ORIGINS
OF AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER
After the studies
realised in this aspect during some years, by the President of the
International American Pit Bull Terrier Federation Mr. Mariano Peinado in the 80´s decade and being based on compilations
found in articles, documents and old encyclopedias of
national libraries, he get to discover a quite excellent theory, of many that
exist about the origins of the American Pit Bull Terrier. According
to words of the own Peinado, “The absolute truth does not have
anybody and what I expose here is my humble opinion, deduced of my
investigations from year 1985 about this subject”.
According to the Peinado´s theory, the fundamental landlord that it gave
rise to the origin of the breed dog American Pit Bull Terrier, was based on a
Spanish breed dog, the Spanish Alano, nowadays already extinct.
Spanish Alano in the middle
of century XIX, moments before a bullfight of bulls in
This theory is
directed by two parallel ways but in different places:
1º- The first way
in which the American Pit Bull Terrier began to originate himself, have been for 500 years,
when the Spanish conquerors in the colonization of
In the course of
the years and already established the Settlers with their Alanos
in America´s land, these were as well breeding with
powerful dogs that lived there and without defined breed. Of those cross be
created a new breed dog, which, we called the American Pit Bull Terrier in
nowadays. This new breed dog got to surpass in qualities and virtues to our
majestic Spanish Alanos.
2º- The second parallel way that made created to the
American Pit Bull Terrier and more defined way, happened in
In this engraving of Abraham Cooper of 1817, they
appear “Crib” and “Rose”, a pair of American Pit Bull Terrier own of that time.
The official name
of American Pit Bull Terrier occurred for him in 1898, by American Mr. C.Z. Bennet, when on that same year he founded the Official
Organism United Kennel Club (U.K.C.), recognizing the American Pit Bull Terrier
like pure breed dog and registering them in his lists and granting pedigree to
them with his genealogical trees, realising this way a memorable work and great
zootechnical rigor of that time in favour of the
American Pit Bull Terrier.
Previously to
year 1898, to the American Pit Bull Terrier was denominated to him with
different names, depending of the place. In Great Britain as we have commented
previously, was denominated to him like the Old English Bulldog, Bull and
Terrier or Pit Dog, and in America of different ways, Half and Half, Yankee
Terrier, Pit Terrier, or simply Bulldog.
The creation of
the American Pit Bull Terrier, as much in America as in Great Britain, had to
the search by the dogmen of long ago in find a
complete work dog, that adapted perfectly at the time of developing any type of
work, by very hard which they were the circumstances to elaborate it and that
the conventional dogs could not exert.
Enough British
immigrants moved from
The
official name of American Pit Bull Terrier occurred him to the race in 1898, by
American Mr. C.Z. Bennet, President of the UKC. This
new name for the breed, also occurred to the dogs that come since Great Britain
to America, since these dogs were being treated like the same breed since they
began to arrive at the USA, since more than 200 years, by his great similarity
of the phenotype and the genotype of the American APBT. This similarity was
due, to the dominant genetic contribution that passed of the Alano at the time of creating this new breed dog, by both
ways already described.
Charles
Lloyd with Lloyd´s “Paddy”
Logically, when were located in Great Britain the people not called them
like APBT, they were continued calling them with other names like Bull and
Terrier, Old English Bulldog or Pit Dog. When I talk about to the British dogs
with the name of APBT, is for facilitating the understanding to the readers and
so that they really were the same dogs but with different names. Passed the years, after to be Officially
baptized like APBT in 1898 in the USA, the British breeders also they finished
unifying the name of his dogs by Pit Bull Terrier, but without the American
ahead for obvious reasons.
After
that, in 1909, will be founded the American Dog Breeders Association (ADBA) and
by his good doing in the conservation of the original APBT, it obtained that
nowadays will be the Canine Mother of the APBT Internationally, for conserve
the authentic and original APBT and the fans are thankful for it.
