Mtundu wa Pit Bull unabadwa zaka zoposa 300 zapitazo pamene nkhondo ya agalu inali yotchuka padziko lonse lapansi. Asayansi amawona Old English Bulldogs ndi Terriers kukhala makolo a Pit Bull. M’masiku amenewo, agalu amene ankawatengera nyambo ng’ombe, anali ndi matupi amphamvu, olimba mtima, amphamvu komanso anali ndi nsagwada zazikulu. Makhalidwe onsewa aperekedwa ku ma pit bull amakono.
Ma pit bull ankawetedwa makamaka kuti achite nawo ndewu za agalu. Mtundu watsopanowu waphatikiza zabwino zonse za makolo ake - mphamvu, ukulu, kulimba mtima, mphamvu, nyonga, ndi liwiro. Poyamba, galuyo ankatchedwa Bulland Terrier, ndipo inali yabwino kumenyana, kugonjetsa mdani aliyense mosavuta. Chaka chilichonse mtunduwo unkayenda bwino komanso unkatchuka.