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American pit bull terrier

LC control no.sh 85004381
LC classificationSF429.A72
Topical headingAmerican pit bull terrier
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Variant(s)American bull terrier
Bull terrier, American
See alsoPit bull terriers
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American Staffordshire terrier
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Found inWork cat.: Stratton, R.F. The world of the American pit bull terrier, c1983: p. 18 (Modern American pit bull terrier direct descent from pit bull terrier; American Staffordshire terrier, offshoot) p. 22 (UKC recognized in 1898; American bull terrier, American (pit) bull terrier)
Stevens, B. Dogs of velvet and steel : pit bulldogs, c1983 (American pit bull terrier)
Dangerfield, S. The intl. encyc. of dogs: p. 439 (UKC recognized; AKC recognized American Staffordshire terrier)
A. Elaine Inouye (Confirmation similar to AKC American Staffordshire terrier temperament. "Fighting" not accepted by AKC)