FEA TURES Breed focus: American Pit Bull Terrier -------------------------------------BY: NEALIE SANCHEZ Editor-in-Chief -------------------------------------Texas
Dog
Magazine
was
to The Love Pit, a nonprofit Pit
and athleticism of the Bulldog,?
Bull rescue based in Dallas-Fort
according to the United Kennel
Worth. In honor of Gannicus, in
Club. This association was the first
celebration
to
of
in
founder C. Z. Bennett assigning
recognition of all breeds placed
his own American Pit Bull Terrier
4, 2017. While the first magazine
on breed restriction lists, as well
registration
was released March 1, 2018, many
as the dog parents who continue
American Kennel Club recognizes
don?t know that the first-ever
to adopt, love and care for these
the American Staffordshire Terrier
mock-up edition lives online to
breeds please enjoy our breed
as a breed, the organization does
this day. In this edition, Sanchez
focus:
not recognize the American Pit
named her own dog Gannicus, an
Terrier
Top Dog. In the first edition, the TXDM team would go on to donate
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The
things and
recognize this breed, with
founded by Nealie Sanchez on July
American Pit Bull Terrier, Texas
aforementioned
the
American
Pit
Bull
No.
1. While
the
Bull Terrier as a separate breed.
American Pit Bull Terriers are an
With ancestry from the British
interesting mix of ?the gameness
Isles, this dog is known for its
of the terrier with the strength
medium build, short coat, broad
