We are a small kennel located in the Queen City - Charlotte, NC.  We produce quality dogs from the Old Family Rednose Pitbull Terriers that are large and muscular with heavy bone structure. However; the best trait our dogs possess  is their great beauty. Our dogs arrive from the Hemphill – Wallace lines. These Pitbulls have the best bred of CH and GR CH UKC purple ribbon bloodlines. The best you will ever witness.

We are striving to produce the best Pitbull Terriers, with the best temperament, conformation and intelligence. First-Step  has tested  all dogs with children of all ages. Our dogs have great potential for being excellent family dogs, show dogs and guard dogs.   We take great pride in raising and training ours dogs at a very young age.  First-Step starts with obedience and socialization with humans and dogs.

 Our King, the one who has set the standard.    Our Queen, which  sets the standard                        
                                              
The epitome of the ABPT, the imacalate and King of our yard                          Every King must have a Queen. The Queen of our yard is PR Paynes      
PR Paynes Mase in your Face. If one was to look in the dictionary           Spellbound Voodoo forever my Lady. She is the First Lady of First-step Kennel.
there lying stead fast would be a picture of Mase.                                            


Both Mase and Voodoo, have super temperment and great conformation, they are what every APBT should  embody.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                
  Son of Mase. Mase Jr a.k.a Jr. The Real  deal                                     Coco is one of our shooting stars, only time will tell. She has some of
and Future Legend. The soon to be the  new King of the yard.         the qualities that Voodoo posseses. Introducing the next Queen of Firststep Kennel.
 

Breeders of quality Old Family Rednose Pits.  All dogs are dual registered UKC/ADBA and DNA profiled.  These are the culmination of many generations of old family greats:  Dorr's CoCo Puff, Florilla's Bully Boy, Camarano's Buster Jo, Hazard Joe.  We strive to produce dogs with excellent temperament, conformation and intelligence to improve the APBT.

Some breeders are satisfied with what they have others demand more...

• Chocolate and Red/Rednoses 

• Dual registered ADBA/UKC "PR" 

• DNA Profiled - what you see is what you get (no false papers) 

• Pups are DNA-P (parentage verified)

www.firststep-apbt.com

No dogs bred or sold for any illegal purposes.

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Breeder of Quality Old Family Rednose Pits

Payne's Mase in Your Face AKA Mase