Shoulders of the American Staffordshire Terrier

 “strong and muscular with blades wide and sloping”

 Strong and muscular shoulders that show good width and slope indicate a dog with moderate to good angulations, rather than a steep terrier front assembly.  The upper arm should have god length, so that the legs do not appear put on too far forward on the body.  Although muscular, the shoulders should not appear loaded or lumpy, and should be approximately as wide as the rear when viewed from above.  The dog’s neck should be set high on fairly well angulated shoulders, to permit an alert head carriage, not stuck on the front of overly straight shoulders.