Ace - A pit dog of exceptional ability and skill, with more wins than a grand champion, over the best
ADBA - American Dog Breeders Association; The American Pit Bull Terrier Registry since 1909. The largest registry of American Pit Bull Terriers
Adenovirus - An infection causing respiratory disease which in severe cases may include pneumonia and broncopneumonia
Afterbirth - The placenta and involved membranes expelled from the uterus after delivery
Alaunt - A large Irish fighting dog, now extinct in a pure form. Part of the American Pit Bull Terriers heritage
American Pit Bull Terrier - The American game bred fighting dog, bred from the original Bulldog and diverging original Bulldog variations, used for baiting, fighting, and hunting in England, Ireland, Scotland and Spain, and for similar purposes since ancient times. The American Pit Bull Terrier being the most effective fighting dog ever developed. The most versatile and obedient canine in the history of man and dogs. The greatest, separate and distinct breed of dog
American Staffordshire Terrier - A separate show portion of the American Pit Bull Terrier, known as the AKC registered Staffordshire Terrier beginning 1936. American was later affixed to distinguish the difference between the Staffordshire Bull Terrier. The American Staffordshire Terrier has been bred along different lines than the American Pit Bull Terrier for purposes similar to all show breeds. They have obtained outstanding show conformation. The AKC show dogs are now being infused into the American Pit Bull Terriers through single registrations and some American Pit Bull Terriers are being bred similar to show breeds
Analgesia - The loss of ability to feel pain with the loss of the power to move a part of the body or consciousness
Anal Gland - A gland located 2 inches inside the rectum on males and females for alimentary canal elimination. Draining frequently improves coat, health, and guards against infections
Anesthetic - Producing insensibility to pain or sensation
Anestrous - When a female does not come into heat or breeding season
APBA - American Pit Bull Association
APBT - American Pit Bull Terrier
Applehead - A round topskull, a domed skull
Artificial Insemination - To artificially introduce semen into a females genitalia without copulation
AST - American Staffordshire Terrier
Badger Baiting - The old English sport of baiting badgers with dogs
Bear Baiting - The old English sport of baiting or attacking bears with dogs
Beauty Spot - Usually roundish colored hair on a blaze of another color
Beefy - Over-development particularly of the hindquarters
Bitch - The female dog
Black - The darkest color, sometimes appearing with lighter hue or tint
Black Country - A place near Birmingham, England where pit fighting was big at the turn of last century. They bred only for gameness by process of elimination, culling
Black Nose - The common black leather colored nose exhibited on American Pit Bull Terriers of all coat colors
Bladebone - The scapula or shoulder bone
Blaze - A white mark or stripe on the face or head, usually between the eyes
Blocky - A square head
Blood Vessel - A tube for the circulation of blood
Blood Stopper - A powder for the checking and stopping of minor bleeding
Bloom - Dogs in top condition are in full bloom; glossiness of coat
Blue Paul - A grizzle colored Scottish fighting dog of the middle 1800's originally known as a Blue Poll, now extinct in a pure form. Part of the American Pit Bull Terriers heritage. Often of other colors
Boar Baiting - The sport of baiting or attacking boars with dogs
Bossy - Over-development of the shoulders
Breaking Stick - A round or wedge shaped stick used for the parting of fighting dogs; parting stick
Breech - To deliver offspring hips first
Brindle - A mixture of dark streaks with lighter colors such as brown, buckskin, red, and yellow; brindled
Brisket - The part of the body between the chest and neck, the front part of the chest
Broken Color - A color broken by white or another color
Brood Bitch - A female used for breeding; matron
Brucellosis - A highly contagious and infectious disease associated with abortion in bitches in the last quarter of gestation, sterility, and stillbirths. A testicle trouble in male dogs. It can be diagnosed through blood tests. Infected dogs should be isolated
Buckskin - A light bay color; a pale fawn or wheaten
Bull Baiting - The sport of baiting or attacking bulls with dogs
Bull Club - A cudgel once used to beat a bull until it expired