In 1935, the K.C
of
“Jim
the Dandy”, of 33 l., was the APBT that was used to make the standard from the
Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
A year later, on
In this picture we can see the
great American Pit Bull Terrier called Colby´s
“primo”, at 36l., whose breeds name was later changed
and whose pattern was used to establish the standard of the new breed AST.
Even if now the
names and standard of the APBT bred in
To emphasize, the most important policy in
the breeding selection of the American Pit Bull Terrier since its origin to
nowadays, is to reproduce American Pit Bull Terrier with an
exceptional disposition in the relation with the people, rejecting in the breeding
the units that showed the minimum gesture of aggressiveness without reasons.
After that, the more fundamental genetic characters that fix inside the breed
were and in the present continue being: Intelligence, class, chaste, value,
tenacity, balance, attitude - positive personality, ability, resistance,
powerful prey, a provided functional phenotype that allows him to combine
agility-power and with a good bony constitution. By this, the APBT is the breed
dog of work by excellence, with great desire to please to its owner.
The American Pit Bull Terrier is a breed dog whose
components, present common characters that distinguish
them of other representatives of its specie and that they are genetically
transmissible.
The Mr. Pr. Triquet´s
definition than is a breed dog, is indeed and exactly the exposed thing
previously defining to the American Pit Bull Terrier like breed dog, but the
peculiar thing of this subject, is that the FCI adopt in 1984 the Mr. Pr. Triquet´s definition to define the meaning of breed dog.
There some people that says that the APBT is not a breed dog, because is
selected by his function and not by his standard and that the selection by his
Official standard, is what it would determine to the APBT like breed dog.
As I said in the beginning of this section, the absolute truth does not
have nobody, but this commentary has easy answer to understand that indeed the
American Pit Bull Terrier yes is a breed dog and besides oldest and pure than
exists in nowadays, from her descend other quite popular breed dogs
nowadays, in which at present time nobody dares to put in doubt which they are
not pure breed dogs.
To the APBT is selected by his International official
standard, under the directives of the ADBA and in addition, also the APBT is
selected by his function to realise several types of work and sports, for his
great versatility are able to realise any class of work that realise the other
breed dogs and in addition is enabled to surpass and to improve it. By this
same the APBT is the Breed Dog of Work for Excellence,
surpassing by much in this sense to the other breed dogs. The Official standard
of the APBT, is more studied and verified so that the APBT that are within, are
very well equipped physical functionality to develop the work which it is, by
very hard that is the circumstances.
Those that put in evidence their disinformation, I
must indicate to them that the APBT yes it is a pure breed dog, since having
his International Official standard, his International Official Pedigree and
International Official Organisms which they endorse to the 100% to the APBT
like pure breed dog, like for example; UNITED KENNEL CLUB (UKC) since 1898,
INTERCONTINENTAL KENNEL CLUB since 1976, the INTERNATIONAL APBT FEDERATION
(FIAPBT) since 1985 and especially the AMERICAN DOG BREEDERS ASSOCIATION (ADBA)
(International Canine Mother of the APBT) since 1909, it is what does that the
American Pit Bull Terrier although it hurts to some people, is a pure breed dog
in all sense and older and pure than the majority of the breed dogs that we
know at the present time.
These anti APBT also justify their affirmation, of
which the APBT is not a breed dog, by the mere do of which to some units of
APBT not were used to work and yes for fight with other dogs of his same breed.
A thing does not have to do with the other, so that if we took it to like a
justification not to consider to the APBT like a breed dog, we could not affirm
that the APBT is not a breed dog for the simple reason, that the immense
majority of the APBT never fought and passed through the anonymity carrying out daily works that to them
their owners entrusted.
By this same rule of three, we would not to consider
breed dogs to all those breed dogs that also made fight, like for example: to
the American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Sharpei, Dogo Argentine, Presa Canary, Tosa Inu and an endless of breed dogs that also were used for
these illegal aims nowadays. The simple one is a great barbarism to contemplate
this hypothesis, the one of not recognizing like breed dogs those breeds that were used some of their components for the fights between
dogs. In my opinion, who has boldness to affirm that they are not breed dogs,
those breeds that were used some of their components for the fights of dogs,
are not making another thing that to dynamite the foundations of his own
breeds.
