There is a lot of
breed name confusion and bad press surrounding this amazing dog.
Not exact matches
Brid is actually pronounced «
breed» or «breej,» which could cause some
confusion, especially once your daughter starts school and teachers will have to pronounce her
name based on the way it is printed.
The change was needed because American breeders had developed a type which was taller and heavier than the British
breed and the
name change was needed to eliminate
confusion.
To add to the
confusion, the
name «Staffordshire Terrier» was changed to «American Staffordshire Terrier» in the 1970's when the AKC decided that the pit bulls still being
bred in England had enough variation in type to warrant being called a different «
breed».
There is no other
breed with so much
confusion surrounding its
name as the pit bull.
First, the
names chosen for the pit bull and related
breeds by the kennel clubs are poor choices, leading to even more unnecessary
confusion.
Initially called the Lesser Newfoundland or the St. John's Dog, the Earl of Malmesbury and other English breeders gave it the
name Labrador to avoid
confusion with other
breeds.
Which Became a point of
confusion because of the different
name, people get confused in between German Shepherd and Alsatian, they believed that they both are two different
breeds and due to the words of mouth the
confusion persist in the modern world.
In the early 1970s the
name was changed to American Staffordshire Terrier to avoid any
confusion with a
breed from England called «Staffordshire Bull Terrier» which was also recognized by the AKC.
Understanding the jumbled history of the
breed names helps to clear up some of this
confusion and mislabeling.