Talking about Pitbulls they were a popular dog in the 1900s.In one of my sources I read about,the author states that “Pitbulls remained Popular during the 1950s and 60s respected companies used Pitbulls as their mascots”.
That's how you know that pitbulls were a very loved dog back then.
Pitbulls were a tough muscular dog,so they were a big part of wars in the 1900s.In Source 3 the author states”Their image was used on posters to