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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 ...
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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.
This dog is a mere seventeen months old, but he already weighs in at over 173 lbs -- and appropriately, he's named Hulk.
A symbol of advocacy for pit bulls, [6] Wallace inspired the foundation of an organization to help dogs through physical training, WOD (Workout of the Day) for Dogs, [6] and was the subject of a 2012 book by Jim Gorant. [2] [7] [8] [9]
Nowadays, it’s all “pit-bulls.” But although the term pit-bull started out as shorthand for a Pitbull Terrier, now the moniker is used on dogs of all kinds of breeds, including American Bullys.
A 75-pound rescue pit bull named Pancho loves being called a “good boy" — and more than lives up to the name. Pancho reached heroic status in June when he fought an armed intruder who broke ...
Shorty Rossi, a talent manager of Shortywood Productions, developed a passion for pit bulls when he was a teenager. Because of this, he created "Shorty's Rescue." Its main purpose: to rescue and rehabilitate pit bulls, the most misunderstood breed of dogs in the Greater Los Angeles area.