MINOR FAULTS

Prick Ears
flat Ears
wide ears

FAULTS

Long tail (tail tip passes beyond point of hock).
Upright or loaded shoulders	PHOTO OR BETTER DESCRIPTION NEEDED
elbows turned outward
Elbows tied-in	Description or image needed
down at the pasterns	A. above is an erect pastern B. is a down pastern.  The standard calls for a nearly erect pastern.
front legs bowed
wrists knuckled over
toeing in or out	C. is correct D. is toed out and E is toed in.  The white dog legs above are toed out
Splayed feet
Snipey muzzle
flews	flews refers to a pendulous hanging upper lip such as seen in a mastiff.  Image would be appreciated or graphic
weak lower jaw	images, graphics and descriptions appreciated
Level (flush) bite
Curly, wavy, or sparse coat	photos appreciated
Neck too short and thick	photos
thin or weak neck	photos
ewe neck	photos
dewlap	The highlighted area is the dewlap or neck folds seen on this cute dog

SERIOUS FAULTS

blue eyes
Haw should not be visible .	The Haws ( nictitating membrane)     Dogs also have a third eyelid, called the haw. It moves sideways across the eyes to protect them or to lubricate the corneal surface with tears. The haw is not normally visible, unless the dog is in poor health or undernourished. When the haw becomes permanently visible, giving the eye a "half-shuttered look, it is a indication that the dog is in need of veterinary assistance.
Bulging eyes;	images please
both eyes not matched in color
Gay tail	( not to be confused with challenge tail) See tail page for examples of challenge tails vs gay tail.
kinked tail .
Undershot
overshot bite
wry mouth;  This is typically where some teeth in front are over and some are under.  The photo here is a mouth that has serious misalignment of the teeth in relation to each other. This is a separate meaning for wry bite.
missing teeth	additional images coming (this does not apply to teeth that have been lost or removed by a veterinarian).

U nilateral or bilateral cryptorchid ( la cking one or both testis Poor guy!).

MERLE COLOR PATTERN

Disqualifications

Long coat (Doggy Glam Rocker)

Viciousness or extreme shyness ( SEEN THIS-PUT EM DOWN Before someone gets BIT!!! NO JOKE HERE).

Unilateral or bilateral deafness (HUH? did you say something).

Bobbed tail ( IS THAT A BOXER?).

  Albinism .

HERE IS A SITE ABOUT ALBINISM AND WHY THIS TRAIT IS A DQ http://www.geocities.com/~amazondoc/albinism/textframe1.html

Note: Although some level of dog aggression is characteristic of this breed, handlers will be expected to comply with U.K.C. policy regarding dog temperament at U.K.C. events.

ALSO NOTE: Dog aggression and human aggression are two TOTALLY different characteristics.  Any APBT showing any degree of unprovoked human aggression should be put down.  Sorry, a true, pure and honestly bred APBT should never have any degree of human aggression.  If they do, this means they have lost one of the PRIMARY and THE MOST IMPORTANT Temperament quality of the breed.