Bulldog - The original Bulldog, an old time dog of strong muscular build, used in the sport of baiting bulls, remarkabe for its courage; a nickname for the American Pit Bull Terrier; The brachycephalic type show dog with physical setbacks that descended from the original Bulldog
Bull Fight - The sport of baiting a bull in public view
Bull Running - The old English sport of chasing bulls with men, women, and Bulldogs
Bull Snap - A strong device for attaching a pit dog to a chain
Bull Terrier - A show dog of three varieties, once used in rat pits, of Bulldog and Terriers; the offspring of a Bulldog and Terrier
Burr - The inside part of the ear visible to the eye
Butterfly Nose - A parti-pigment colored nose
Button Ear - The edge of the ear which folds to cover the opening of the ear by doubling upon itself
Canine - K-9; Animals of the family Canidae, which include fox, jackal, wolf and dog; a large conical shaped tooth
Canines - The four large conical shaped teeth in the front of the mouth between the first bicuspids and the incisors
Castrate - The surgical removal of the testicles on a male dog
Catch Dog - A dog used for catching large wild game
Catch Weight - A heavyweight dog
Cat Foot - Round, tight, high arched feet with well developed knuckles resembling a cats; opposite of a splay-foot
Catmill - A T-shaped pole cemented in the ground with a swivel device allowing it to turn in a circle, with a harnessed dog on one end of the crossbar and caged bait such as a cat or coon on the other end, used for conditioning and shaping; horse-mill
Chain Weight - The weight of a dog right off a chain or directly from its natural housing
Champion - CH.; recognized on paper as winning a specified amount of contract matches
Character - The general appearance or expression that is typical of the breed or dog; trait
Cheeky - Fat, protruding or thick cheeks
Chest - The part of the chest which extends between the forelegs from the brisket to the belly, not the brisket
Chops - Jowls or pendulous lips; flews
Chromosomes - Any of the bodies in the nucleus of a cell that contain chromatin and genes that carry heredity before cell division takes place; they occur in pairs, one derived from the mother, the other from the father
Cloddy - Thick set; plodding
Cobby - Short-bodied; compact; well ribbed
Coccidiosis - An intestinal of parasitic nature and origin
Collar - Usually a white marking, resembling a collar around the neck; a band or chain worn around the neck
Colloids - Plasma protein albumin and synthetic complex carbohydrate solutions. A one to one blood loss replacement, to expand blood volume and pull tissue into the blood stream
Colostrum - A secretion of the mammary gland of the bitch following birth that acts as a purgative for the young and contains antibodies
Conditioner - A person who conditions and shapes a pit dog for a pit contest
Corky - Active and alert; lively and spirited
Couplet - A device for a brace of dogs
Couplings - The body between the withers and the hip bones, being long or short coupling
Courtesy Scratch - To face the dogs in the pit and release the loser to see if he will attempt to cross the pit and fight, thereby testing gameness Cow Hocked - When the hocks turn inward or toward each other like a cows
Crest - The arched portion of the back of the neck
Cropping - To trim the ear leather and cause ears to stand erect
Crown - The topskull; the highest part of the head
Cryptorchid - A male dog with neither testicle visible
Cull - The process of eliminating undesirable characteristics
Culotte - The long hair on the back of the thighs
Cur - Any dog which curs out, or any breed of dog except a game pit dog; an inferior dog
Cur out - To quit from a lack of gameness
Cushion - Fullness of upper lips
Cutter - A term for the canine teeth taken from many years of use with gamecocks. Neither dogs or gamecocks have a cutting action. After the permanent canines cut through the gums, they are frequently examined for bite and condition
Cystitis - A disease of the urinary tract which is characterized by infection and inflammation in the bladder
Dead Game - Lifelessness from a courageous, dexterous, obstinate, spontaneous mode of action
Dee Ring - A device attached to a collar for attaching a bull snap
Defacate - To pass stool
Dehydration - An excess fluid loss of minerals known as electrolytes. Fluid therapy is needed
