pitbull terrier

The American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT) is a breed of dog occasionally confused with the American Staffordshire Terrier, with which it shares origins, but differs in terms of standard and selection criteria. Also not to be confused with the stafordshire Bull Terrier (companion breed and smaller size) or the bull terrier or the boxers. Unlike the above dogs, the American pit bull terrier is not recognized by the FCI, their records being in charge of the UKC and mainly ADBA, each with its own canon of the race.

In the days when dog breeds pit were at their peak, the definition of pit bull was referring to almost any type of dog that was used for the sport known as "Bull-baiting" which was to make one fight two dogs and a bull, as well as ratting, which was to take a dog to a well with rat and see which killed more in less time.

After County Stamford, Lincolnshire began to use them to weaken cattle slaughter with the idea that this improved the flavor of the meat and thus changed the definition of the type bull terriers, functional group and racial group breeds Staffordshire Terrier, Bull Terrier and Staffordshire Bull Terrier we currently consolidated. The pit bull lost its classification and only in recent years it will start recording new dog counts as functional group, where no matter its form, but only its ability to perform a job.

The pit bull is currently working in narcotics detection in security services and as pets. In Spain it is classified as potentially dangerous dog.