Pit bulls were bred for bull baiting, along with the bull dog, and as butchers dogs. They would hold on to the steer so the bitcher could cut the neck open. The fighting came after bull baiting was made illeagl.
2006-08-06 10:21:45 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
The history of the pit bull far predates the time when bans on bull baiting caused blood sport fanciers to turn to fighting dog against dog. The very name "bull" or "bulldog" gives us the clue as to what the original purpose of this breed was.
Far back into history - too far for us to see - man had bred dogs for gripping large game like boar and bear. From these dogs developed the Butcher's Dog, or Bulldog. The bulldog was an animal from 35 to 80 pounds, long of leg, sturdy in body, athletic, with a strong head and muzzle. The pit bulls of today descend directly from these animals.
Thanks for sharing this gothicnightq...!!
2006-08-06 10:27:25 · answer #1 · answered by sassy 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Thats very interesting. Hard to believe an animal as small as a dog could hold an animal as big as a bull.
2006-08-06 17:27:28 · answer #2 · answered by jrollo76 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pit bulls were made when someone in Arkansas decided to take the worst kind of dog imaginiable and then breed it with the next worst, so they can all get drunk and watch the dogs kill each other instead of doing something productive.
2006-08-06 17:28:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Cool
2006-08-06 18:05:35 · answer #4 · answered by INDY 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
fairly correct
years ago
actually the bulldog would fight the bull, by biting its neck, until the bull bled to death
2006-08-06 17:27:31 · answer #5 · answered by G. M. 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, i did know that, also everyone thinks that they are people aggressive, but when people started to dog fight them, they intentionally bred them to be people friendly because they had to be able to separate a fight without getting bit themselves. so i agree with sassy, thanks for helping overcome the bad reputation of pitbulls
2006-08-06 17:39:51 · answer #6 · answered by Nurse Autumn Intactivist NFP 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Interesting....thanks for the fyi
2006-08-06 17:39:43 · answer #7 · answered by Linzerella*Cinderella 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
thats horrible!!!! i used to have a pitt bull but he was too gross so we gave him away! now i feel really bad
2006-08-06 17:26:34 · answer #8 · answered by nicky 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
YEP AND ONE THING ALOT OF PEOPLE DONT KNOW IS GERMAN HEPARDS WHO TEND TO NIP AT ANKLES EVEN IF YOUR NOT DOING ANYTHING WRONG IS BECAUSE THEY USED TO BE USED FOR HEARDING.
2006-08-06 18:19:31 · answer #9 · answered by girlie1921 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes I knew that. I read that in a book.
2006-08-06 17:40:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