I know APBT's were developed from mixing different breeds to get an end result and I understand there can be variances in the physical appearance of different dogs as well as families of dogs but I often wonder if the shaggycoat of some of these dogs isn't a result of a travel and sales situation that was unintentional rather than a throwback of a planned scenario. lol Although the thought of one of my dogs being the product of a mutt slipping in the gene pool would bother me deeply, I reckon as long as they are Bulldogs in every other aspect then one would just have to deal with the possibility that the extra hair might just be a coincidence. Midnight cowboy was the best example I could come up with. I'm not implying he had a mutt in his breeding, I'm just stating that he had an unusual appearance in comparison to a standard terrier type Bulldog. Never less his mark that he left on today's dogs can't be denied.