The American Bully

There is some controversy as to whether or not the American Bully is a breed on its own or is it just a selectively breed APBT.

I have my personal opinions, but for the most part one can look at it deferently.


You can really look at it a few different ways.
1. It is a selectively breed APBT using the Gotti and Razor's Edge Bloodlines.
2. It is a purbred dog.
3. It is a mixbreed.

I have thought that the American Bully is nothing more than an APBT, but with further research into the situation, I have found it to be a mix-breed dog, similar to that of the labradoodle or goldendoodle. As poodle hybrids are not registerable by any reputable breeder, they are not considered purbred dogs. They do not have a set standard. The American Bully, is similar. It is the mix between an American Pit Bull Terrier and an American Staffordshire Terrier. Although, you can get this mix registered with the ABKC (American Bully Kennel Club), it is not registerable with any other kennel club.

Because the "breed" is not registerable with the UKC or the ADBA, it is not considered a breed with a set standard. Although, the ABKC does have its own standard for the "breed," which is as follows:

General Impression

Give the impression of strength for its size.

Medium size dog with a muscular body.

Agile and graceful in movement and keenly alert to his surroundings.

Stocky, not long-legged or racy in outline.

Head

Medium length

Broad skull with pronounced cheek muscles and high set ears

Ears: Natural or Cropped
Eyes: All colors except albinism; Shape would be round to oval; Set low down in skull and far apart.
Muzzle: Medium length; Rounded on upper side or slightly squared to fall away abruptly below eyes.
Jaws: Well defined; Under jaw to be strong and have biting power.
Lips: Close and even; Some looseness accepted, but not preferred.
Teeth: Upper teeth to meet tightly outside lower teeth in front or scissor bite accepted.
Nose: All colors acceptable.

Neck

Heavy

Slightly arched

Tapering from shoulders to back of skull

No looseness of skin.

Medium length.

Shoulders

Strong and muscular with blades wide and sloping.

Back

Fairly short.

Slight sloping from withers to rump or straight accepted with gentle short slope at rump to base of tail.

Slightly higher rears accepted, but not encouraged.

Body

Well-sprung ribs, deep in rear and all ribs close together.

Forelegs set wide apart to permit chest development.

Chest should be deep and broad.

Tail

Short in comparison to size

Low set

Tapering to a fine point

Not curled.

Not docked.

Legs
Front legs: should be straight a slight turning outwards of the feet is accepted but not desired

Large or round bones; Pastern upright; No resemblance of bend in front.
Hindquarters: Well-muscled; Let down at hocks, turning neither in nor out.
Feet: Moderate size; Well-arched and compact.
Gait: Should be springy with drive off the rear.

Coat

Short, Stiff to the touch, Glossy

Color

All colors and patterns are expect the color merle.

Size

Height and weight should be in proportion.

A height of about 18 to 21 inches at shoulders for the male and 17 to 20 inches for the female.

There is no particular weight for the breed.

You can take this info as you will, and form you own opinions. I will stick by my opinion in that the American Bully by these standards set by the ABKC is a mix breed dog, as it is the breeding of an APBT and an AmStaff.

Pictures of American Bullies, ranging from Bullies, Gotti APBT, Razor's Edge APBT, and AmStaffs:

Zues- mandyp0221

Spirit- yomamasnastepits

Chamillionaire- BooBie Da Bully

Mija- BooBie Da Bully

Lil' Miss Porkchop- BooBie Da Bully

Uzi Clip- BooBie Da Bully

Deca- Sandi Marie

Hummer- shellbell44

Potty Training Update

So M.I.A. ia now 7 months old. She has her moments, I'll say that for sure. We started crate training her, but because she seemed to like the crate and have absolutely no idea what was going on, the crate training solution never really kicked into her mind. Then, we started tying her up, basically with the same sentiment of crate training but tie her leash to something stationary while she was still attached versus put her in the crate. This was the key... To start...

Once M.I.A. started to realized that if she went outside, and didn't potty, she had to stay leashed, she started pottying more outside. This was great. We were able to give her shorter times on the leash, when she wouldn't go. And things were really working...

Then, she had a step back... Deciding that my parents bedroom was a much nicer place to use the bathroom versus having to go outside. I assume she felt that this would solve the problem of being tied up. Who knows?



Now, all doors must be shut, and we know that as soon as she takes off down the hallway she has to go. We've been doing this for about 2 months, give or take. But, she still has her moments. She'll go days without pottying in the house, and then...

She'll start at the door and move her way to the living room, peeing as she walks. It's happened twice now, I believe. It's just not a pretty site or thing to clean up.

I just with that this poor pup was little enough to litter box train.. Yes, it's rather silly and amusing, but you can really Litter Box Train a dog..