Demodectic Mange - Red Mange; Demodex; a hereditary skin condition caused by a parasitic mite living in hair follicles, causing patches of hair loss
Dermatitis - Inflammation of the skin
Dew Claws - The claw on the inside of the legs just above and behind the foot; meat claw
Dewlap - The loose, pendulous skin under the throat
Diet - A selected assortment of foods designed for a specific purpose
Distemper - A high mortality viral disease, highly contagious, which spreads through secretions of nose, eyes, or direct oral contact, similar to the germ that causes measles in people
Dog Pit - An area of specific dimensions for the betting, holding, testing, and viewing of fighting dogs
Dog Skin - Leather made from the hide of a dog
Dog Trot - A gentle trot
Dogue De Bordeaux - A purebred of Bulldog and Mastiff resembling the character of the original Bullmastiff; a Bordeaux Mastiff
Drag Fight - During a contest when dogs spend long intervals out of hold
Drain - A means of providing a discharge of fluids from a wound
Drop Ears - Ears that lay flat and hang down past the leather of the button ear, known as miscarried ears; opposite of fly ears
Dudley Nose - A flesh colored pigmentation of the nose
Ear Mange - Otodectic Mange; ear mites suck lymph fluids through the walls of the ear canal causing infection. A brownish smelly ooze is present deep down in the canal
EBA - Endangered Breed Association; an organization of the American Dog Breeders Association for the support of American Pit Bull Terriers and other breeds being discriminated against
Eczema - An inflammatory skin disease caused by sensitivity
Edema - Tissue swelling due to escape of watery fluid from the blood vessels
Elbow - The joint between the forearm and the upper arm
Elbows Out - Turning out or away from the body, not held close to the sides
Epinephrine - A product of the adrenal gland capable of raising blood pressure
Ewe Neck - Curvature of the top of the neck
False Pregnancy - All the signs of a real pregnancy
Fancy - A fancied, not ordinary coat color characterized by variety
Fanged - When a fang has penetrated a dogs own lip and is stuck there
Fangs - The four large teeth in the front of the mouth known as canines
Farmed Out - The placing and agreements of a dog at a different location or yard
Fawn - A dark buckskin; extremely pale yellowish-brown; isabella; wheaten; originally known in Europe as fallow
Feces - Material passed by the rectum
Femur - The large heavy bone of the thigh
Fiddle Front - Forelegs out at elbows, pasterns close, feet turned out
Flank - The side of the body between the last rib and the hip
Flare - A blaze that widens
Flat Sided - Ribs not properly rounded as they meet the breast bone
Flea - A common parasite found on the skin that lives by feeding on blood, causing itching and scratching
Flirt Pole - A long lighter weight pole used to exercise, condition, and shape a dog by attaching hydes, knots, overalls, tire tubes, etc. to a rope and manually operating horizontally in a circular motion, up and down; a manually operated cable or rope running along a 90 degree post or 45 degree angled post with attached hydes, knots, overalls, tire tubes, etc. hanging from the end and pulled up and down from the opposite end
Flying Ginny - A catmill; horsemill
Forearm - The bone of the foreleg between the elbow and pastern
Foreface - muzzle
Fracture - A break in a bone
Front - The forepart of the body as viewed from the front
Frostbite - Dead tissue as a result of extreme cold
Furrow - An indentation or median line down the center of the skull to the top skull
Game - Courageous, dexterous, obstinate, spontaneous; bravery and heroism from a noble and self sacrificing devotion; a contest lasting until a result is obtained
Gamedog - A proven game, deep game or dead game fighting dog
Gameness - A very hard to obtain, courageous, dexterous, obstinate, spontaneous grade of game. Once obtained it is very hard to hold onto. Once lost it is impossible to obtain again, except through sheer luck occasionally or many years of breeding, conditioning, and culling
Gamester - A person who makes a business of gambling
Game Test - To test the degree of gameness by consecutively rolling and scratching a dog after tiring, to a fresh dog
Gastro-enteritis - Inflammation of the stomach and intestines
GDR - Game Dog Breeders Registry
Gene - A determiner in a chromosome having an important part in the transmission and development of inherited characteristics
Genetics - The mechanisms of heredity, sex determination, variation and the transmission of inherited characteristics among similar or related organisms
