response: I have no clue.  Originally, they were developed as dogs for fighting.  They cross bred bull-baiting dogs and terriers.
original_response: Pit Bulls were originally developed as fighting dogs, so i'm sure that is how they received their reputation.
history: Pit bulls are great dogs, but quite often they are misunderstood. Oh are they?  I know they are a kind of dog. Pit bulls are a descendant of bulldogs! Maybe that's where the ''bull'' comes from. What do you think?
knowledge: Many of these breeds were originally developed as fighting dogs from cross breeding bull-baiting dogs (used to hold the faces and heads of larger animals such as bulls) and terriers.