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The APBT can be any solid shade or combination of colors. Solid colors often show off the rippling muscles of the breed. Spotted or bicolored dogs are often quite attractive. Their white markings provide striking contrasts. Brindle (a red or tan dog overshot with black striping), fawn (in many tones), red, blue, or black APBTs can be beautiful. Solid white is allowed in the APBT, but not in the APBT’s cousin-breed, the American Staffordshire Terrier (Amstaff).

Color really never played much of a role in the APBT. The imported Irish dogs of the late 1800s were often solid red or red with white markings. Perhaps the result of closely bred lines, the early imported red dogs—especially with red noses—were often descendants of a well-known strain or family of pit dogs. Even today, when legendary pit dogs are discussed, the term, “Old-Family Red-Nose,” usually comes up in the conversation. Several well-known modern American dog breeders have continued to propagate dogs of this color and of this bloodline or family.