Articles about American Pit Bull Terrier
Breed Standard
When looking at the dog’s profile, theoretically it should be square, i.e. the distance from the shoulder to the thigh is to amount to the distance from the top of the shoulder to the ground. Typically, the distance between the paws at ground level exceeds the height a little.
Slender, big dog usually has a long neck that must be muscular up to the skull base. This is a huge advantage, allowing the dog to reach the opponent's knee, even on the capture of its front paw, to grab by the ear in order to keep at a distance, or, alternatively, to get to the very bosom of the enemy when it tries to keep a distance.
Croup
80% of Pit Bull terrier activity depends on the hips and hind legs. The most significant thing for the dog is its strong and sloping hips. They say, that the dogs have low waist owing to their long hips.
The hip must be wide. The wider hip the wider coupling and consequently there is a larger area for the hip muscles to tie to.
Astragalus must be shorter than large cannon-bone. It means that their joint is to be in upper third of hind leg. ...to continue reading this article please click on here...
