A pitbull and an american bulldog are similar but different at the same time. Although they share some common bulldog blood they are also different dogs. Some ab’slook more like pitbulls than others. American bulldogs are usually bigger than pitbulls,more protective than pitbulls, and usually a little less athletic than pitbulls due to their increase in size. Both are good dogs so people shouldnt get caught up in what is better. Get the one that fits your personality best. They are both bulldogs but they went off in different directions.
APBT’s were originally a 50 / 50 mix of american bull dog and stafford or amstaff – Terriers, and were originally bred to be used by butchers in texas – look up Bull Baiting, you’ll understand why. I own a couple APBT on with more dominant Bull dog genes and the other with more terrier, both very very smart, loyal well behaved and great with children my 6 year old can take away fresh bones from either of them, that is how they are trained.. I would not have a poorly short tempered dog.
The American Pit Bull Terrier has been bred for hundreds of years and they certainly aren’t a cross of American Bulldog and Staffordshire terriers. The very thought of which makes me want to vomit. They are a cross between the original bulldog (the one used for bull baiting) and the old “bull and terrier”.(a cross between the original bull dog and a now extinct black and tan terrier)
They were then selectively bred for hundreds of years to be the best possible fighting dogs. They came to America with Irish immigrants to Boston. The staffordshire terrier and pit bull terrier USED TO BE THE SAME THING A COUPLE HUNDRED YEARS AGO but after generation after generation of breeding for different purposes (show vs. fighting) they are no longer the same breed. In my oppinion most of the valued apbt qualities have been bred out of the staffordshire. The American bulldog is a great dog, definitely more useful than an amstaff, but not the same as a pit and not meant to do the same job.