An Essex animal charity is making a film to try to improve the image of the Staffordshire bull terrier dog.

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Kennel Club figures show the number of Staffordshire Bull Terrier registrations have dropped from 11, 000 in 2003 to 6, 000 in 2012.

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The owners of the dog - a Staffordshire Bull Terrier - signed it over to officers to be put down.

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Mr Kirkman said of the 70 kennels it had, about 65% were taken up by Staffordshire bull terrier or crosses and the number being abandoned was on the rise.

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The breed of dog has not been confirmed but it was said by people in the area to have resembled a Staffordshire Bull Terrier.

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The dog was described as being a brown Staffordshire Bull Terrier with black spots and a heavy build.

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Adam is a pupil at West Denton Primary School and has a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Tess - the same breed of dog that attacked him.

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The Brands Hatch branch of Battersea Dogs Home has several Staffordshire bull terrier-type animals, some of them transferred from its London base and others rounded up in Kent.

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The breed of dog has not been confirmed but nearby residents said it looked like a Staffordshire Bull Terrier.

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