Is not of justice, that there people that wants to
make believe to the Governmental Institutions, that to all the APBT were
selected only for the fights of dogs and that only be given this “utility”, for
this way if they prick the hook, being able to damage and harming this
wonderful and noble breed dog. The governors of some countries, have prohibited
to the APBT for believe very much lies and calumnies of some
"Experts" of breeds.
The fights of dogs like a “supposed hobby” for
somebody, were clearly registered in several books, daily magazines of that
time, registries, etc., etc. and works (Greater hunting, mining dogs extracting
the coal in carts on rails, dogs to exterminate plagues of rats, dogs of the
butchers, etc. etc.) logically no.
This last one, is similar to which it happens with a
sportsman and a worker of the human species; The work of the football player
alias “Pele”, by hundreds of years that pass, will be
always remembered by the notes of history, like one of the best football
players of all times. Nevertheless, the best carpenter of the same time of “Pele”, nowadays nobody remember him and much less pass
hundreds of years by not to have been clear their work in any registry, book,
magazines, etc., etc. but that do not mean, that carpenter had the same or
better level working the wood that “Pele” playing
soccer.
Returning to the selection of the APBT, is possible to
emphasize that the standard of the APBT is somewhat more flexible than the
other breed dogs, but having his limits very marked as far as weight, height,
proportions and angulations, among others physical aspects. So why this
flexibility of the standard of the APBT, be due simply and by the different
selections on the part of the breeders, since depending the type of work to
which one goes away to him to entrust the future to APBT, it would be selected
to him with one or the other appearance, but respecting the breeders the
Official standard, being ALWAYS within it.
The fights of dogs, are part
of the history of our breed dog to consider and I do not deny it, but we
understand that belongs to the pass times and in the present times these
practice already no longer have capacity for the breed nor for his fans.
In order to guarantee the future of the American Pit
Bull Terrier, in view of the negative present circumstances around, is good
thing to understand and to be informed of his past time. Some of these anti
APBT, do not know or rather they do not want to know, that this breed dog, the
APBT, began to originate 500 years ago with the intention of later realising
all type of works for benefit of the society and up to 330 or 340 years, is
when was introduced to some of his components for fights between dogs.
Then, Why as much eagerness to affirm that the
APBT were created to fight and only for that activity? This is very easy to understand, so by this way, lying, they will have
easier to secure to the destruction and therefore the extinction of the APBT,
leaving them to them the open doors and without competition for to sell better
the breed dogs than they breed, The reason? The money.
This type of people, cannot nor wants to
accept the great qualities and virtues that our breed dog owns and that the
APBT, are those that gave origin to their respective breeds, the breeds that
they are enjoying nowadays. Thankful they would have to be to the American Pit
Bull Terrier.
For more details on this subject, you can visit the
section of work with the American
Pit Bull Terrier of the page of the Federation.
In case that you liked this article, you have the
authorization to copy it and we would be thankful to you that you add the
source in your site:
Mariano Peinado
President
IADCRO
We hope that this
article is of your affability and if is thus, enjoy it.
For any consultation is able contactar with the
Federation in:
You can to contact with the
Federation in:
SECCION
DE REGISTRO GENEALOGICO DE SEGURIDAD DE LA FIAPBT
FIAPBT Pedigree www.fiapbtpedigree.com
En esta sección del REGISTRO GENEALOGICO DE SEGURIDAD DE LA FIAPBT llamado FIAPBT Pedigree, podrán
ustedes estudiar las diferentes ramificaciones genéticas de esta maravillosa y
noble raza canina, el American
Pit Bull Terrier (APBT);
Ver fotografías históricas de ejemplares de APBT nunca vistas anteriormente en
publico; Participar en foros privados con diferentes temáticas en torno al
APBT; Ayudar a combatir la criminalización que realiza la Ley PPP y la BSL; Crear fácilmente el pedigree online de su ejemplar o de las camadas que usted
tenga; etc.
