The Pit Bull is a type of dog (not a breed) created in middle Europe as a catch and drover’s dog used on cattle and pigs.
Some form of this dog is at least a thousand years old, was fought in Rome against both men, dogs, and wild animals .
Imported to the UK with the Romans, the dogs were fought, based on size, against everything from rats to monkeys, men to lions, and bears to bulls. And, of course, they were matched against other dogs.
Terriers, of course, were created in the UK, at least 600 years later. Despite the name, there is no terrier in a Pit Bull, and why would there be? You do not create a 30-80 pound fighting dog with a 12-18 pound working terrier who is bred to not fight with packs of hounds!
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