When did pit bull become famous?

Answer 1

Pitbulls are not a discovered breed. Pitbulls is the result of mixing working dogs with expecific traits and the breeding of the pitbulls goal was to breed a dog that will attack animals but is docile and affectionate toward humans. This are the traits that makes a pitbull great. When you get a pitbull, you could have a good house guarding dog inside your house and a playfull dog with anyone outside your home.

Pitbulls is a breed that you don''t have to tie when you have visitors in your home.

Answer 2

The pit bull's ancestry can be traced back to roughly the 12th century, when European hunters cross-bred the molossus, an early mastiff, with the Bellenbeiser, or bull-biter--which became known as the bulldog--was used to attack dangerous game animals. With their powerful jaws, bulldogs could penetrate a tough hide, slash muscle, crush bone, and grip like a vise. While other dogs could track wild boar and bear, only the bulldog had the mettle to clamp its jaws on the larger animal's nose and hold it, allowing the hunter to move in for the kill.

Answer 3

Believe it not, pit bulls are one of the ancient breeds. The name became famous in America since the late 1800's but Cuba had a version which became extinct in the 1960's when Castro took the government. Some other countries had a version of the breed with a different name.

Answer 4

It is widely believed that Pit Bulls were imported to America shortly before the Civil War.

Answer 5

Pit bulls have been famous since the 1800's and in history we have more information on then before they were called pitbulls.