How many Different types of Pit???

This probably sounds stupid but:
How many actual different type of Pit Bulls are there?

 

types? i think there is only one APBT, but i am fairly new and the blind leading the blind! i will have to check back when a smarter person answers!! lol

 

What do you mean by type? If bloodline then yes there are many. If you mean breed there is only ONE American Pit Bull Terrier, many imitations but only one real thing.

 

There are two kinds of PItbull. Fighting Line (also known as gamebred) and SHow line.

 

The term "pit bull" is a generic one by today's standards. The term itself encompasses several different breeds & any mixture of these breeds. The breeds include the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Bull Terrier, & American Bulldog. And unfortunately, thanks to the government & BSL, any dog with the physical characteristics of these breeds (muscular, defined heads, etc.) is also considered to be a "pit bull" regardless of true breed lineage.

The way I see it, if you've bought/acquired your dog from a knowledgable, reputable, & honest owner/breeder, then you know what breed you've got. For example, I own APBTs. However, I also have a couple of rescue dogs which, despite their looks & APBT characteristics, I refer to as "pit bulls" but more often than not, refer to them as mutts (since there is absolutely no proof that they are pure bred animals).

Now, as far as the American Pit Bull Terrier goes, there is only 1. However, many different bloodlines/strains make up the breed. This is where people get confused. The same goes for the AST, SBT, BT, & AB.

 

So what is a (Staffordshire Terrier) then cuz I know many people say that that's what Pit Bulls are really called.

 

There are two different breeds with the name Staffordshire in them. The American Staffordshire Terrier and the Staffordshire Bull Terrier.

I didn't read through the links to see how accurate the info is but it will give you some idea anyway. They were just the first ones I pulled up on google. Google the names and you'll get a bunch of links for info.

http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/staffordshire.htm

http://www.akc.org/breeds/staffordshire_bull_terrier/index.cfm

 

Thank You!

Yeah there's So many different Terrier names out there it's hard to keep track of them all. I was told Zoey my 1 yr old is an American Pit Bull & that Kuma my 11 month old is a Red Nose, (both from different people) so it's hard to keep track of all the different names.

 

THANK YOU!
Your Info helped me a lot! I appreciate it

 

BEAUTIFUL DOG!

How did U get your photo in there?

 

Red nose is just a color of nose, not a breed. Here's a couple more links for you to research. I'm sure there is some debatable info in them according to peoples opinions but at least it will give you a place to start.

http://www.apbtconformation.com/

http://www.adba.cc/p_home.asp

 

There is no such breed as a "red nose", "blue nose" or anything of the sort. All that means is that the dog has a red nose. Uneducated people, mostly of the byb sort, made up the "that dog is a red nose" "bloodline" in an effort to sound like they know what they are talking about when in fact they don't have a clue. A red nosed dog is none other than a dog with a red nose, a blue nosed dog is a dog with a blue nose, & a black nosed dog is a dog with a black nose.

 

That would make Sence
So do U have any idea how I might find out what my dog actually is if the person I got him from doesn't know?

 

Sorry, but there is no way. No one, & I repeat no one, can gues a "pit bull's" true breed based on looks alone. There are too many similarities b/n all the different breeds to do so. And unfortunately, there is no blood test, no DNA test, or anythign of the sort to help out either. Scientists have just now been able to map out the majority (not all) of the DNA traits that distinguish Boxers from Poodles & wolves, however, they are not able to look at the DNA samples & tell which is which. I can promise that the pit bull breeds will never make their list of DNA testing.