SITE STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!!
American Pit Bull Terriers(APBT's) are the original bull dog. They had to be quick on their feet, agile, and be able to work all day at the many tasks they were used for. Most people today think that all a Pit Bull is good for is dog fighting and weight pull. In their extensive history, APBT's have been used for a myriad of purposes. Farm dogs, herding, schutzhund, war dogs, carting, the list goes on and on. Probably their most common purpose in the present is as a companion.
There are also pit bulls today being used as service dogs for the handicapped and impaired, drug-sniffing dogs, search and rescue dogs, and therapy dogs. They are a very malleable breed; a well bred APBT can excell at nearly anything its owner wants it to, making a prime target for those with less than honorable intentions.
The American pit bull was wildly popular between 1880 - 1930's. Through out this period of popularity, the breed was able to retain its essential character.
When the American pit bull became the "fad breed" again from 1983 - ? the breed was not so lucky. Many specimens have lost the physical and mental characteristics of the "real" American pit bull. This is due to one thing: "fad breeders" cashing in on producing dogs for the "fad market".
Serious breeders will steward the breed through this unfortunate time, however, it is shocking to realize that there is a whole generation of young people living now who may never have ever even seen a true American pit bull! And yet these same people may consider themselves "pit bull breeders".
There are also pit bulls today being used as service dogs for the handicapped and impaired, drug-sniffing dogs, search and rescue dogs, and therapy dogs. They are a very malleable breed; a well bred APBT can excell at nearly anything its owner wants it to, making a prime target for those with less than honorable intentions.
The American pit bull was wildly popular between 1880 - 1930's. Through out this period of popularity, the breed was able to retain its essential character.
When the American pit bull became the "fad breed" again from 1983 - ? the breed was not so lucky. Many specimens have lost the physical and mental characteristics of the "real" American pit bull. This is due to one thing: "fad breeders" cashing in on producing dogs for the "fad market".
Serious breeders will steward the breed through this unfortunate time, however, it is shocking to realize that there is a whole generation of young people living now who may never have ever even seen a true American pit bull! And yet these same people may consider themselves "pit bull breeders".
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AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER CONFORMATION/SOUNDNESS
Below you see an "American Bully" on the left, an American Staffordshire Terrier in the middle, and an American Pit Bull Terrier on the right. Which looks built to do nearly any job, and excell at it? Who's built and bred simply to "look pretty" or "look tough?"
AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER VS. AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER
The entire goal of this website is to bring together information from both popular sites, and from my own experience in the field as an animal control officer and pit bull owner.
