Sentences with phrase «bull type breed»

Yet the propensity for an incident with a pit bull type breed scores far lower on the list.

What's interesting though is the APBT and other pit bull type breeds are actually more related with those dogs than with terrier type breeds, so there definitely is some common history there.

Shelter staff identified 55 out of the 120 dogs to be pit bull type breeds 3.

Not exact matches

The breed type responsible for the largest proportion of dog attacks were Bull breeds, who were responsible for nearly a third of all reported attacks (28 %).

Dogs Trust would like to see the next UK Government introducing the compulsory microchipping of dogs, taking action to address the worrying trend in bull - breed type dogs in urban areas, and implementing a cross-departmental approach to education on responsible dog ownership.»

BSL has not prevented dog attacks, nor has it eradicated the Pit Bull in the UK despite having devastating consequences for some breed - types.

Conversely, dogs lacking any genetic evidence of relevant breeds were labeled as pit bull - type dogs from 0 to 48 percent of the time, the researchers reported.

Those subjects also rated how aggressive they considered different breeds of dogs to be, from cocker spaniels to pit bulls, and chose which type they'd most like to own.

Another group of breeds that clustered genetically included the mastiff - type dogs such as the Bull Mastiff, Bulldog and the Rottweiler.

Interestingly, the ban on certain breeds (e.g., pit - bull types in the United Kingdom in the 1990s), invariably fails to lower the number of dog bites, which keeps rising.

The difference between pit bull types, Akitas, Huskies, or other powerful dogs, and breeds who are, in fact, more likely to bite (like Cocker Spaniels and Chihuahuas among others) is in the consequences, which increase in severity and mortality proportionally to the size and strength of the dog.

``... Controlled studies have not identified this breed group [pit bull - type dogs] as disproportionately dangerous.»

However, the pit bull is a type of dog, not a specific breed, and includes breeds like the American Staffordshire Terrier, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and the American Pit Bull Terrbull is a type of dog, not a specific breed, and includes breeds like the American Staffordshire Terrier, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and the American Pit Bull TerrBull Terrier, and the American Pit Bull TerrBull Terrier.

Because «pit bull» is not a breed of dog but a type of dog, a number of breed terms and their mixes were included as «pit bull types» for purposes of the study.

my wife and i have owned mixed breeds of all types, a Field Lab, a Bull Mastiff, Catahoulas, a German Shepherd, Austrailian Cattle Dogs, a Rottie, a Doberman, Jack Russell Terrier, and finally a rescued pit Bull who lived 17 years.

Reputable breeders of any type of pit bull will breed pups who fall within the breed standard sizes.

Pit bull - type dogs were reported to be no less well behaved compared with all other breeds combined.

Three types: I in Huskies and Malamutes; II in rapidly growing puppies of large breeds; III in English Bull Terriers

Like other Bull and Terrier types, this breed rarely shows pain, so be prepared to attend to your dog when he acts abnormally or displays discomfort.

Residents in the Montana town of Libby can legally welcome pit bull type dogs into their homes now that a longtime ban of the breed has been lifted.

Governments that have adopted BSL — such as the Montreal City Council, led by Mayor Denis Coderre — target specific breeds (primarily «pit bull - type» dogs) by imposing restrictions on owners or simply banning them outright.

What used to be known as the Bull and Terrier type split into such breeds as the Bull Terrier, the Miniature Bull Terrier, and the Staffordshire Bull Terrier.

The US organisation Maddie's Fund financed a study into breed identification by shelter staff, specifically looking at the ability to identify Pit Bull type dogs.

Out of those attacks, 11 different breeds were cited, and not one was reported to be a pit bull or a pit bull - type dog.

«Despite these limitations and concerns (about identifying the exact «breed» of pit bull type dog responsible for a killing), the data indicate that Rottweilers and pit bull - type dogs accounted for 67 % of human DBRF in the United States between 1997 and 1998.

