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 ...

The term "pit bull" is used broadly to describe multiple related breeds including the American Pit Bull Terrier, the American Staffordshire Terrier, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, sometimes the ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The pit bull attack in Ross Township that left a man injured, and Chihuahua barely alive, has sparked debate about the pit bull breed. Is it simply a dangerous breed? Or do pit ...

Trying to decide between pitbull vs boxer? Well, you're in luck because in this vet-verified breed comparison, we're revealing everything you need to know about these two dogs so you can find the ...

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?

They don’t make Air Bud movies about pit bulls. There are no commercials in which a pit bull licks ice cream from a gleeful toddler’s cone of Rocky Road, and only Weimeraners seem to drive cars. In ...

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 ...

As of Sunday, Oct. 1, an update to Florida's "Dangerous Dogs" law effectively prohibits local governments or public housing authorities from banning pit bulls. It also prohibits any local ordinances ...