AADR - All American Dog Registry
ADBA - American Dog Breeders Association, The largest registry of American Pit Bull Terriers
Aggro - Short for \"aggressive.\"
Agility - A sport offered by various clubs and registries in which dogs run through a timed obstacle course.
AKC - American Kennel Club, an all-breed registry which recognizes the American Staffordshire Terrier and the Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
AMB or AMBOR - Acronyms for a mixed breed dog. AMBOR is American Mixed Breed Obedience Registry.
American Pit Bull Terrier - The American game bred fighting dog, bred from the original Bulldog. Used for baiting, fighting, and hunting in England, Ireland, Spain and Scotland.
American Staffordshire Terrier - A separate show version of the American Pit Bull Terrier.
APBT - American Pit Bull Terrier
AR - Animal Rights
AST - American Staffordshire Terrier
Blue - A dilution of the black coloration, which appears as various shades of gray.
Bombproof - Used to describe the ideal temperament for the breed. Courageous, friendly, sound, never fearful or human-aggressive.
Box - [] A designated containment area for the matching of dogs, used in a historical sense
Breaking Stick - A round or wedge shaped stick used for the parting of fighting dogs
Brindle - A coat color resembling stripes. Can come in many shades (red brindle, blue brindle, mahogany brindle, chocolate brindle, etc.)
BT - English Bull Terrier, aka \"Spuds McKenzie\" dog.
Bull Baiting - The sport of attacking bulls with dogs
Bulldog - A nickname for the American Pit Bull Terrier
BYB - Back yard breeder, an inexperienced breeder, One who breeds for the wrong reasons.
Catch Dog - A dog used for catching large wild game
Catch Weight - A heavyweight dog
CGC - Canine Good Citizen. A title offered by the American Kennel Club for basic manners and obedience.
CH - Champion. Either a dog who has won a set amount of points in the show ring, or historically, a dog who won 3 contract matches.
Chain Weight - The weight of a dog right off a chain or from it\'s everyday living
Cull - The process of eliminating undesirable characteristics
Cur - An inferior dog, an
APBT that gives up, one who lacks gameness
DA - Dog aggressive, typical trait of the
APBT
Demodex - A type of mange, typically passed on from parent to offspring.
Drive - A dog\'s desire or propensity for a certain thing. (ie, toy drive, play drive, prey drive, defense drive)
Flirtpole - A \"fishing pole\" type toy used to exercise a dog. Generally a long pole of PVC or wood with a rope dangling off the end, to which a toy or hide can be attached.
Gameness - The quality in APBTs which causes them to keep going, no matter how hurt or beaten they are. The instinct to never quit, at all costs.
GRCH - Grand Champion. Either a dog who has won a set amount of points in the show ring, or historically, a dog who won 5 contract matches.
HA - Human aggression, an undesired \"flaw\"
Hard mouth - Term used to describe the power of a bite
Match - A contract fight between two opponents of the same weight (usually)
Neuter - Usually means to remove a male\'s reproductive organs, but can technically be used for both male and female procedures.
Piebald or Pied - A coat pattern where large spots of color are dispersed on a white coat. Sometimes called cow-spotted or moo moo pattern.
Pit bull - General term used to describe the AST,
APBT and SBT
PP - \"Personal protection\", associated with the personal protection phase of Schutzhund
Prong collar - aka pinch collar. A training collar with \"prongs\" that face in to the dog\'s neck, and pinch when the dog pulls.
PTS - \"Put to sleep\" or euthanize.
Rednose - A color where the dog shows a red, copper or liver-colored nose. Can appear on various coat colors such as fawn, red, chocolate, brindle, etc. Usually paired with hazel, green, yellow, or other light-colored eyes. This color is acceptable in the
APBT, but frowned on in the AST and SBT.
Registry - Also called a \"kennel club,\" a registering body which sanctions dog events and offers \"papers\" on purebred dogs.
Roll - A brief, informal fight, used to evaluate a young dog\'s desire to fight
SBT - Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Schutzhund - (German for \"protection dog\") tests dogs of all breeds for the traits necessary for police-type work, tracking, obedience, and personal protection type training
Spay - To remove a female\'s reproductive organs
Springpole - A type of toy used to exercise and condition dogs. Usually attached to a tree limb, free-standing post, or maybe the side of a house. A bite surface -- such as a hide, tug toy, burlap sack, tire, etc. -- is attached to rope, which is attached to a spring or bike innertube, which is in turn mounted to some secure surface.
TT - Temperament test. Also a title offered by the American Temperament Test Society.
UKC - United Kennel Club, an all-breed registry which recognizes the
APBT.
Undershot - A dental condition where the dog\'s lower incisors meet in front of the upper ones. Seen in Boxers, Bulldogs, mastiff breeds, and others. A fault in the
APBT, AmStaff and Staffybull.
Weight Pull (WP) - A sport offered by various clubs and registries, in which dogs pull loaded carts or sleds in competition.
'PR' - Purple ribbon-bred. Not a title, but a designation that shows a dog has had 3 generations of ancestors registered with the United Kennel Club.
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