Morao koana lekholong la bo19 la lilemo, barati ba lintja Engelane, Ireland le Scotland ba ile ba qala ho etsa liteko ka ho tšela li-bulldog le li-terrier, ba batla ntja e ka kopanyang mahlahahlaha a terrier le matla le liatleletiki tsa bulldog. Phello e ile ea e-ba ntja e nang le makhabane 'ohle a boleloang ke bahlabani ba baholo: matla, sebete se ke keng sa qojoa, le bonolo ho baratuoa.
Bajaki ba ile ba li tlisa United States. Litalenta tsa American Pit Bull Terrier ha lia ka tsa hlokomeloa ke lihoai le lihoai, tse neng li sebelisa li-pit bull tsa tsona ho fepa likhomo le likolobe, ho tsoma, ho tsamaisa mehlape, le ho ba metsoalle ea malapa.