Para poder disfrutar de estos servicios,
simplemente deben registrarse a través de www.fiapbtpedigree.com con opción del idioma en español o en ingles, como usted prefiera. Esta
nueva sección del REGISTRO
GENEALOGICO DE SEGURIDAD DE LA FIAPBT, la FIAPBT Pedigree, estará
en continuo desarrollo por parte de la FIAPBT, para
su mejora constante.
Para que ustedes puedan tener un ejemplo a
la vista, e irse familiarizando con la base de datos de la FIAPBT,
les mostramos el enlace de CH “PATCHES”:
Villa Liberty´s CH “Patches” http://www.fiapbtpedigree.com/imprimir_ficha.php?idm=es&criterio=50879 (en español)
Villa Liberty´s CH “Patches” http://www.fiapbtpedigree.com/imprimir_ficha.php?idm=en&criterio=50879 (en ingles)
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FIAPBT GENEALOGICAL SECTION REGISTRY OF SECURITY
FIAPBT
Pedigree www.fiapbtpedigree.com
In this FIAPBT GENEALOGICAL SECTION REGISTRY OF SECURITY called FIAPBT Pedigree, you will be
able to study the different ramifications genetic of this wonderful and the noble breed dog, the American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT); To see APBT historical pictures never
seen previously in publish; To participate in forums deprived with different thematics around the APBT; To help to fight the criminalization that the BSL realises; To create easily the pedigree
online of your dog or the litters that you have; etc.
In order to be able to enjoy these services, simply you must to register
through www.fiapbtpedigree.com with the
option the Spanish and English language. This new FIAPBT GENEALOGICAL SECTION REGISTRY OF SECURITY, the FIAPBT Pedigree, will be in continuous development by the FIAPBT, for its constant improvement.
So that you can have an example in view, and go away familiarizing with
the data base of the FIAPBT, we showed you the link of CH “PATCHES”:
Villa Liberty´s CH “Patches” http://www.fiapbtpedigree.com/imprimir_ficha.php?idm=en&criterio=50879
(in english)
Villa Liberty´s CH
“Patches” http://www.fiapbtpedigree.com/imprimir_ficha.php?idm=es&criterio=50879 (in spanish)
DELEGACIONES FIAPBT DELEGATIONS.
In the FIRST IADCRO INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS about BSL, has been demonstrated scientifically the nonexistence of
Dangerous or Potentially Dangerous
breeds dogs. The
SCIENTIFIC
CONGRESS message has VALIDED for all the languages and all the countries. http://www.iadcro.com/informationcongress.html
How can I help to defense
the discriminations breed dogs by the BSL? http://www.villaliberty.org/howcanido2.html
IADCRO METHOD. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DIFFUSION TO SECURE TO MODIFY THE
BSL http://www.iadcro.com/diffusion.html
ALERTS http://www.iadcro.com/alert.html
COUNTRIES with BSL WE MUST DOING BOYCOTT http://www.iadcro.com/boicot.htm
NEWS
BOLETIN http://www.villaliberty.org/newsboletin.html
IADCRO
http://www.iadcro.com
http://www.iadcro.com/information.html
Statistics: http://www.fiapbt.net/statistics.htm - MEMBER
LIST OF IADCRO. http://www.villaliberty.org/iadcrolist.htm
Breed specific legislation failing globally:
http://www.examiner.com/x-7742-Charlotte-Dog-Rescue-Examiner~y2009m6d30-Breed-specific-legislation-failing-globally
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ9Te3A17LQ
THE REAL NATURE OF THE APBT PHOTOGRAPHED
THROUGHOUT OF THE HISTORY. IS
BETTER A IMAGE THAM THOUSAND WORDS. http://www.fiapbt.net/fotosbuenas.html
¿Cómo puedo ayudar a defender a las razas
discriminadas por las Leyes? http://www.villaliberty.org/howcanido.html
TODOS
JUNTOS PODEMOS CONSEGUIR LA MODIFICACION DE LAS LEYES
DISCRIMINATORIAS DE RAZAS CANINAS EN CUALQUIER LUGAR http://www.iadcro.com/todosjuntospodemos.html
EL METODO IADCRO. LA IMPORTANCIA DE LA DIFUSION PARA
CONSEGUIR EL OBJETIVO http://www.iadcro.com/difusion.html
Si lo desea, sírvase de las cartas que encontrara
dentro de las Alertas
como modelo para hacer la suya propia, para enviárlas
a las autoridades que usted crea conveniente. La carta que seleccione para
realizar la suya propia, sugerimos escoja las más actual,
ya que cuanto más actual sea, mejor y más actualizada estará la información en
su contenido.
