In 1898, the American Pit Bull Terrier was recognized as an independent breed by the newly founded United Kennel Club (UKC), which still does not collaborate with the FCI today. This is why most American Pit Bulls look like American Stafford Terriers, although they may have deviations in appearance. It was more about character, which today is considered insecure: aggressive animals with a low arousal threshold were preferred, the appearance was secondary. They were also used in fighting against other dogs.Īmerican Pit Bulls were, above all, American Staffordshire Terrier dogs that were used in fights as working dogs. The goal of this selective breeding was, above all, to get a good fighting dog that excelled in the pit, the arena for animal fights, where Pit Bulls were encouraged to kill as many rats as possible at one time. These crosses resulted in the American Staffordshire Terrier, also known as the Amstaff. Therefore, to understand why it is necessary to investigate the past of Pit Bulls, about which the name already tells us a lot: the breed originated in the United States, where the breed arose from the crossing of the English Bulldog with Terrier dogs.
This is because the FCI (International Cynological Federation), the largest international association of dog breeds, still does not recognize it as an independent breed today. Origin And History Of The American Pit Bull TerrierĪlthough most dog lovers are familiar with the term Pit Bull, it is often unclear which dog it refers to.
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