Genotype - An individuals hereditary makeup as distinguished from the actualization of the genes
Gestation Period - The duration of normel pregnancy in the dog, about 63 days
Gland - An organ composed of secreting cells
Gonad - A reproductive organ; an ovary or testicle
Goose Rump - Too steep or sloping a croup
Grand Champion - GR. CH.; recognized on paper as winning a specified amount of contract matchs, more than a champion
Grinder Bite - When the dentation and jaws meet exact; level bite; pincer bite
Grizzle - A bluish-gray color; iron-gray
Handle - To manage a pit dog in a pit contest; the tail, looks similar to a pump handle and has a hand grip after the root, in line with the croup. Once held to start and stop a contest
Handler - A person who manages a pit dog in a pit contest
Hangers - The large teeth known as canines
Hard Mouthed - A dog that bites hard leaving marks on the opponent
Hard Pad - A virus that attacks the skin of feet and nose. A form of distemper
Hare Foot - A narrow foot
Harness - A means for working a dog that usually attaches around the brisket, chest and neck areas
Heartworm - Adult worms live in the right side of the heart, heart valves, lungs, arteries, and veins. Death can occur. It can be diagnosed through a blood test. Prevention is recommended
Heatstroke - Dazed condition, rapid breathing, temperature, vomiting, and collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat
Height - Vertical measurement from the shoulders or withers to the ground
Hemorrhage - Profuse escape of blood from a blood vessel; bleeding
Hepatitis - A sometimes fatal viral disease characterized by hepatic and generalized endotheliall lesions
Heredity - The transmission of characteristics of the progenitor
Hooked Up - An agreement or contract for dogs to match into each other
Hookworm - A small thin worm that fastens to the wall of the small intestines and draws blood from the intestinal wall
Hock - The tarsus bones or lower joint of the third leg; heel
Honest Bulldog - A game American Pit Bull Terrier
Hot Spots - Quarter shaped spots of infection on a dogs skin characterized by a crusty or raw appearance
Hucklebones - The top of the hip bones
Humerus - The bone of the upper arm
Hypovolemia - A severe loss of body fluid, body fluids must be replaced immediately
Inbreeding - The mating of closely related animals
Incisors - The teeth between the canines in the front of the mouth used for dividing and separating
Intravenous - Injection into a vein or veins
Intravenous Fluid - A solution for treating dehydration, injury, shock, etc., such as saline or lactated ringers
Jackchain - An endless chain formed like a figure 8 for moving logs, furnished with projecting dogs
Judge - An experienced person appointed to decide or pass judgement at a pit contest. He must understand the pit rules agreed upon
Keep - The housing, method, and place of managing and conditioning a dog, and the dog
Kennel - A dog house or shelter; a place where dogs are bred
Kennel Cough - A highly contagious disease causing a harsh spastic cough that spreads quickly
Kink Tail - An abruptly bent tail, appearing broken
Lactation - The period of milk secretion
Layback - A receding nose and undershot jaw
Leather - The flap of the ear
Leptospirosis - A dangerous and bothersome viral infection because it affects many organs before lodging itself in the kidneys
Line Breeding - The mating of related animals less closely related than inbreeding
Lippy - Lips that do not meet exact and overhang
Loaded Shoulders - Shoulders out of alignment due to overweight or over-development
Loin - A part of the body between the last ribs and the hindquarters
Lumber - Excess fat on a dog
Lungs - Organs of respiration
Mandible - The lower jaw bone
Marrow - A soft substance filling the space within bones
Mask - Shading of the foreface
Mastitis - Inflammation of the mammary gland
Match - A contest; a game; to place in competition against each other
Menstruation - The periodic discharge of bloody fluid from the uterus of female mammals in connection with preperation for ovulation
Merle - A marbled like appearance
Metritis - Inflammation of the uterus
Molars - Rear teeth used for actual chewing
Monorchid - A male dog with only one testicle visible
Muscular - Pertaining to strong muscles that make movement possible
Muzzle - The nose and jaws in front of the eyes; foreface
