"A pit bull" or 'pit bull"

mitsuwao23"A pit bull" or "Pit bull". Which is correct as an answer to the question, "What’s the name of that type of dog?" Thank you,M

Use "the pit bull" when indicating a dog which has been identified or mentioned previously; use "a pit bull" when the dog is unidentified or not mentioned previously.

Well, it's not the point of my question. Le't me put it in this way.

Which is correct to say:
a) The name of this flower is "rose."
b) The name of this flower is "a rose".

My point is, do I need put "a" even when I refer to names themselves? Because I feel wrong to count a name of things. For example, do I have to say, "The name of these flower are 'roses'" if I have a bu

Q: "What’s the breed of that dog?"
A1: That dog is a pit bull. (Use "a pit bull" when you answer in a sentence.)
A2: Pit bull. (This short answer is OK. It is very clear what you mean, so a full sentence is not necessary.)

Thanks for the inputs people.It seems the definition of "name"(or breed) in English is a bit different than the one I thought. (Or I probably should think that it is the grammar that require the article.)

CliveI'm reluctant to get into what may become a lengthy philosophical discussion , but let me offer just a couple of thoughts.

Yeah, that seems a good idea to