Kare muzana remakore rechi19, vadi vembwa muEngland, Ireland, uye Scotland vakatanga kuedza nokuyambuka ma<em>bulldog ne<em>terriers, vachitsvaka imbwa yaizobatanidza kugwinya kwe<em>terrier nesimba nokumhanya kwe<em>bulldog. Mhedzisiro yacho yaive imbwa yaive nehunhu hwese hunonzi kune varwi vakuru: simba, ushingi husingakundiki, uye unyoro nevadikani.
Vanhu vakabva kune dzimwe nyika vakauya navo kuUnited States. Matarenda eAmerican Pit Bull Terrier haana kucherechedzwa nevarimi nevarimi, avo vakashandisa gomba ravo kufudza mombe dzesango nenguruve, kuvhima, kumhanyisa zvipfuwo, uye seshamwari dzemhuri.