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During portion one of our brief history of the Pit Bull we touched up on the origins of the fighting arena which included this dog. From Rome to Britain , these dogs were applied as fighting sport dogs which ranged in battles with other Pit Bulls , to lions , to animals as cruel as cage bulls , in which this dog invariably got its designation.

In order to understand the influence that created the Pit Bull of today and what could be a dire future for the Pit Bull of tomorrow , you should be conscious of its roots and origin. This remarkable and yet controversial dog is a mixture of force and softness , between diversion and serious commerce , all wrapped up in loyalty and like.

Where did Pit Bulls come from and why were they branded as the most vicious dogs that were ever to tread the planet?

During the sixteenth century , the merciless custom of bull-baiting was the favourite pastime of the British. Bull-baiting is a spectator sport in which one or two dogs were released and would essay to grab a bull (which was chained to a stake) by the nose. This show of tormenting the bull oftentimes lasted for hours for the desire of diversion. The British also had a misguided faith that torturing the animal before killing it made its meat additional bid. For these reasons , bull-baiting became very frequent to everyone from all walks of life.

This atrocious sport finally became illegal in England at around 1835 , but that ostensibly forced the dog fighting fans and gamblers to conduct their hold surreptitious matches underground. And although organizing an underground bull-baiting event would hold been a difficult task , setting up a dog fight in a barn or back room without being caught was quite easy.

The sport favored a somewhat smaller and swifter dog than the ones that were applied at baiting bulls and other bulky animals. Many historians surmise that the stocky bull-baiting dogs were crossed with the additional fleet and alert terriers to form a small , stalwart , and active breed that was named Bull and Terrier. Other historians surmise that the Bulldog of the time was very similar to today’s Pit Bull and it was a naive process of choosing and breeding the most productive fighters.

As the Bull and Terriers or Bulldogs became less distinguished for their bull-baiting ability and began to be additional frequent for their fighting skills in the pits , these breeds became known as Pit Bulldogs , or as we shout them today , Pit Bulls.