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Old 09-13-2008, 09:05 PM   #12
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Rai_77 wrote: "It sounds to me like you don't understand the whole 'pit bull' "breed" thing. 'Pit Bull' alone is not a breed. It is a generic umbrella term, like 'retriever' or 'hound' that encompasses many different breeds which share some similar characteristics. American Bulldogs, American Staffordshire Terriers, American Pit Bull Terriers, English Staffordshire Terriers, American Bullies, and Bull Terriers (I probably missed some, too)."

Okay, this is confusing to a lot of people.

Where I come from, the term "Pit Bull" is (was, now I guess) simply the nickname for the American Pit Bull Terrier. Yes, the MEDIA has confiscated the nickname to mean any dog that "looks" like a Pit Bull including the breeds mentioned. I have had a hard time bringing myself to use it this way. I tend to always advocate that "Pit Bull" is the American Pit Bull Terrier and that's all. But I do understand what it has morphed into.

I still dislike the term "pit bull breeds" because it does foster so much confusion. A better term is, I think, "breeds that come under the pit bull umbrella as defined by the media". Most of the time you can tell by context what is being talked about, but it is still VERY confusing to novices!

Carla
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