A great deal of confusion surrounds this term. This label is used for a type of short-coated large terrier, anywhere from 40 to 80 pounds, characterized by wide, powerful jaws and a muscular, stocky build. Some of the dogs that fall under this category are pure-bred-either the American Staffordshire Terrier (the "AmStaff") or the American Pit Bull Terrier; term is often used for pit bull mixes. Click to learn more.

a cross between many different fighting dogs, including the Staffordshire Bull Terrier and the now extinct fighting Bulldog to create the "Ultimate Killing Machine" in the fighting pit

a dog, and regardless of what others would have you believe, they are not genetically different then any other dogs

a medium (now getting bigger) sized breed bred FROM the Amstaff and a few others in order to fight in dog pits

a member of any of a number of breeds of dogs developed from the English Bulldog

a Poodle is a Portuguese Water Dog is a Pug

a strong and very muscular dog

a term referring to severalbreeds of dogs developed from the OldEnglish Bulldog

a term referring to several breeds of dogs developed from the Old English Bulldog

a type of dog, not a recognized breed

a type of dog, not arecognized Encourage local animal rescue and welfare agencies to provide

a very intelligent and confident dog

a "vicious dog

Pit Bull was a debate show that aired live every Saturday on SPEED Channel during the 2004 NASCAR season. The show took place outside of every venue of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. Host Steve Byrnes moderated debates involving a 4-person panel of sportswriters whose columns are mostly about racing.