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American Pit Bull Terrier Network

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Encyclopedia of the APBT. The Official AKC Standard. THE FOLLOWING IS EASILY THE MOST SIGNIFICANT LINE FROM THE AKC STANDARD. The American Staffordshire Terrier should give the impression of great strength for his size, a well put-together dog, muscular, but agile and graceful, keenly alive to his surroundings. He should be stocky, not long-legged or racy in outline. His courage is proverbial. American Staffordshire Terrier Breed Standard. Strong and muscular with blades wide and sloping. Fairly short&#4...

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American Pit Bull Terrier Network Faults and Disqualifications

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Encyclopedia of the APBT. Faults and Disqualifications in the UKC standard. This page contains UKC standard faults and disqualifications. All dogs have faults just look at how nice the dogs in the example are! Long tail (tail tip passes beyond point of hock). Upright or loaded shoulders. PHOTO OR BETTER DESCRIPTION NEEDED. Description or image needed. Down at the pasterns. A above is an erect pastern B. is a down pastern. The standard calls for a nearly erect pastern. Toeing in or out. Thin or weak neck.

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American Pit Bull Terrier Network Nose ears Eyes Coat Feet

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Encyclopedia of the APBT. Eyes, Ears, Coat, Color, Feet and Tail! This page has information on all of these issues! NOSE - The nose is large with wide, open nostrils. The nose may be any color. Two totally sweet looking dogs showing different nose colors. The left dog has a red nose leather and the dog on the right has what is known as a butterfly nose. Dark with lighter patches. Either of these noses is perfectly acceptable. Nose color does not matter. Nanny nanny boo boo! I have seen APBTs that have ha...

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American Pit Bull Terrier Network Temperament

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Encyclopedia of the APBT. Temperament of the APBT. In The Tempest by William Shakespeare, Prospero refers to Caliban as : A devil, a born devil, on whose nature, Nurture can never stick;. The above is the same argument used by those who would seek to destroy an entire breed of dog through legislation. Seek to destroy the archetypical American canine. Visit the Super dog. Page to learn what a failure of basic rationality this perspective is. PRIME MISSION AND MESSAGE. THE STANDARD SAYS: The essential.

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American Pit Bull Terrier Network Head Study 2

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Encyclopedia of the APBT. Excessive padding on backskull. Muzzle very short, good lowerjaw. Stop too deep and steep. Poor angles on skull. Stop too shallow but good depth. Weak lower jaw in proportion. Stop too deep and steep. Good moderate and structurally functional Male head! Nothing exaggerated nothing lacking. Too steep angled skull. Stop too deep and steep. Stop to shallow and sloped. Good moderate female head. Nose,Eyes,Ears,Coat,Feet. Merle and the APBT. The Encylopedia of the APBT.

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American Pit Bull Terrier Head Study 3 profiles

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Encyclopedia of the APBT. Head profile study page 3. The goal of this page is to provide actual examples of head structure. The first three dogs shown are GR CH dogs from History. These dogs were proven to have a functional head structure. These dogs were considered talented because the physical structure of their heads provided that which was needed and nothing more or less. Below these three model heads, that are the origin of the standard, are modern dogs and bitches. Nose,Eyes,Ears,Coat,Feet.

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American Pit Bull Terrier Network Forequarters Page

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Encyclopedia of the APBT. Neck is of moderate length and muscular. There is a slight arch at the crest. 3 lovely necks with excellent arches. Very graceful and beautiful. IMPORTANCE OF A NECK! The neck should DEFINITELY have more length than the dogs skull and should have a shape that tapers from the shoulders to where it joins with the head. BULL NECKS are not optimal, nor moderate, nor functional in a all around working breed. JUDGING LENGTH OF NECK. 3 dogs with short necks that are too thick. Also not...

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American Pit Bull Terrier Network Hindquarters

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Encyclopedia of the APBT. The hindquarters are strong, muscular, and moderately broad. The rump is well filled in on each side of the tail and deep from the pelvis to the crotch. The bone, angulations, and musculature of the hindquarters are in balance with the forequarters (Figure 14 and 15) . This is an APBT with a virtual X-ray. The white lines indicate the proper way to measure for that all ellusive ANGULATION . This shows another meaning for balance which is the musculo-skeletal balance between the ...

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American Pit Bull Terrier Network Rear Study 1

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Encyclopedia of the APBT. Rear A - This rear has almost sufficient angulations and a medium tail set but the dog could use more turn to the stifle. The musculature has enough width but not much depth and very little definition. Rear D This dog also has just a tad bit less than optimal angulations than Rear C but also has a bit high tail set accentuated by the amount of meat behind the tail (big butt) but the shape of the tail is near perfect (best shaped tail on this page) though the tail is a tad bit th...

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American Pit Bull Terrier Network Central Body

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Encyclopedia of the APBT. The golden rule of APBT conformation. Moderation and Optimization. Nothing should be over-done or exaggerated. If you see a dog and think WOW what big muscles or WOW what a huge head this is not correct! The optimal APBT is a beautiful blend of bull and terrier characteristics. The chest is deep. E with ample room for heart and lungs, but the chest should never be wider than it is deep. The chest should never be wider than it is deep. The chest shown here is moderate in width.