ALERTAS http://www.iadcro.com/alert.html
NEWS BOLETIN http://www.villaliberty.org/newsboletin.html
IADCRO SOLICITA
AL GOBIERNO http://www.iadcro.com/iadcrosolicita.html
PAISES CON BSL QUE DEBEMOS
HACER BOICOT. http://www.iadcro.com/boicot.htm
IADCR
http://www.iadcro.com http://www.iadcro.com/information.html
Estadísticas: www.fiapbt.net/estadisticas.html MIEMBROS DE IADCRO. http://www.villaliberty.org/iadcrolist.htm
La Ley PPP o
BSL falla Globalmente: http://66.196.80.202/babelfish/translate_url_content?.intl=es&lp=en_es&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.com%2Fx-7742-Charlotte-Dog-Rescue-Examiner%7Ey2009m6d30-Breed-specific-legislation-failing-globally
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ9Te3A17LQ
A cerca de la “agresividad”
en algunas razas caninas determinadas. http://www.iadcro.com/agresividad.html
LA
REAL NATURALEZA DEL APBT FOTOGRAFIADA A
LO LARGO DE LA HISTORIA http://www.fiapbt.net/fotosbuenas.html
IADCRO and the FIAPBT thank so much to all
representatives, members and collaborators, for the important effort that they
are doing in the diffusion of all related with the defense of the discriminated breed dogs and continue doing
everything what are in his hands and within of his possibilities, to secure the
objectives of this just cause, by many disadvantages that are in the way . The diffusion of the IADCRO information,
is what it really gives the force to us to be able to press suitably to the
Governments of the countries that contemplate the BSL and in this way, to be considered. Consequently to this last, we would
have more possibilities so that the Law was annulled or modified according to
our request, in right terms for the dogs of any breed or cross.
How can I help in this just cause, as is the defense
of the dogs pertaining to certain breed dogs? http://www.villaliberty.org/howcanido2.html
We can spread, pass it on to all our contacts,
to mass media, in public forums of Internet (dogs forums, animal, nature, human
rights, etc.) and all the ways that we will can think to spread the more
effectively possible the information that appears in the IADCRO Web site, to
try to humbly secure to the collaboration and help that could contribute to us the fans and lovers of the animal rights.
Without this collaboration and help, the situation
will not allow us to acquire the force that we needed to secure the objective.
The information with that you can begin to spread would be by
priorities. At the moment most urgent to spread is the Venezuela and Denmark
information for being present, then that is the information with which it would
begin to bomb in your diffusion, after this either the more calmly, would be
taking more IADCRO information always in
the high-priority way the more in your opinion or criterion of each: http://www.iadcro.com/information.html
Some times, you would watch the cover of the IADCRO Web site www.iadcro.com or FIAPBT www.fiapbt.net , since if they leave new alert would reflect in that place. Also we can watch in the section of the
last news to acquire this information: http://www.villaliberty.org/ultimasnoticias.html
based
on the priority that has this alert of help, is in the way that we would guide
ourselves at the time of the diffusion help. I hope that with these slight knowledge, it serves to orient to all those
that are showing interest in helping in this right cause and they do not know
like doing it. However, any type of doubt, you can write to:
Mariano Peinado: iadcro@iadcro.com
fiapbt@fiapbt.net
villaliberty@villaliberty.org
Iñaki
Goya Delegations Coordinator: inakigoya@yahoo.es
In the FIRST IADCRO
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS against BSL, has been demonstrated scientifically the nonexistence of Dangerous or Potentially Dangerous breeds dogs.
