Emva phayaa ngenkulungwane ye-19, abathandi bezinja eNgilani, e-Ireland naseSkotlani baqalisa ukwenza umfuniselo ngokunqumla ii-bulldog nee<em>terriers, bekhangela inja eyayiza kudibanisa ubukrelekrele be<em>terrier namandla kunye nemidlalo ye<em>bulldog. Umphumo waba yinja equka zonke iimpawu ezibangelwa ngamagorha amakhulu: amandla, inkalipho engapheliyo, kunye nobulali kunye nabo babathandayo.
Abaphambukeli babazisa eUnited States. Iitalente ze-American Pit Bull Terrier azizange ziqatshelwe ngamafama kunye nabalimi, abasebenzisa iinkunzi zabo ze-pit bull ukondla iinkomo zasendle kunye neehagu, ukuzingela, ukuqhuba imfuyo, kunye namaqabane osapho.