In order to promote sales and adoptions, many shelters hide the breed of pit bull type dogs, rename them as other breeds or call them «mixed breed».

They do what they are and a pit bull type dog is a mauling violent killer that has been bred to be a land shark, nothing you do can change that, even if you have them from birth.

It doesn \» t matter if: - their jaws don \» t lock - someone once called them nanny dogs - your dog has never bitten anyone - your small dog bites but your staffy doesn \» t - this type of dog doesn \» t have the strongest jaw - they are loyal to you - the type of staffy or pit bull that killed or maimed isn \» t the type you own or is a cross-breed What matters is that Staffy - type dogs kill and maim more than any other breeds.

There should be mandatory Spay / Neuter programs for all breeds but clearly the one that needs it the most and where the most change would be effected would be with the Pit Bull type dog.

December 1937, Wichita County, TX L. G. Brown, 71 Fatal bulldog (pit bull - type) attack In 1935, the American Kennel Club (AKC) began recognizing the pit bull breed, but only under name «Staffordshire Terrier.»

To call something a Pit Bull type only devalues the true purebred American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT), works to create inaccurate and confusing statistics and supports efforts of breed specific legislation (BSL).

A Pit Bull is a type not a breed.

Many dog behaviourists (and I) call the cluster of breeds imbued with a genetically - endowed propensity for impulsive aggression — such as the mastiff, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentina and others — «pit bull type dogs.».

Behaviourists (and I) call the cluster of breeds imbued with a genetically - endowed propensity for impulsive aggression — such as the mastiff, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentina and others — «pit bull type dogs.».

Yet, researchers from Western University of Health Sciences [20 - 21] have found discrepancies between breed identification and the results of DNA analysis, and researchers in Florida found at one shelter that 50 % of dogs that were labeled as belonging to a pit - bull - type breed lacked the DNA breed signature [22].

A note about Pit Bull types (American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Pit mixes)-- We do not recommend these breeds for service dog training for several reasons: 1).

The adoption failure rate for pit bulls 1 year or older is about 50 % per year — about 10 times higher than the failure rate for all other breed types combined.

Not one breed The American Pit Bull Terrier is one type of pit bBull Terrier is one type of pit bullbull.

Is «pit bull» an actual breed or is it a type of dog?

The writer didn't make the pit bull or pit ~ bull type dogs the most dangerous breed, humans did that hundreds of years ago by selectively breeding them for bull baiting, ratting, dog fighting and whatever other blood sport put money in their pockets.

Before the late 20th century proliferation of pit bulls into the dog population, no other breed had ever killed or maimed humans in numbers that come even remotely close to those killed by pit bull type dogs.

Because of the disproportionate damage they cause to other animals and humans, especially children, some 600 communities across North America have chosen breed selective legislation to ban pit - bull - type dogs.

The shelters defined Pit Bull type dogs as any dogs that visually resemble one or more bully type breeds.

Effect of Breed Perceptions & Labeling on Attractiveness, Adoptions & Length of Stay for Pit - Bull - Type Dogs A comparison of visual and dna identification of breeds of dogs Comparison of Visual and DNA Breed Identification of Dogs and Inter-Observer Reliability Pit Bull Identification in Animal Shelters

Those bull and terrier dogs likely came from a bulldog type breed, which shares common ancestry with mastiff type breeds.

Bull terriers differ quite substantially from our traditional working terrier breeds and are a type of terrier produced by mixing terrier and bulldog lines together.

We provide active advocacy against breed discriminatory legislation, operate one of the country's first all - pittie therapy dog programs, maintain a foster - based rescue program, and promote a more positive and accurate public image of all pit bull - type dogs through various outreach efforts.

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».

One of the most common misconceptions about the American Bully is that it is simply a type of pit bull, but the truth is these are two distinct breeds.

Although, yes, pit bulls are in fact banned in some states based on Breed Specification Legislation, they aren't not the only types of dogs that are, and it is not effective in law in every state.