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  2. Pit bull - Wikipedia

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    Pit bull is an umbrella term for several types of dog believed to have descended from bull and terriers.In the United States, the term is usually considered to include the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Bully, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and sometimes the American Bulldog, along with any crossbred dog that shares certain physical characteristics with these ...

  3. American Pit Bull Terrier - Wikipedia

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    An argument persists concerning whether the American Pit Bull Terrier and the American Staffordshire Terrier are two separate breeds or still the same breed. [53] Pit Bull and AmStaff breeders have distanced themselves from each other by pursuing different goals over the last 30 years, producing dogs with physical and temperament differences.

  4. American Bully - Wikipedia

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    The American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT) was the foundation (parent breed) used to create the American Bully. [1] The APBT has maintained a characteristic appearance and temperament for over a century, [ 1 ] with different strains of APBT emerging within the breed, each with different physical attributes. [ 1 ]

  5. The Fascinating and Often Unknown History Behind Our ... - AOL

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    10. Catahoula Leopard Dog. This breed is thought to be one of the first dogs bred in the U.S. and confirmed to be the first Louisiana-bred dog. Named after the Choctaw word for “sacred lake ...

  6. Bull and terrier - Wikipedia

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    The term pit bull terrier was sometimes applied, though later applied when naming the American Pit Bull Terrier, a modern standardised breed. [7] [8] The term "pit bull" is a ubiquitous term that is often misused to infer that the pit bull is a bona fide breed of dog, when it actually refers to a diverse group of dogs that may include purebred ...

  7. American Dog Breeders Association - Wikipedia

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    Within the meaning of section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act (1991), a type of dog had a broader meaning than a breed of dog; therefore, in order for a court in the United Kingdom (UK) to conclude that a type of dog was a pit bull terrier, the breed standard set forth by ADBA for American Pit Bull Terriers was used as the axiom for all pit bull ...

  8. American Staffordshire Terrier - Wikipedia

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    Since then, both parents had to be AKC registered in order to register the offspring. Breed selection was based entirely on conformation and established breed standards that, for decades, has transformed the American Staffordshire Terrier into a much different breed from the American Pit Bull Terrier. [9] [11]

  9. The animal factor: Hurricanes Helene and Milton didn't just ...

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    Hurricanes have a long history of impacting animals. ... ASPCA rescue worker Chris Broughton carries a pitbull terrier mix at the Miami Dade Animal shelter before sending the dog to South Carolina ...