The Misconception of the American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT)

The Misconception of the American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT)

by Cody Richardson

A lot of people fear the name American Pit Bull Terrier because they tend to picture out aggressive and vicious human attacks by a 60 pound dog. However, these degrading presumptions are just misleading misconceptions that tarnish the reputation of this lovable and protective pet. The truth is, American Pit Bull Terriers are intelligent, loyal, and fun loving dogs that got a bad reputation because of uncaring owners.

It all goes back to the year 1835 England when royals and commoners alike enjoy the sadistic and bloody game of bull baiting. Because of this, some breeders had the idea of breeding bulldogs to use in dog fighting. They mixed the tenacity and fierceness of this dog with Terrier and the result was the Bull Terrier.

The Bull Terrier had an impressive character: aggressiveness to its enemies, tenacity and bravery, high pain threshold, but at the same time affectionate and sociable to people. These characteristics made it a fierce and deadly warrior in the dog pen. However, even though they were bred for a violent purpose, they still have an innate characteristic to be caring and loyal to humans that made all the difference.

In mid- 1800, immigrants brought the breed to the United States but not for fighting anymore. When bull baiting was banned in England, people ceased breeding this dog for dog fights. In its new surrounding, the Bull Terrier became an all-around farm dog and frontier guardian.

In 1898, the United Kennel Club officially renamed the Bull Terrier to American Pit Bull Terrier. By this time, too, the breed became famous among different kinds of people. It was so popular that even companies such as Buster Brown Shoe Company, RCA phonographs, and Levi's used APBT as mascots to represent dependability, loyalty, toughness, and bravery.

There were also some famous people who had APBT as pets. There was Theodore Roosevelt, Hellen Keller, and Little House books' Laura Ingals Wilder. During World War I, APBT was highly regarded that even a Pit Bull named Stubby became a decorated war hero.

However, fame and fortune were not all that the American Pit Bull Terrier received. It went through a lot of controversies, such as underground dog fighting and human attacks, that kennel clubs were prompted to change its name and standards a few times. It went from the Bull Terrier to American Pit Bull Terrier, to Staffordshire Terrier and to American Pit Bull Terrier at last.

Up to this day, there are still people who use APBTs for dog fighting and aggressiveness (read: watchdogs for drug dealers). The wrong and aggressive training that these dogs were exposed to inevitably altered their supposedly sociable and affectionate characters. If there's someone to be blamed for the misconception, it is but the heartless people who bred and raised the American Pit Bull Terriers to be violent and aggressive. - 20511

Cody Richardson is an author in (http://american-pit-bull-terrier.tv/american-pitbull-terrier-breeders/) raising and handling APBTs. To learn more about this breed, visit his site on (http://american-pit-bull-terrier.tv/) American Pit Bull Terrier.
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