Our Team

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    Zak Hylerstedt Stomberg

    Founder of Amstaff Legacy, passionate Amstaff owner since 2006, and dedicated photographer. Zak has spent years researching the breed’s history, genetics, and pedigrees, while traveling across countries to meet breeders and document their stories.

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  • Susanne Petrusson

    Susanne Petrusson

    Based on Sweden’s west coast, Susanne has lived with Amstaffs since 2003. Through Firewood’s kennel and Amstaff Legacy, she shares her passion for raising healthy, stable, and versatile companions.

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  • TBA

    TBA

  • TBA

    TBA

At Amstaff Legacy, our vision has always been bigger than any single voice. That’s why we are building a team of people with diverse experiences within the breed. Each person brings unique knowledge and perspective—not only to support the work we do, but also to help us remain objective, balanced, and free from personal preferences.

Our goal is not to focus on specific bloodlines or individual preferences, but to share stories from breeders around the world who, in different ways, have left a lasting impact on the American Staffordshire Terrier. By bringing together multiple viewpoints, we hope to capture the broader perspective of the breed’s history and legacy.

We also believe this project should grow together with its readers. If you have suggestions on breeders we should interview, or stories that deserve to be told, we warmly welcome your input.