PitBulls, Red Nose, Blue Pit Bulls, American Pit Bull Terriers, What on Earth does all of this mean!?
By Jason Mann Ifyou are confused about all the names you see associated with the American Pit Bull Terrier the following article will help answer your questions and clear up some common misconceptions too. First and foremost there is only one breed of dog that can be called a “Pit Bull” and that is “The American Pit Bull Terrier.” The APBT is the only breed with the words, “Pit Bull” in its name, therefore when someone refers to a “Pit Bull” using capital letters they are talking about a purebred American Pit Bull Terrier. What happened is, the media and people who don’t have a clue about what a real APBT looks like started attaching generic names to dogs that are similar in appearence. The most common dogs referred to as “pitbulls” are: • The American Staffordshire Terrier (a close cousin to or some think the same breed as the APBT) • The Staffordshire Bull Terrier (also referred to as the English Staffordshire Bull Terrier) • The American Bulldog • The Dogo Argentino • The Bull Terri
