The common terms of “Pit Bull dog” or “Pit Bulls” do not refer to one specific breed, but rather five different but related Pit Bull breeds of muscular terriers originally bred for bull baiting and ...

When comparing the American Pit Bull Terrier vs Staffordshire Bull Terrier, you’d be forgiven for thinking they’re the same breed. At first glance, they look incredibly similar – but as a vet with ...

I used to believe the stereotype that pit bulls are dangerous dogs. Whenever there was a dog-on-person attack in the news, it involved a pit bull or pit mix. Why would anyone want these dogs for pets?

The Irish Examiner called Rottweilers “time bombs on legs.” The Supreme Court of Kansas called pit bulls “a public-health hazard.” Dostoyevski called the bloodhound “a terrible beast.” But new data ...

Cindy Ryder%2C Wausau%2C looking to ban pit bull dogs from the city of Wausau. The city has filed a petition to euthanize the pit bull that attacked Ryder. WAUSAU – A 56-year-old Wausau woman who was ...

What’s in a name? If you’re a pit bull in an animal shelter, it could mean life or death. Dogs labeled as pit bulls stay in animal shelters for three times as long as lookalikes and are more likely to ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Pit bull is a term used in ...

Bulls are one of the largest and strongest animals that humans have domesticated. There are many breeds of cattle, all with their scale-tipping bulls. Over the centuries, humans have created larger, ...

Smokey, a short, gray and white dog with a sweet smile and big hazel eyes, is living on borrowed time -- either as a North Little Rock resident or as a living, breathing canine. The dog and his owners ...