NAPBTA - National American Pit Bull Terrier Association; an organization of the United Kennel Club since 1981 for the support of American Pit Bull Terrier show dogs
Nape - The back of the neck
Natural Ears - Uncropped ears
Nose Bleed - The usual cause is injury to the nasal tissue, there can be many causes. Ice packs usually help, coagulants may be necessary
Nucleus - The consolidated body within the cell containing the chromosomes
Oestrus - Breeding season; heat
Offspring - A descendant or descendants
Old Family - A late 1800's strain of various colored imported Irish pit dogs, named for the practice of close inbreeding for gameness
Old Family Reds - A formation of the Old Family that once was pure of other lines and exhibited red, white, or red and white colors with pigmentation and claw color matching
Old Family Red Nose - A formation of the Old Family Reds that once was pure of other lines and exhibited a copper leather colored nose, known as a red nose. Some dog men called them pinkeys in an inferior way
Open To Match - A dog of specific weight being offered to match into equal weight; open weight
Open To Stud - A male dog being offered publicly for breeding services; stud service; at stud
Out At Shoulder - Shoulder blades set on outside
Outbreeding - Outcross; open pedigree; crossbred; when two dogs are bred together with no dogs in common in their pedigree. Not controlling desired characteristics or obtaining new characteristics
Overshot - The upper incisor teeth overlap the lower teeth of the lower jaw; over-bite
Pads - The underside or soles of the feet
Pallor - Paleness; pale pink or white gums and mouth
Parainfluenza - A common viral upper respiratory disease
Parasite - An organism that thrives upon another living thing without making any compensatory effort
Parti-Colored - Variegated with patches of two or more colors
Parvovirus - This infection results in enteric disease characterized by sudden onset of vomiting and diarrhea, often hemorrhagic leukopenia frequently accompanies clinical signs
Pastern - The bones that form the joint between the radius and the metacarpals
Pedigree - A line of descent; record of ancestry; bloodline
Penicillin - A powerful antibiotic made from a common green fungus mold, used to prevent bacteria from multiplying, as in infected wounds
Phenotype - The individuals appearance or performance and the observable outcome of interaction between the environment and its genotype
Pick-Up - Grabbing a dog by the nape of the neck while pulling up as you wrap your arm underneath the dog
Pied - Large patches of two or more colors, one being white; parti-colored; piebald
Pig Jaw - An exaggeration of an overshot jaw
Pile - Soft hair in the undercoat
Pit - An area of specific dimensions for the betting, holding, testing, and viewing of fighting dogs or various contests
Pit Bull - The American Pit Bull Terrier; a nickname to distinguish the original Bulldog from the brachycephalic type English Bulldog
Pit Rules - The guides or principles laid down to control and govern fighting dogsMonorchid - A male dog with only one testicle visible
Pit Weight - The most effective performance weight of a pit dog at a pit contest; conditioned weight; match weight
Placenta - An organ through which the fetus is nourished and waste products are removed
Plucky - Having courage or pluck
Prepotency - A strong tendency to pass on characteristics to offspring; prepotent
Prick Ear - An erect carried ear, pointed at top. Similar to bat ear
Prospect - To view a pit dogs future with potential expectations
Protector - The iron collar once placed on a bear used for baiting with dogs; a collar made to protect the neck
Pulmonary Edema - A collection of watery fluid in the lungs
Pulse - A rhythmically propelled force through arteries by the beat of the heart
Purebred - Belonging to a recognized breed kept pure for many generations
Pyosis - The formation of pus, a yellow or yellowish-white creamy matter, chiefly dead tissue
Rabies - Hydrophobia; a viral disease that affects the nervous system and damages the brain
Racy - Long, with a slight build
Rash - A skin eruption caused by a local irritation or toxic substance
Rat Tail - A thick rooted tail covered with soft curls and a hairless tip with a trimmed appearance
Recessive - A dominant character or gene buried when it develops from one parent, associated in the zygote
Red - Nearly any shade darker than buckskin and lighter than brown appearing with hue or tint resembling redness or the color red; fiery
