GENERAL APPEARANCE
The American Bully is presented as powerful and strong. It varies from compact dog to medium to large sized dog with a well defined muscular body and blocky head. Powerful in its movement and should show effortless movement at the same time. The American Bully gives the appearance of a bony structure with a Bully build and appearance. The length of the foreleg (measured from the point of the elbow to the ground) must never exceed half the height of the dog at the withers, but the length of the dog's paw must always be in proportion to the body and give the dog a compact appearance ( squat). This breed combines strength, athleticism, flexibility and agility. It should never appear fine boned and slender.The balance and harmony of all parts are critical components of the breed.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BREED:
The essential characteristics of the American Bully are strength, confidence and vigor for life. This breed is eager to please and rejoices in enthusiasm. The American Bully makes a great family companion and has always been noted for her love of children. The American Bully requires an owner who socializes carefully and trains dog obedience. Aggressive behavior towards humans and other dogs is unusual for the breed and highly undesirable.
HEAD: The American Bully's head is unique and a main feature of the breed. It is massive in appearance, substantial and imposing, large and broad, giving the impression of great power, but not disproportionate to the size of the body. Viewed from the front, the head is a broad brick shape. When viewed from the side, the skull and muzzle are parallel to each other and joined by a well-defined and distinctive stop. The supraorbital arches above the eyes are well defined but not pronounced. The cheek muscles are well pronounced with some wrinkles.
The head is well chiseled, combining strength, elegance and character.
Muzzle: The muzzle is short - medium, with a blocky or slightly square upper side. Wide and deep from the stop to the nose; and falling abruptly under the eyes. The length of the muzzle is shorter than the length of the skull, with a ratio of approximately 1: 2 or 2: 3. The upper line of the muzzle is straight. The jaws are well defined. The lower jaw is strong and well developed; broad and deep. Lips are semi-closed and even, some looseness accepted, but not preferred.
NOSE: The nose is large with wide and open nostrils. The nose can be any color.
EYES: The shape of the eyes is almond to oval, low in the skull and spaced no further than the side of the skull.
EARS : The ears are set high and can be natural or cropped. If natural, semi-pungent or pink are preferred. Pungent or flat and wide ears are not desired.
TEETH: Complete set of white, equidistant teeth that meet in a scissor bite.
NECK: The neck is heavy and short. There is a slight arch in the ridge. The neck gradually widens from where it joins the skull to where it merges with well stretched shoulders. The skin of the neck is taut and without dewlap.
FOREQUARTERS: The shoulder blades are long, broad, muscular and well oblique. The forelegs are straight, short, strong and sturdy with considerable bone mass and pronounced muscles. The elbows are close to the body. Seen from the front, the forelimbs are considerably set apart (to accommodate a broad and deep chest) and perpendicular to the ground. Pasterns are short, powerful, straight and flexible. Seen in profile, the pasterns should be erect with a slight arch. From the front profile, the amount of space from the ground to the chest drop should be the same distance from the foreleg to the front, giving the appearance of a square.
BODY: The body appears compact, powerful, sturdy, massive and extremely muscular which are the hallmarks of the American Bully breed. The chest is very broad, deep, wide and well filled with ample room for the heart and lungs, but the chest should never be wider than it is deep. The ribs extend well back and are well sprung from the spine, then flatten out to form a deep body that extends to the elbows. The back is strong, solid and moderately broad and muscular when viewed from above. The topline slopes slightly downward from the withers to be broad and muscular.The general appearance of the topline is approximately leveled (withers, back and hips of approximately the same height) or slightly sloping from withers to hips with slightly rounded croup. The loin is short, muscular and slightly arched up to the top of the rump, but narrower than the rib cage and with a moderate contraction. The croup is slightly sloping downwards. Females may be slightly longer due to carrying offspring.
