Emuva ekhulwini le-19, abathandi bezinja eNgilandi, e-Ireland naseScotland baqala ukuhlola ngokuwela ama-bulldog nama-terriers, befuna inja eyayizohlanganisa ukushesha kwe-terrier namandla nokugijima kwe-bulldog. Umphumela waba inja ehlanganisa zonke izici ezinhle ezihlotshaniswa namaqhawe amakhulu: amandla, isibindi esingenakuvinjelwa, nobumnene nabathandekayo.
Abokufika babaletha e-United States. Amakhono e-American Pit Bull Terrier awazange abonwe abalimi nabafuyi, abasebenzisa izinkunzi zabo zomgodi ukuze bondle izinkomo zasendle nezingulube, ukuzingela, ukugijima imfuyo, kanye nabangane bomndeni.