Red Nose - A copper leather colored nose exhibited by dogs related to Old Family red nose dogs
Red Smut - A red or red brindle Scottish fighting dog smaller than a Blue Paul, now extinct in a pure form. Part of the American Pit Bull Terriers heritage. Some were fallow colored; Glasgow Smut
Register Of Merit - R.O.M.; recognized on paper as having produced champion match dogs
Reversion - The appearance of ancestral traits not found in more immediate generations of ancestors; throw back; atavism
Ribs - A forming cage of the chest
Ring - A strong circle device used for joining between a chain or swivel and an axel, pipe or stake
Ringworm - A common fungus disease affecting the skin
Ringers Lactate - A solution used for replacing electrolytes lost through bleeding, dehydration, etc.; lactated ringers; crystalloids
Roll - To prove or test gameness in a contest until a result is obtained
Roller Buckle - A device for easily installing or removing a collar
Rose Ear - An ear which folds over and back revealing the burr of the ear
Round Eyes - The shape of the eye opening
Rounding - Cutting or trimming the leather ear flap around the end or tip
Roundworm - A white spaghetti like worm, 1 to 7 inches long, that lives in the intestine
Ruff - The longer hair growth around the neck
Runt - An unusually small animal
Saddle - A marking over the back, like a saddle on a horse
Sarcoptic Mange - A disease caused by a microscopic spider-like creature called a mite that causes intense itching and small red bites
SBT - Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Scale - A device used for weighing pit dogs
Scapula - The shoulder blade
Scissor Bite - The upper incisors overlap the lower incisors snug
Scratch - A dogs willingness to cross the pit and take hold of his opponent according to the rules of the match agreed upon
Scratch Line - A line drawn across the corner of the pit from which the dog must not cross until the referee says to let go
Screw Tail - A short tail twisted in a spiral formation like a screw
Scrotum - The pouch on males which contains the testicles
Second Thigh - The leg bone between the hock and the stifle joint
Selective Breeding - To control desired characteristics, to improve and purify a strain
Semen - A fluid produced by the male generative organs containing countless spermatozoa allowing impregnation
Semi-Pricked Ears - Erect carried ears with the tips folding forward
Septum - The line which extends vertically between the nostrils
Shelly - Too narrow and light in body
Shock - Bodily prostration; exhaustion of vital powers, fluid therapy is needed
Short Coupled - Short in back and loins
Sickle Tail - Carried out and up in a semi-circle like a sickle
Sinusitis - Inflammation of a sinus gland that inhibits breathing
Snipey - A weak, long and narrow muzzle
Snowshoe Foot - Slightly webbed between the toes
Spayed - A female whose ovaries have been removed surgically
Spermatozoon - A single sperm or male gamete; spermatozoa
Splashed - Irregularly patched color on white
Splay Feet - A flat or open-toed foot; opposite of a cat foot
Spot Weight - To be lighter than the opponent
Spread - The width between the front legs
Spring Of Ribs - The roundness of the ribs
Spring Pole - A cable or rope hanging from a tree limb, 90 degree post or 45 degree angled post with a heavy spring attached, a springy 45 degree sapling pole, either having hydes, knots, overalls, tire, tube, or anything a dog can jump up and take hold of, attached to an extending cable or rope, for exercising and strengthening purposes
Staffordshire Bull Terrier - The English show version of the American Pit Bull Terrier, possessing much related ancestry and similar character with little resemblance. AKC registered since 1974, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier is smaller and bred along different lines than the American Staffordshire Terrier, with the ears not cropped
Stakeholder - A person appointed to hold the forfeit and wagers for a pit contest
Stance - A manner of standing
Started - A young pit dog in the first stages of rolling, testing and training; to bump together and test preparedness
Sterility - Not able to produce live gametes
Stern - The tail; the handle
Sternum - The breast bone
Stifle - The ham; the joint of the hind leg between the thigh and the second thigh
Stilted - The up and down gait of a straight hocked dog
Stop - The step up from the nose to the skull between the eyes; the drop
