And here TT, even an animal the size of a mastiff is sometimes called by the press and media a Stafford BT - if it has prick ears it is a GSD and if it is black a Rottie or Dobe, trouble is the general media have no idea of the different breeds or the fact that one badly bred badly cared for animal does not mean the breed is at fault. Staffies suffer from popularity and nothing else, except some appalling owners.