Kalelo m’zaka za zana la 19, okonda agalu ku England, Ireland, ndi Scotland anayamba kuyesa mwa kuwoloka bulldog ndi terriers, kufunafuna galu amene angagwirizanitse kulimba mtima kwa terrier ndi mphamvu ndi maseŵera a bulldog. Chotsatira chake chinali galu yemwe anali ndi makhalidwe abwino onse otchedwa ankhondo akuluakulu: mphamvu, kulimba mtima kosagonjetseka, ndi kufatsa ndi okondedwa.
Anthu ochokera kumayiko ena anawabweretsa ku United States. Maluso a American Pit Bull Terrier sanadziwike ndi alimi ndi oŵeta ziweto, omwe ankagwiritsa ntchito ng'ombe zawo zamphongo kudyetsa ng'ombe zakutchire ndi nkhumba, kusaka, kuyendetsa ziweto, komanso monga mabwenzi a banja.