Strain - A family of the same breed that is interrelated and exhibits uniformity of type which distinguishes them from other members of the same breed or other strains
Substance - Good boned, good weight, well muscled
Suture - The surgical sewing of tissues
Swayback - Concave curvature of the back between the withers and hip bones; opposite of roach back or wheel back
Swivel - A device used to allow the chain to turn when attached to a d-ring, eye-bolt, link or ring
Tapeworm - A long, flat, parasitic, segmented worm that lives in the small intestine, parts of which are passed in the stool
Teat - An organ in females through which milk is drawn for nursing pups; nipple
Telegony - The questionable influence of a preceding sire on progeny produced by a succeeding sire from the same mother
Tendon - A narrowed end of a muscle usually attached to a bone
Testis - A testicle, one of two male reproductive glands situated in the scrotum which produce spermatozoa
Thigh - The hind quarter from the hip joint to the stifle
Threadworm - A small roundworm that lives in the intestine and is able to infect dogs and man
Throatiness - Excessive loose skin under the throat
Throw Back - The appearance of ancestral traits not found in more immediate generations of ancestors; reversion
Ticked - Small isolated areas of black or colored hairs on a white dog
Ticks - There are several varieties, all are able to transmit disease
Timber - Bone, especially of the legs
Timekeeper - A person who keeps and marks the time of a pit contest
Tincture Of Iodine - An antiseptic solution, of iodine in alcohol
Tourniquet - A device for checking or stopping bleeding; a two inch wide bandage twisted tight with a stick; a pad pressed down with a twist
Treadmill - A sided rectangular designed treadle for treading a pit dog in place to exercise or condition and shape with emphasis on lungs. The most common types are carpet and slat mills; straight mill
Tulip Ear - Erect carried ear similar to prick ear but with tip drooping somewhat
Turn- When a pit dog turns his head and shoulders away from his opponent. Official turns are described different in various sets of rules
Turntable - A flat round table that turns under the dog as he treads in place for conditioning and shaping; round mill; table mill
Turn-Up - Uptilted jaw
Tusk - An old term for the canine teeth on Pit Bull dogs; fangs
UKC - United Kennel Club; an American Pit Bull Terrier registry since 1898. The American Pit Bull Terrier was the first breed registered by the UKC
Umbilical Cord - The cord which connects the fetus with the placenta; naval string
Undershot - The lower incisor teeth overlap the upper teeth of the upper jaw; under-bite; Bulldog jaw
Unit Character - A character inherited independently of other characters, on the presence of a single gene
Upper-Arm - The humerus bone of the foreleg between the shoulder blade and forearm
Uterus - A female organ for developing, holding, and protecting fetuses; the womb
Vaccinate - To inoculate with a virus to protect against its disease
Vasectomize - To render sterile by an operation other than castration
Vein - A thin walled tube for carrying blood from tissue to heart
Venipuncture - The procedure of puncturing a vein for drawing blood, administering medicine or intravenous feeding
Venoclysis - The tubing and valve commonly referred to as an IV set
Venous Bleeding - Dark red blood that flows steadily or may ooze from the wound. Apply direct pressure and tourniquet at once
Vitamin- A protein essential to growth and health
Vulva - The exterior opening or external parts of the female genitalia
Walleye - A blue eye also known as a pearl eye
Weedy - A dog too light of bone
Whelp - To bring forth young from a bitch; a puppy
Whip Tail - A stiff, straight, pointed tail
Whipworm - A whip like parasite that lives in the first part of the large intestine, cecum
Whitehead - A pure snow colored head with a different colored body
Withers - A first dorsal vertebra; the highest part of the body just behind the neck; the shoulders
Wrinkle - Loose folding skin on forehead, foreface, or skull
Wry Mouth - When the dentation and jaws don't meet exact; an overshot, undershot, grinder bite combined
Yard - A lot used to keep a yardful of dogs
Yellow - Lemon; of the color of gold
Zygote - the cell formed from a union of an ovum and a spermatozoon, two gametes, including the organism that develops from that cell, a fertilized ovum before cleavage
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