Famous Pit Bulls

Pit Bull breeds have become famous for their roles as soldiers, police dogs, search and rescue dogs, actors, television personalities, seeing eye dogs and celebrity pets. Historically, the bull terrier mixNipper and Petey from the Little Rascals, are the most well known. Lesser known, but still historically notable pit bulls include Helen Keller‘s family dog “Sir Thomas”,[21] Buster Brown‘s dog “Tige”,[22]Horatio Jackson’s dog “Bud”,[23][24] President Theodore Roosevelt‘s Pit Bull terrier “Pete”, “Jack Brutus” who served for Company K, the First Connecticut Volunteer Infantry during the civil war[25] and Sir Walter Scott’s beloved “Wasp”.[26] Modernly significant pit bulls are: “Weela”, who saved 31 people, 29 dogs, 3 horses and even one cat.[27] ”Popsicle”, a five-month-old puppy originally found nearly dead in a freezer, who grew to become one of the nation’s most important police dogs.[28] Norton, who was placed in the Purina Animal Hall of Fame after he rescued his owner from a severe reaction to a spider bite.[29] ”Titan”, who rescued his owner’s wife, who would have died from an aneurysm and “D-Boy”, who took three bullets to save his family from an intruder with a gun.[30]