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Originally Posted by dig420
No, that's like Rotts or something. Pits were hunting dogs, they were used for bears and boars. The bull baiting came later.
Also anytime any dog attack happens in the media the dogs are, by default, Pit Bulls. The article doesn't sell as many papers without the words 'Killer Pit Bulls!!!!' in the headline.
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both are descendants of the mollosser breed...
http://www.moloss.com/001/ptxt/breed.html
but i do think that pits sometimes get a bad reputation... many cites ban them not even knowing what an actual pitbull is or looks like... boxers, cane corso's, and american bulldogs are often mistaken for pitbulls.