What is a colby pit bull dog?

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I'm assuming this question is refering to the Colby line of American Pit Bull Terriers started in1889 by John Colby. Colby's Primo was chosen to be the first standard for the American Staffordshire Terrier for the American Kennel Club. Both Ameican Pit Bull Terriers and American Staffordshire Terriers were once the same breed (hence the standard being based on a Colby dog). However, due to selective breeding over the last 70 years they have been bred to different standards resultiing in many people recognising them as two distinct breeds. Another view on this is that one is a working strain (APBT) whilst the other is a show variant (AST). It's worth doing your ownresearch and forming your own opinion. To throw into this the fact that APBT and AST were mainly bred from UK and Irish Pit dogs which later became known as the Staffordshire Bull Terrier the debabte gets even more complicated!!!

Back to the Colby dogs - Colby dogs have always been well respected for their temperment, gameness and conformation. Making them in many peoples view the ultimate American Pit Bull Terrier. Unlike the modern stereo type of a APBT Colby dogs were not huge with massive heads - infact they were fit, well muscled but still agile dogs that were capable of a full days work their influenceing factors were temperment, gameness and abilty whilst conformation came well down the list! Personally i think with most breeds this would be a good idea. Especially in the Staffordshire Bull Terrier where some current breeders are producing dogs not respecting the Staffords of old!

Anyway i hope this has helped a bit!

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