This info is all messed up Pit bull is a slang term that describes several types of dogs with similar physical characteristics There are several physically similar breeds that are often termed pit bull including the American Pit Bull Terrier American Staffordshire Terrier the Staffordshire Bull Terrier the Bull Terrier the Perro de Presa Canario Cane Corso and Argentine Dogos These breeds are usually not included by name in any Breed Specific Legislation see below but are sometimes included because of a broad definition and confusion as to what a pit bull actually is 1 All of these breeds as well as many others including Great Danes Newfoundlands and Rottweilers are members of the Molosser family of dog breeds 1 Pitbull is NOT a slang its just one of the nicknames och shortened names the breed has had during the years Those that use it for dogs other then Pitbulls are just ignorant and do nt have the facts surrounding the breed clear to them often used by journalists and people without any background info Its a pure breed dog registered under UKC since 1898 its beeing registered under American pitbull Terrier under a few more registrys such as ADBA BFKC in USA I do nt know why this site that is set to be some kind of kowledge base allows itself to have this info at the top of the page All it does is to confuse people that come in here to read and to find out more about the breed If this is the first thing a visitor reads then it often sticks to his her mind as truth and he leaves the site If a reader comes in here to search facts because he her is unsure about what a Pitbull is because of medias coverage then this info just confirmes to him her that there is no such thing as a real Pitbull with is as far from the truth you may come There are so many myths and hearsays around this breed so i suggest the top info to be rewritten and only contain FACTS Many countries have their own Kennelclubs and they are all tied together by FCI as an international organ But FCI only works with 1 kennelclub per country and if a dog ai nt listed in that club other countries follow FCI regulations and do the same This is why FCI dossent recognize the Pitbull as a pure breed They work with AKC American Kennel Club that dossent keep register of the Pitbull But the American Staffordshire Terrier Pitbulls as i said erlier was first registered with UKC United Kennel Club and because only one club per country is allowed in FIC regulations the Pitbull was left outside due to a tecnicality This is the same in several countries The national kennelclubs is tied to follow FCI regulations if they are members and that s why Sweden for example dossent recognize the pitbull in their own kennel klub SKK Why did i say all this then Well it goes back to what i wrote erlier If a person think that Pitbull just is a slang and not a pure breed as written at top of Wikipedia site about pitbulls and lives in Sweden for example then this sites info add more to the myths So if a moderator reads this please think hard about what signals the top text about Pitbulls sends out to this pages viewers Niklas Sweden