Spike will be a Champion!
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WOW spike is a true APBT. I see too many pits now a days that are too short with overly massive heads. Sorry but that dog wont do much in their historical roles. They look more like bull dogs than true pits. If you see old pictures of pits in pits they are lean mean fighting machines. I guess to each their own. Wow you can even see Spikes viens running down his legs... GORGEOUS. That is some animal!
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Actually, AKC doesn't recognize any APBT no matter color, shape, or fitness. Only ABDA and UKC. I forget the year, but when the AKC did decide to recognize the APBT as a breed, they said that the breed name could not contain "pit bull," which is why it was changed to American Staffordshire Terrier, which was also to separate the breed from the Staffordshire Terrier. The UKC opted to keep the orignal standards and name. The AKC gave registered UKC APBT's one year to register under the name "American Staffordshire Terrier." Occassionally, you still find pedigrees with dual registries. Not so often though.
Also, historically, smaller dogs were the best fighters. Not necessarily lean.
If they are not allowed to show, then why did I find a few sites with UKC Razor's Edge with blue ribbons from the show ring?
Also, historically, smaller dogs were the best fighters. Not necessarily lean.
If they are not allowed to show, then why did I find a few sites with UKC Razor's Edge with blue ribbons from the show ring?
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goReptiles said:
Sorry, just saw this post, could it be "Colby"
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Honestly, I have no clue. I've thought about Colby, but I really don't know. I was told on a APBT forum that if I posted the pedigree, they could tell me, but there's a lot of info on the pedigree. When I asked what part they needed in particular, no one responded. I can't remember my login email to get my s/n and password, so I've about given up.
The breeder told my dad, but he didn't remember when I asked him. I was playing with the pups and temperament testing the females.
The breeder told my dad, but he didn't remember when I asked him. I was playing with the pups and temperament testing the females.
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Spike is gorgeous!
So many people think the big block heads are what a pit is supposed to be...they have started breeding for 'the bigger the better' i love the old style pits...and of course i like the newer ones too, but a lot of them do have bulldog/boxer and such mixed in there along the line
So many people think the big block heads are what a pit is supposed to be...they have started breeding for 'the bigger the better' i love the old style pits...and of course i like the newer ones too, but a lot of them do have bulldog/boxer and such mixed in there along the line
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Interesting discussion. I love your dog too! Very nice classic Pitbull. I would like to attempt to answer some of the questions if I may. The term "PitBull" is a generic term that refers to a variety of "Bull or Bully" type breeds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Pitbull_Terrier. The "American PitBull Terrier" is the type of dog that you have. Today many breeders are beginning to breed a new style of Pitbull called "American Bullies". Unless someone owns a Wolf a Coyote or a Dingo their dog is a cross between one breed of dog and another.
As mentioned by others, the AKC does not recognize "American Pitbull Terrier". The UkC (United Kennel Club) founded in 1898 with the "American PitBull Terrier" being the first registered breed (I believe). The UKC does have a breed standard for the APBT. However in many of the recent events a number of breeders started showing dogs that were mixed with "American Bullies" to give their show dog a wider thicker look. Therefore the UKC rewrote the "American PitBull Terrier" standard to disallow such dogs from winning. The wider, thicker, bigger head features are considered faults under the new standard. This was done to preserve the "American Pitbull Terrier" breed as it is known today.
With the Bully style dogs being disallowed from competition in the UKC, those with bully style dogs are now competing in ABKC (American Bully Kennel Club) http://www.abkcdogs.org/ sanctioned events. Bully style dogs are perhaps the fastest growing dog breed today, as many are drawn to their look and personality traits.
As mentioned by others, the AKC does not recognize "American Pitbull Terrier". The UkC (United Kennel Club) founded in 1898 with the "American PitBull Terrier" being the first registered breed (I believe). The UKC does have a breed standard for the APBT. However in many of the recent events a number of breeders started showing dogs that were mixed with "American Bullies" to give their show dog a wider thicker look. Therefore the UKC rewrote the "American PitBull Terrier" standard to disallow such dogs from winning. The wider, thicker, bigger head features are considered faults under the new standard. This was done to preserve the "American Pitbull Terrier" breed as it is known today.
With the Bully style dogs being disallowed from competition in the UKC, those with bully style dogs are now competing in ABKC (American Bully Kennel Club) http://www.abkcdogs.org/ sanctioned events. Bully style dogs are perhaps the fastest growing dog breed today, as many are drawn to their look and personality traits.
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