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This is a list of dog fighting breeds, including extant breeds and extinct breeds, varieties and types. Some were specifically developed for dog fighting, others were developed for other purposes but are or were frequently used for the blood sport.^[1]

Extant breeds

For more information about the relationship between dogs used for fighting, and the present-day identification of breeds, see Dog fighting#Breed origins and Dog type#Dog types and modern breeds.

Akita Inu^[2]
American Pit Bull Terrier^[3]^[4]^[1]
American Staffordshire Terrier^[5]^[4]^[1]
Boston terrier^[6]^{: Table 1}
Boxer^[6]^{: Table 1}
Bulldog^[6]^{: Table 1}
Bull Terrier^[7]^[4]
Bully Kutta^[8]
Ca de Bou^[9]
Dogo Argentino^[10]
Gull Dong
Gull Terrier
Neapolitan Mastiff^[11]
Presa Canario^[12]
Spanish Mastiff^[13]
Staffordshire Bull Terrier^[14]^[4]
Tosa^[15]^[16]

Extinct dog types

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c Lockwood, Randall (2013). Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff (2nd ed.). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ Morris (2001), pp. 357–358.
^ Fogle (2009), p. 176.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Parker, Heidi G.; Dreger, Dayna L. (25 April 2017). "Genomic Analyses Reveal the Influence of Geographic Origin, Migration, and Hybridization on Modern Dog Breed Development". Cell Reports. 19 (4): 697–708. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2017.03.079. PMC 5492993. PMID 28445722.
^ Alderton (1987), pp. 32–33.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hecht, Erin E.; Smaers, Jeroen B. (2019). "Significant Neuroanatomical Variation Among Domestic Dog Breeds" (PDF). The Journal of Neuroscience. 39. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0303-19.2019.
^ Fogle (2009), p. 182.
^ Symonds, Tom (24 May 2016). "Street dog fighting crackdown urged". BBC. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
^ Morris (2001), p. 355.
^ Fogle (2009), p. 248.
^ Fogle (2009), p. 249.
^ Morris (2001), pp. 351–352.
^ Alderton (1987), p. 102.
^ Fogle (2009), p. 181.
^ Alderton (1987), pp. 106–107.
^ Matsuu, Aya; Kawabe, Akemi. "Incidence of Canine Babesia gibsoni Infection and Subclinical Infection among Tosa dogs in Aomori Prefecture, Japan". Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. doi:10.1292/jvms.66.893.
^ Morris (2001), p. 348.
^ Morris (2001), p. 346.
^ Morris (2001), p. 352.
^ Morris (2001), p. 369.

Bibliography

Alderton, David (1987). The dog: the most complete, illustrated, practical guide to dogs and their world. London: New Burlington Books. ISBN 0-948872-13-6.
Fogle, Bruce (2009). The encyclopedia of the dog. New York: DK Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7566-6004-8.
Morris, Desmond (2001). Dogs: The Ultimate Dictionary of Over 1,000 Dog Breeds. North Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square Publishing. ISBN 1-57076-219-8.

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