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spot the pit bull

  • 03-10-2013 03:02PM
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,277 ✭✭✭


    since pit bulls have come up twice in threads today i wanted to see how many of you know what a pit bull actually looks like. (this has been done in the pets forum but i'd love to see the results among the general populous).

    Only 1 of these dogs is a 'pit bull' (american pit bull terrier). which is it?

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,461 ✭✭✭--Kaiser--


    First one


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,038 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    All of them


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,246 ✭✭✭✭Dyr


    You do realize

    a) "pit bull" is not a specific breed its a generic term. American pit bull terrier is an actual breed

    b) that given the breeds history and standard a spot the pitbull competition is pointless?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,277 ✭✭✭DamagedTrax


    had to edit one as something in the pic gave it away.

    anyway, still only one pit bull here. which one?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,707 ✭✭✭stimpson


    The one that's just eaten a child?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,277 ✭✭✭DamagedTrax


    Bambi wrote: »
    You do realize

    a) "pit bull" is not a specific breed its a generic term. American pit bull terrier is an actual breed

    b) that given the breeds history and standard a spot the pitbull competition is pointless?

    thats EXACTLY the point of my thread (leading on from my comments in the 'bad encounter with animal' thread)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,925 ✭✭✭✭anncoates


    It's hard to tell without the track suited ruffian in two.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,744 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    I'm going with #3.

    #1 looks too young. It's about the right size, but still has growing to do, I'd say.
    #2 is a staffie. Lovely dogs.

    ETA: although it could be #1 because I think AM Pitts are leggier than what would be called a Pitt in Ireland.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,277 ✭✭✭DamagedTrax


    kylith wrote: »
    I'm going with #3.

    #1 looks too young. It's about the right size, but still has growing to do, I'd say.
    #2 is a staffie. Lovely dogs.

    ETA: although it could be #1 because I think AM Pitts are leggier than what would be called a Pitt in Ireland.

    dogs 1 & 2 are irish, dog 3 is from holland.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 954 ✭✭✭lahalane


    It is a trick question. They are all dogs, not bulls.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,246 ✭✭✭✭Dyr


    thats EXACTLY the point of my thread (leading on from my comments in the 'bad encounter with animal' thread)

    Eh no its not. If you're going to be pedantic with a spot the breed competition at least get yer pedantry right.

    As far as the american kennel club is concerned none of those dogs are pit bull terriers because, the last time I checked, they don't recognize the breed.


  • Posts: 53,068 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Awwww wook and the wickle puppies


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,038 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    Bambi wrote: »
    As far as the american kennel club is concerned none of those dogs are pit bull terriers because, the last time I checked, they don't recognize the breed.

    shower of bleedin snobs


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,277 ✭✭✭DamagedTrax


    Bambi wrote: »
    Eh no its not. If you're going to be pedantic with a spot the breed competition at least get yer pedantry right.

    As far as the american kennel club is concerned none of those dogs are pit bull terriers because, the last time I checked, they don't recognize the breed.

    actually both the ukc and the adba recognise the american pit bull terrier in america. the akc will let you register one as an amstaff but you can be dual registered and plenty of champion APBT are also champion Amstaffs.

    maybe you might wanna do full research before trying to tell someone who shows these types of dogs.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,271 ✭✭✭annascott


    I think the first one.
    Second is just a staffie and the third, I think is an American bulldog

    I could be wrong though:confused:

    Please pm the right answer.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,744 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    dogs 1 & 2 are irish, dog 3 is from holland.

