First let me state that the name Pit Bull is a term now used to describe several types of breeds, it is not a breed. Originally it was meant to describe the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier and Staffordshire Bull Terrier, but the ignorant media has changed that to any Terrier, Mastiff, Bulldog or mix that they feel will sell a story by naming it a 'Pit Bull'. Many people can not identify an American Pit Bull Terrier on this website. As far as 'Bully' Breeds, this defines The American Bully, The American Pit Bull, American Staffordshire Terrier, Bull Terrier, Minature Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Bulldog.

The American Pit Bull's ancestor the Bulldog was used for Bull & Bear Baiting until it was considered cruel and made illegal. From that dog fighting became popular. Since Bulldogs were uninterested in this, they were crossed with English Terriers. This combination was bred to produce intelligent, strong athletic dogs who were submissive to man and this is where the Staffordshire Bull Terrier and English Bull Terrier became breeds. When brought to America these dogs were known as an American Bull Terrier and were bred to be larger then the English version. They were used as "working" dogs for farms and hunting. In the City they were used as fighting dogs, thus the American Pit Bull Terrier was born. So, to say they were bred to be fighting dogs is true, but not all of them. It just depended on where they landed in America (City or Farm/West) After dog fighting was banned in the 1900's the breed again split. Now there were working dogs, fight dogs and show dogs and the most common trait that all 3 had bred into them was to be submissive to man. The dogs bred for show became the American Staffordshire Terrier in 1936. With this being fact, your "Pit Bull" could of come from any of these 3 backgrounds. Don't let people make a blanket statement about your dog in saying they were bred to fight.