American Pitbull Terrier

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Other names:	APBT
FCI Dog Group	Group 3 Terriers. Section 3 Bull type Terriers. Without working trial.

The American Pit Bull Terrier is a medium-sized, solidly built, short-coated dog with smooth, well-defined musculature. This breed is both powerful and athletic. The body is just slightly longer than tall, but bitches may be somewhat longer in body than dogs. The length of the front leg (measured from point of elbow to the ground) is approximately equal to one-half of the dog’s height at the withers. The relatively short tail is set low, thick at the base and tapers to a point.

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Features

HEIGHT

Male: 48-53 cm Female: 45-50 cm

WEIGHT

Female: 17–27 kg Male: 13–22 kg

FEEDING

From 300 to 400 g. daily

TEMPERAMENT FOR KIDS

Good

COLOURS

The American Pit Bull Terrier comes in all colors and color patterns except merle.

RELATIONSHIP OTHER DOGS

Regular, although it is dominant

LIFE SPAN

8-15 years

APTITUDES

Bandog

TEMPERAMENT

The essential characteristics of the American Pit Bull Terrier are strength, confidence, and zest for life. This breed is eager to please and brimming over with enthusiasm.

ORIGIN

United States

Breed History

Sometime during the nineteenth century, dog fanciers in England, Ireland and Scotland began to experiment with crosses between Bulldogs and Terriers, looking for a dog that combined the gameness of the terrier with the strength and athleticism of the Bulldog. The result was a dog that embodied all of the virtues attributed to great warriors: strength, indomitable courage, and gentleness with loved ones. Immigrants brought these bull-and-terrier crosses to the United States. The American Pit Bull Terrier’s many talents did not go unnoticed by farmers and ranchers who used their APBTs as catch dogs for semi-wild cattle and hogs, to hunt, to drive livestock, and as family companions. Today, the American Pit Bull Terrier continues to demonstrate its versatility, competing successfully in Obedience, Rally Obedience, Tracking, Agility, Lure Coursing, Dock Jumping and Weight Pulls, as well as Conformation.

The United Kennel Club was the first registry to recognize the American Pit Bull Terrier. UKC founder C. Z. Bennett assigned UKC registration number 1 to his own APBT, Bennett’s Ring, in 1898.

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Breed diseases

Hip dysplasia, cardiac disease, and skin and coat allergies.