All American Dog Registry standard for the
AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER
There are many other standards for the APBT devised by various registries throughout the world. We at AADR have
consulted with some of today's top breeders in arriving at our standard for the conformation. We want to concentrate
on the trait and looks of some of the great pit dogs of the past.
The AADR Conformation Champion should reflect the great dogs of yesteryear. The problem is that there was so much
variation in appearance, since the dogs where bred for performance. The traits that all the dogs had in common where
the ones that were incorporated into the standard.
Obviously, there are very few perfect specimens, so it is not expected a show winner be exceptional in all areas, in
general, a balance of many good traits is preferable to an outstanding head or a perfect tail or other near perfect trait.
GENERAL APPEARANCE
A smooth, short coat, well balanced, giving the impression of great strength and ability. The demeanor should be
fearless and bold, but the temperament MUST be totally reliable with people. The gate should be powerful and fluid,
and a dog with exceptional conformation should seem to glide across the ground effortless in his stride.
HEAD
The head should be wedge shaped and short and deep, as compared with most other breeds, with powerful jaw muscles
EYES
Generally, a dark eye is perferred, but the color of the coat must be taken into account. Red dogs with red noses may
have lighter (reddish or yellowish) eye with out penalty and the lids on dark dogs should be uniformly dark.
EARS
The ears should be rose (half pricked), not large and heavy. Full dropped and fully erect (bat ears) are undesirable,
however, ears are not an important trait as compared to the rest of the dog.
MOUTH
The mouth should be tight and clean. The incisor teeth should comprise a sissor bit, meaning the top teeth should fit
tightly over the bottom teeth. The canine's teeth should also fit together tightly. Undershot mouths, although not
desired should not be considered a serious fault.
NECK
The neck should have a slight arch. Muscular but not short, free from extreme looseness of skin.
FOREQUARTERS
The front legs should be straight, and the feet should point forward. The elbow should be even with the chest, the
elbow should not turn in or out.
BODY
The body should be muscular with good bone. There should be a slight incline from the wither to the rump, the idea
being to provide leverage for a driving dog, a short back with a slight roach is perferred.
HINDQUARTERS
The stifle should be well bent, with the femur (hip bone) shorter then the tibia and fibula (bones in the lower part of the
leg). The feet should point forward when the dog walks. A dog should not be considered cow hocked if its rear feet
momentarily point outward when standing.
FEET
The feet should be strong and of medium size, not splayed (toes splayed apart).
TAIL
The tail should be shaped like a pump handle, with the tip about even with the hock. It should not be carried over the
back and the hair should be short. A docked tail is a major fault.
COLOR
Any color is acceptable. A black or or red nose is acceptable, but dudler (pink) nose is a fault.
SIZE
The breed has Historically been of great size variation, however, Males are perferred not over 70 pounds and Females
are perferred not over 60 pounds, as extremely large dogs seldom show fluid and agile movement.
Any departure fromt he forgoing points should be considered a fault. The seriousness of the fault shall be regarded in
the proportion to its degree. A balance of these points is what is important here. A dog that is clearly superior in
conformation to the other but has an undershot bite should still place above the others. Spade or neutered dogs shall
not be entered in sanctioned events
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