![]() ![]() Because of their size and energy, many people say that they are both only suited to a family with older children, however, many owners say that as long as they supervise and teach their children how to behave around them, then they make the best family pets! They are extremely energetic and very bouncy and could easily spend all day having fun in the garden.ĭespite the Pitbull’s reputation of being vicious, he is nicknamed the ‘nanny dog,’ and this is because of his affinity for children. They are both incredibly sociable dogs who must be involved in every family event, whether that be mucking around in the garden, snuggling on the sofa, or cooking a family meal in the kitchen. The Pitbull and the Boxer are surprisingly quite similar in their temperament. Temperamentīoth breeds are generally very amicable and happy dogs. For this reason, he is a Brachycephalic canine, and whilst many people like this ‘baby-faced’ look along with his large round eyes, it, unfortunately, comes with respiratory health problems. The Boxer’s face is rounder in appearance, and his lower jaw is much longer than his upper jaw, which gives him his unique face shape. He is also known for his wide smile, similar to that of Alice in Wonderland’s Cheshire Cat! The Pitbull has a squarer face, with a longer muzzle, and is more proportionate. It is their face that is the most distinguishable feature between the two breeds. ![]() If they both have their natural ears, then they are both naturally drop-down ears, but the Boxer’s ears are bigger than the Pitbull’s. The Boxer is more likely to have his tail docked to be in keeping with his traditional look, and the Pitbull is more likely to have his ears cropped, again to be in keeping with his traditional look. ![]() They have a deep barreled chest and a skinny waist, and a long tail that is held high. They are both in proportion, with long legs that carry a thick and square-shaped body. Similarly, the male Pitbull weighs 35 to 65 pounds, whereas the male Boxer will weigh a much larger 65 to 80 pounds.ĭespite being the larger of the two breeds, they have similar-shaped bodies. The male Pitbull will measure 18 to 21 inches in height, measured at paw to shoulder, whereas the male Boxer will measure 23 to 25 inches. The Pitbull is the smaller of the two breeds. The Pitbull and the Boxer are dissimilar in their appearance and it is quite easy to tell the difference between the two breeds. The biggest difference between the two breeds’ looks is the face, particularly the snout. When this blood sport was outlawed in America, this respect for humans was realized, and they were then bred to be family companionship dogs. In that time, the biggest and most powerful dogs were bred, and this was where the American Pitbull Terrier was born.ĭuring fights, he was trained to only fight other dogs, but when their master entered the ring to stop the fight the dogs would not turn on their master. In 19 th Century England, such dogs were used as fighting dogs, but when this cruel bloodsport was outlawed in 1835, immigrants took their dogfighting pups to America, where they continued the sport for a short time. Commonly, however, the American Pitbull Terrier is the dog that most people are referring to when they think of the Pitbull. The American Pitbull Terrier is one of four recognized Pitbull-type dogs, with the American Staffordshire Terrier, American Bulldog, and Staffordshire Bull Terrier being the other breeds. The term ‘Pitbull’ is an umbrella term used to describe dogs that were bred from Terriers and Bulldogs during the dogfighting era in the 19 th Century. Pitbulls had a very violent beginning but now reign as some of the sweetest dogs around.
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