No, the American Pit Bull Terrier is a pedigree breed of dog.
Pitbulls are known by several names, such as the American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, and Pitbull Terrier. They are not a mix, they are a breed of dog.
The Pit Bull itself is only one breed, but there are two other breeds that are very similar. These are the American Staffordshire Terrier and the Staffordshire Bull Terrier. The Pit Bull is not an officially recognised breed and so is not bred to a standard. The Staffordshire Bull Terrier is a smaller recognised version of the Pit Bull, and the American Staffordshire Terrier is a recognised version of the Pit Bull.
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Blue nose is not a breed but its a color, and which "pit bull". Pit bull is not a breed but a term used to describe three diffrent breeds: American Pit Bull Terrier American Staffordshire Terrier Stafforshire Bull Terrier
The breed is The American Pit Bull Terrier. Some people shorten the breed's name but it is the same thing.
The pitbull breed is a combination of the American Staffordshire Terrier and the American Pit Bull Terrier.
There are a few dog breeds that can be put under the term 'pit bull': American pit bull terrier American staffordshire terrier Staffordshire bull terrier and there is a breed called Irish staffordshire bull terrier People argue that the APBT and the Amstaff are one and the same breed, but others argue that the bloodlines have been apart too long for them to be considered the same breed.
American Pit Bull Terrier
The bull terrier breed is a mix of bulldog and terrier breeds, specifically the English white terrier and the extinct bull and terrier breed.
ASTs and APBT are not the same breed. People commonly lump them in together but they are not the same breed. The only dog breed that can be accurately called a Pit Bull is the American Pit Bull Terrier.
If you use the correct categorization pit bull is a Staffordshire Terrier, an American Staffordshire Terrier, or an American Pit Bull Terrier. However, any dog with a bull-terrier type body is stated to be a pit bull, including any bull dog mixed with many of the terriers or molossers, or any mixed of those with most other breeds. For example, an American Bulldog/Great Dane mix would be generally considered to be a pit bull. If that dog was bred with a Labrador Retriever their litter pups would also be considered pit bulls.
The key difference between an American Pit Bull and a Pit Bull is that the term "American Pit Bull" specifically refers to the American Pit Bull Terrier breed, which is recognized by the United Kennel Club. On the other hand, the term "Pit Bull" is a more general term that can refer to several breeds, including the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, and Staffordshire Bull Terrier.