That is valid for all countries of the world.
Thanks to all for being like you are, making good the
proverb that says; “United
we stand". Without your endorsement and help, this just
cause we would have lost it since the beginning. Your not change never.
Mariano Peinado
IADCRO: http://www.iadcro.com & FIAPBT: http://www.fiapbt.net
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IADCRO y la FIAPBT agradecen mucho a todos
sus representantes, miembros y colaboradores, el esfuerzo tan importante que
realizan en la difusión de todo lo relacionado
con la defensa de las razas discriminadas y haciendo todo lo que esta en su
mano y dentro de sus posibilidades, para conseguir los objetivos de esta justa
causa, a pesar de las trabas e inconvenientes que sufren en su contra, por
parte de algunos que no les gusta que aflore la verdad y lo justo. La difusión de la información de IADCRO, es lo que realmente
nos da la fuerza para poder presionar adecuadamente a los Gobiernos de los
países que contemplan Leyes del tipo PPP o BSL y de esta manera, ser tenidos en cuenta.
Consecuentemente a esto último, tendríamos más posibilidades para que la Ley
fuera anulada o modificada conforme a nuestra petición, en términos justos para
los perros de cualquier raza o mestizo.
¿Cómo
ayudar en esta justa causa, como es la defensa de los perros pertenecientes a
unas ciertas razas caninas? http://www.villaliberty.org/howcanido.html
Podemos difundir, corriendo la
voz a todos nuestros contactos, a los medios de comunicación, en foros públicos
de Internet (foros de perros, animales, naturaleza, derechos humanos, etc.) y
de todas las maneras que se nos pueda ocurrir para difundir lo más eficazmente
posible la información que aparece en la Web de IADCRO, para intentar conseguir
humildemente la colaboración y ayuda que nos podrían aportar los aficionados y
amantes de los derechos de los animales. Sin esta colaboración y ayuda, la
situación no nos permitirá adquirir
la fuerza que necesitamos para conseguir el objetivo.
La
información con la que pueden comenzar a difundir sería por prioridades. En
estos momentos lo más urgente a difundir es lo de Venezuela, lo de Dinamarca por ser lo más actual,
entonces esa es la información con la que comenzaría a bombardear en mí
difusión, después de esto ya más tranquilamente, iría cogiendo más información
de IADCRO siempre de la manera más prioritaria en mi opinión, esto ya a
criterio de cada uno: http://www.iadcro.com/informacion.html
De
vez en cuando, miraría la portada de la Web de IADCRO www.iadcro.com o de la FIAPBT
www.fiapbt.net , ya que si salen nuevas alertas de socorro reflejarían en ese lugar. También
podemos mirar en la sección de últimas noticias para adquirir dicha
información: http://www.villaliberty.org/ultimasnoticias.html en función de la prioridad que
tengan dichas alertas de socorro, es en la manera que nos guiaríamos a la hora
de la difusión de ayuda. Espero que con estas nociones, sirva para orientar a
todos aquellos que están mostrando interés en ayudar en esta justa causa y no
saben como hacerlo. No obstante, cualquier tipo de duda, pueden dirigirse a:
Mariano Peinado: iadcro@iadcro.com fiapbt@fiapbt.net villaliberty@villaliberty.org
Iñaki Goya coordinador Delegaciones:
inakigoya@yahoo.es
Gracias
por estar ahí y ser como sois, haciendo bueno el refrán que dice; “En la
unión esta la fuerza”. Sin vuestro respaldo y ayuda, esta justa causa la
tendríamos perdida desde el comienzo. No cambiéis nunca.
Mariano Peinado
IADCRO: http://www.iadcro.com & FIAPBT: http://www.fiapbt.net
&
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with BSL THAT WE MUST BOYCOTT
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