    American Pit Bull is a variant of a breed. The same as you get American Cocker Spaniels or Irish Staffordshire Bull Terriers.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,277 ✭✭✭DamagedTrax


    kylith wrote: »
    American Pit Bull is a variant of a breed. The same as you get American Cocker Spaniels or Irish Staffordshire Bull Terriers.

    you've go that back to front. the american pit bull terrier is the only breed with 'pit bull' in it's name.

    a pitbull is just a generic term for a bunch of dogs that look similiar.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,277 ✭✭✭DamagedTrax


    annascott wrote: »
    I think the first one.
    Second is just a staffie and the third, I think is an American bulldog

    I could be wrong though:confused:

    Please pm the right answer.

    ill put the answers up here in a few minutes.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,246 ✭✭✭✭Dyr


    actually both the ukc and the adba recognise the american pit bull terrier in america. the akc will let you register one as an amstaff but you can be dual registered and plenty of champion APBT are also champion Amstaffs.

    maybe you might wanna do full research before trying to tell someone who shows these types of dogs.

    Actually I never mentioned the ukc, the adba, the plo or asda or whoever.

    Do the American Kennel Club recognize the pit bull as a breed? or even the American Pitbull Terrier?

    Yes?

    No?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,744 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    you've go that back to front. the american pit bull terrier is the only breed with 'pit bull' in it's name.

    a pitbull is just a generic term for a bunch of dogs that look similiar.

    OK then, American Pitts are leggier that what people would claim was a pit bull over here.

    How's that?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    Shake a small child in front of all three and the one that kills the other two dogs first then goes for the child is the culprit.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,277 ✭✭✭DamagedTrax


    Bambi wrote: »
    Actually I never mentioned the ukc, the adba, the plo or asda or whoever.

    Do the American Kennel Club recognize the pit bull as a breed? or even the American Pitbull Terrier?

    Yes?

    No?

    what has the AKC got to do with anything? There are more registries in america than just the AKC. who, like i said recognise the breed under a different name.

    ADBA - american dog breeders association - recognise the APBT
    UKC - united kennel club - recognise the APBT
    AKC - american kennel club - recognise the APBT under a different name.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,277 ✭✭✭DamagedTrax


    kylith wrote: »
    OK then, American Pitts are leggier that what people would claim was a pit bull over here.

    How's that?

    nope. plenty of leggy apbt over here. the problem is that over here there's plenty of shorter fatter cross mixes that the illinformed call pit bulls. for the sake of this thread im talking pure bred dogs. cross breeds is a minefield.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 998 ✭✭✭dharma200


    Pure breed pitbull.... Will be waiting a while to see one of them....


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 24,608 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    As the owner of a Pitbull and a Staffordshire Bull Terrier I'd hoped this thread would be interesting ~ it fails.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,277 ✭✭✭DamagedTrax


    As the owner of a Pitbull and a Staffordshire Bull Terrier I'd hoped this thread would be interesting ~ it fails.

    i thought so too but clearly its pointless trying to prove the point that most people dont even know what our breeds look like. instead its just abuse as usual.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,277 ✭✭✭DamagedTrax


    dharma200 wrote: »
    Pure breed pitbull.... Will be waiting a while to see one of them....

    here, not too long i hope?

    http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/bahamutt99/web_dogpics/ani_side_crop_180.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 998 ✭✭✭dharma200


    As the owner of two pitbull s and one staff I thought it would be interesting too....
    Nope.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,277 ✭✭✭DamagedTrax


    anyway

    1 is an apbt
    2 & 3 are both staffordshire bull terriers.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,246 ✭✭✭✭Dyr


    what has the AKC got to do with anything? There are more registries in america than just the AKC. who, like i said recognise the breed under a different name.

    ADBA - american dog breeders association - recognise the APBT
    UKC - united kennel club - recognise the APBT
    AKC - american kennel club - recognise the APBT under a different name.

    What the american kennel club have to do with it is that they're the biggest registry of pure breed dogs in America. Makes them sort of a big deal in these doggie wars. Now that I think of it, do the kennel club in the UK or the IKC recognize the pit bull as a breed? I'd say you'd know if you were showing pit bulls

    So anyway according to the American Kennel Club, none of those dogs are actually pit bulls. Thank you we get there in the end


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