Article Title: American Pit Bull Terrier
Author: Richard Merson
The american pit bull terrier originates from the introduction
of english and irish pit terriers into america during the mass
immigration of the 1800's. The english dog's originated from
cross breeding between terrier and bulldog breeds, the irish
dogs origins were shrouded in secrecy. The pit bull terriers
brought to america had been bred for dog fighting using the
terrier breeds killing instinct and the bulldogs tenacity and
powerful muscled body, they had been bred to be loyal and
accepting of their human masters and were considered family
dogs. The introduction of pit bulls to america saw the breed
develop as the breed was crossed with bigger dogs to produce
the american pit bull terrier.
The american pit bull terrier is an exceptionally powerful dog
that is instantly recognisable. The dog has a broad chunky head
with large cheeks that cover extremely powerful jaw muscles and
has round eyes. The neck is thick and powerful dropping to
strong, wide shoulders and a deep chest. Colouration is
numerous but these short haired dogs can range in colour from
brown, fawn to black, blue and white.
Contrary to popular opinion these dogs are not wanton killing
machines, they do have violent tendancies toward other dogs but
are no more violent toward people than other dog breeds. They
are loyal, obedient and good with children and families. They
make excellent guard dogs and are generally good with other
family pets including other dogs if they have been socialised
with the other pets from puppy hood.
The american pitbull generally stands between 18 and 22 inches
tall, and weighs in between 10 and 50 kg, and has a few known
health problems such as being prone to cataracts and congenital
heart disease. American pitbulls have a life expectancy of
around 12 years, have litters of about 5-10 puppies and need
regular exercise to burn off excess energy. Colours vary from
fawn pitbulls, to blue pitbulls, rednose pitbulls and black
pitbulls.
About The Author: Richard Merson writes for Pitbulls at
http://officialpitb
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