Patterdale terriers are significantly smaller, measuring just 12-15 inches and only weighing up to about 13 pounds. Pit bulls are generally pretty big and muscular dogs, measuring between 18 and 21 inches and weighing as much as 60 pounds. They look a lot like a miniature version of the pit bull, making them an ideal dog to cross with the American pit bull terrier to create the pocket pitbull. They are small dogs measuring only between 12 and 15 inches, bred for hunting rats, foxes, and other vermin. Patterdale terriers were also bred in England in the 18th century to be versatile dogs able to resist the colder temperatures in the north of the country. They were imported to the United States in the 1870s. There are actually three types of dogs that are considered “pit bulls.” There is the American pit bull terrier, which is recognized by the American Dog Breeder’s Association and the United Kennel Club, there is the American Staffordshire terrier, recognized by the American Kennel Club, and finally, there is the Staffordshire bull terrier, recognized by both the American Kennel Club and the United Kennel Club.Īll of these dogs descend in one way or another from British bull and terrier dogs that were cross-bred in the 19th century for bull-baiting and fighting. They are a cross between the American pit bull terrier and the Patterdale terrier.
Pocket Pitbulls or miniature pit bulls are mixed breed dogs that started to appear in the 1990s when many new “designer” mixed breeds emerged.
Read on as we take a closer look at the pocket pitbull to help you decide whether they might be the right breed for you. They also aren’t small enough to fit in your pocket they are about twice the size of other teacup breeds.
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