Red Nose & Blue Nose Pit Bulls
Nose/coat color is NOT a specific breed or type of Pit Bull. Colors are not breeds.
Blue Nose Red Nose - by Adore-A-Bull Rescue
The myth of the "blue nose" & the "red nose" .... (there's a lot to read, but well worth it)
"Red or blue nose dogs are: a special type of Pit Bull / rare / worth more than black nose dogs": The answer to all of the above is: FALSE!!!
Let's talk color in Pit Bulls. (when we say "Pit Bulls" we mean Pit Bull type dogs who are categorized into the same bucket due to physical characteristics)
Pit Bulls are traditionally a performance breed. That means that they were originally bred based on how well they performed a certain task, not what they looked like. Color was probably the least important thing that old-time breeders of Pit Bulls considered. Today, Pit Bulls remain largely a working/performance dog, and so the old way of doing things as far as looks are concerned largely still holds fast. True, many American Pit Bull Terriers today are also bred with the show ring in mind, however color is of almost zero importance even in that venue. No one who really knows Pit Bulls is all that impressed by color. A flashy color does not a good dog make, and although many people have favorite colors, breed savvy people know that it's what's under the coat that counts.
Pit Bulls come in almost every color that is genetically possible in dogs. Some colors are more common (brindle or fawn for instance); some colors you don't see as often (such as spotted or black and tan). One thing is for certain, however: blue and red nosed dogs do NOT fall into the "rare" category - there are many of both colors out there.
Nose/coat color is NOT a specific breed or type of Pit Bull. Colors are not breeds.
No color is more rare or valuable than another. Yet for some reason, unscrupulous backyard breeders pump out "blue" puppies by the thousands (and sell them for thousands). These people produce poor quality animals with no thought to health and temperament, their biggest selling point being coat color. Breeders of this type many times charge jacked up prices for their puppies, justifying the high price tag by claiming their dogs are of a "rare" or "special" color. The unsuspecting buyer is duped into believing their animal is extraordinary simply because he happens to have an "odd" colored nose. When really blue/red dogs are not more rare or special than any other color - in fact, they're dying in shelters, just like all other Pit Bulls. Breeders of this ilk are especially dubious because not only are they producing bad stock, but they lure their customers in by making false claims.
There is a specific line of American Pit Bull Terrier known for its red noses; this is the Old Family Red Nose strain. But this was a tight-knit family of dogs bred closely because of their superior ability in the pit. The genetic closeness of the dogs made it easy to pass
on certain traits--it just so happens that the traits of the Old Family dogs included not only gameness, but the genes for red noses as well.
There is nothing wrong with liking one color above another, but one should be an educated consumer/owner.
Some people have the mistaken belief that blue or red nosed dogs are a special "type" of Pit Bull. When speaking of such dogs, these sorts are apt to make statements such as, "I have a blue Pit", or "My dog is the red nosed kind". Let's replace "brindle" with "red-nosed": "My dog is the brindle kind." Sort of silly, no? Brindle is just a color a Pit Bull may be, not a "kind" of Pit Bull. Well, ditto red and blue.
We pulled MOST of this from: http://www.realpitbull.com/myths.html &http://www.dontbullymybreed.org/rednosebluenose.php
Blue Nose Red Nose - by Adore-A-Bull Rescue
The myth of the "blue nose" & the "red nose" .... (there's a lot to read, but well worth it)
"Red or blue nose dogs are: a special type of Pit Bull / rare / worth more than black nose dogs": The answer to all of the above is: FALSE!!!
Let's talk color in Pit Bulls. (when we say "Pit Bulls" we mean Pit Bull type dogs who are categorized into the same bucket due to physical characteristics)
Pit Bulls are traditionally a performance breed. That means that they were originally bred based on how well they performed a certain task, not what they looked like. Color was probably the least important thing that old-time breeders of Pit Bulls considered. Today, Pit Bulls remain largely a working/performance dog, and so the old way of doing things as far as looks are concerned largely still holds fast. True, many American Pit Bull Terriers today are also bred with the show ring in mind, however color is of almost zero importance even in that venue. No one who really knows Pit Bulls is all that impressed by color. A flashy color does not a good dog make, and although many people have favorite colors, breed savvy people know that it's what's under the coat that counts.
Pit Bulls come in almost every color that is genetically possible in dogs. Some colors are more common (brindle or fawn for instance); some colors you don't see as often (such as spotted or black and tan). One thing is for certain, however: blue and red nosed dogs do NOT fall into the "rare" category - there are many of both colors out there.
Nose/coat color is NOT a specific breed or type of Pit Bull. Colors are not breeds.
No color is more rare or valuable than another. Yet for some reason, unscrupulous backyard breeders pump out "blue" puppies by the thousands (and sell them for thousands). These people produce poor quality animals with no thought to health and temperament, their biggest selling point being coat color. Breeders of this type many times charge jacked up prices for their puppies, justifying the high price tag by claiming their dogs are of a "rare" or "special" color. The unsuspecting buyer is duped into believing their animal is extraordinary simply because he happens to have an "odd" colored nose. When really blue/red dogs are not more rare or special than any other color - in fact, they're dying in shelters, just like all other Pit Bulls. Breeders of this ilk are especially dubious because not only are they producing bad stock, but they lure their customers in by making false claims.
There is a specific line of American Pit Bull Terrier known for its red noses; this is the Old Family Red Nose strain. But this was a tight-knit family of dogs bred closely because of their superior ability in the pit. The genetic closeness of the dogs made it easy to pass
on certain traits--it just so happens that the traits of the Old Family dogs included not only gameness, but the genes for red noses as well.
There is nothing wrong with liking one color above another, but one should be an educated consumer/owner.
Some people have the mistaken belief that blue or red nosed dogs are a special "type" of Pit Bull. When speaking of such dogs, these sorts are apt to make statements such as, "I have a blue Pit", or "My dog is the red nosed kind". Let's replace "brindle" with "red-nosed": "My dog is the brindle kind." Sort of silly, no? Brindle is just a color a Pit Bull may be, not a "kind" of Pit Bull. Well, ditto red and blue.
We pulled MOST of this from: http://www.realpitbull.com/myths.html &http://www.dontbullymybreed.org/rednosebluenose.php