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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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    A bull and terrier type. Paris, 1863. "Watchful-Waiting". World War I poster featuring a pit bull as a representation of the US. Until the mid-19th century the since-extinct Old English Terriers and Old English Bulldogs were bred together to produce a dog that combined the gameness of the terrier with the strength and athleticism of the bulldog.

  4. Trismus - Wikipedia

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    Typical dental anesthesia for the lower jaw involves inserting a needle into or through a muscle. In these cases it is usually the medial pterygoid or the buccinator muscles . Oral surgery procedures, as in the extraction of lower molar teeth, may cause trismus as a result either of inflammation to the muscles of mastication or direct trauma to ...

  5. Do Guard Dogs Protect Homes From Burglars? Well, These ... - AOL

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    Yes, pit bulls may get a bad rap for being aggressive and ferocious, but Bindi just waved at the would-be burglar with her paw. The other dogs involved in the tests were Calico, a 38-pound ...

  6. Masticatory muscle myositis - Wikipedia

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    Acute MMM in an American Pit Bull Terrier Chronic MMM in a Rottweiler. Masticatory muscle myositis (MMM) is an inflammatory disease in dogs affecting the muscles of mastication (chewing). It is also known as atrophic myositis or eosinophilic myositis. MMM is the most common inflammatory myopathy in dogs. [1] The disease mainly affects large ...

  7. Expert Trainer Explains Why Dogs Growl & How to Handle It - AOL

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    3. Avoid Suppressing the Growl. It may be tempting to correct the dog for growling, but because growling is a form of communication, it is vital that it’s not suppressed.

  8. Lockjaw - Wikipedia

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    Trismus, a pathological condition in which the mouth is held shut by sustained spasm of the masseter (jaw) muscle, often observed in cases of tetanus; Tetanus, an infectious disease of the central nervous system; Temporomandibular joint dysfunction or TMD, often erroneously called TMJ

  9. Newfoundland's Funny Way of Letting Dad Know It's Time to Go ...

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    "Does he not see me, my lead is right there literally right in front of me," teased someone else, as if reading the Newfie's mind. How to Tell Your Dog It’s Time for a Walk Dogs are incredibly ...