User:Cmood4/Pit bull

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The term Pit Bull is an umbrella term used to refer to multiple dog breeds such as the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Bulldog, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and any other dog crossbred with the aforementioned breeds which also includes Chamucos, Pitweilers, Bullboxers, etc. All breeds considered, when referring to the "Pit Bull" it is common to be specifically targeting the American Pit Bull Terrier, and some breeders, experts, and supporters claim that the American Pit Bull Terrier is the only true "Pit Bull". This may have a direct correlation to why many regard Pit Bulls to be more dangerous and aggressive dogs through skewed statistics and data which can encompass more than seven breeds and lookalikes as a Pit Bull. It is common to misidentify Pit Bulls by their appearance. One study showed that 62% of pit bull-type dogs have less than 50% DNA of pit bull-type ancestry. In the same study, 60% of pit bull-type dogs were misidentified and really did not have pit bull-type DNA. Of the four main breeds considered Pit Bulls (the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Bulldog, and Staffordshire Bull Terrier) accounted for only 10% of all fatal "Pit Bull" attacks.