HINDQUARTERS: The hindquarters are very powerful, strong, muscular and broad. The powerful rear is the source of the American Bully's strength, thrust and forward motion and is responsible for providing the strength and agility needed to perform the demanding physical tasks that the American Bully is capable of. Both the thighs and the rump are noticeably full of tightly grouped muscles. The croup is very well padded on each side of the tail and deep from the pelvis to the groin. The thighs are extremely well developed with thick and easily distinguishable muscles. The bone, angulation and musculature of the hindquarters are in balance with the forelegs.Seen from the side, the hock is well bent and the hind pasterns are deep and perpendicular to the ground. Seen from behind,
TAIL: The tail is set in as a natural extension of the topline and tapers to a point. When the dog is relaxed, the tail is carried low and extends approximately to the hock. When the dog is in motion, the tail is brought to the level of the topline. When the dog is excited, the tail can be carried in a raised and erect position (challenge tail), but never curled over the back (gay tail).
FEET: The feet are round, proportionate to the size of the dog, well arched and taut. The bearings are hard, strong and well cushioned. In any case, a slight outward turn is accepted, but should not exceed 10 degrees clockwise. The toes should be tight and well proportioned to the leg and bone.
COAT: The coat is shiny and smooth, dense and moderately rigid to the touch.
COLOR: All colors except merle.
SIZE AND WEIGHT: The American Bully must be powerful and agile, so actual weight and height are less important than the correct proportion of weight and height. The American Bully should appear sturdy, stocky and compact with shorter, sturdy and sturdier legs, back and neck giving the impression of a massive, powerful dog endowed with great strength and skill in a compact physique.
American Bully - MICRO
This is an amendment to the basic standard that a MICRO Bully is determined by its adult height.
Males under 14 inches (36 cm) at the withers. Females under 13 inches (34 cm) at the withers
American Bully - POCKET
This is an amendment to the basic standard that a Pocket Bully is determined by its adult height. Males under 17 inches (43 cm) and not less than 14 inches (36 cm) at the withers. Females under 40 cm and not less than 33 cm at the withers.
American Bully - Standart
Males 17 inches - 20 inches (43 cm - 51 cm) at the withers. Bitches 16 inches - 19 inches (40cm - 48cm) at the withers. It is important to note that Standard American Bully dogs are not to be penalized for exhibiting a heavily muscled, massive and bulky body type.
American Bully - XL
This is an amendment to the basic standard that a Bully XL is determined by its adult height. Males over 20 inches (51 cm) - 23 inches (57 cm) at the withers. Females taller than 19 inches (48 cm) - 22 inches (54 cm) at the withers.
AMERICAN BULLY - CLASSIC
Males 17 inches - 20 inches (43 cm - 51 cm) at the withers. Bitches 16 inches - 19 inches (40cm - 48cm) at the withers.
- The Classic Bully variety is simply an American Bully dog with a lighter build (lighter bones) and lower body mass (less substance) than the Standard American Bully. Aside from this difference, the Classic Bully variety follows the same standard as the Standard American Bully (this standard may have variations in the future can be eliminated because the American Bully improves more precise standards)
AMERICAN BULLY - EXOTIC
- THE AMERICAN BULLY EXOTIC this expression is used to describe facial features blocky head due to its halves but it is distant with a large and round head ... It should show an effortless movement and should be active and attentive to the surrounding environment
GAIT: Move with a confident attitude, conveying the impression of attention and excitement. At the trot, the gait is effortless, smooth, powerful and well coordinated, showing good stretch in front and back away. When moving, the bottom line stays level with only a slight flex to indicate elasticity. Seen from any position, the legs turn neither in nor out, nor do the feet cross or interfere with each other. As speed increases, the feet tend to converge towards the center line of balance.
DEFECTS:
Bone mass and overall insufficient
Coiling tail queue
knotted Tail
Long tail
curled queue
excessively short
glass Eyes, pink or
albino Faces
turning severe Virata severe a posteriori
Criptorchidismo undescended testicle
SERIOUS DEFECTS
Prognathism
Open bite / crooked bite
Missing teeth.
Overshot
DISQUALIFICATIONS
Docked Tail long coat .
Spayed or neutered dogs that show
or possess aggressive behavior towards humans