Originally Posted by dig420

According to that page just about every breed in the world is descended from Roman war dogs. I've done a lot of research on Pits since I got mine, and the main thing I've found out is that nobody knows for sure where Pits come from except they know that English Bulldogs and Terriers were in the mix. English Bulldogs are descended from the type of dog you're talking about, and Terriers were small, agile hunting dogs. Their main job before bullbaiting and organized dogfighting came around was to go into boar holes and chase them out, and to jump on bears in a pack and bleed them out to slow them down enough to be killed by hunters.

Even minimal research will show that Pits score above average in temperament tests of all breeds, and that until the late 80's they were considered to be a great family dog. Gangsters changed that perception.