Petey was not pit bull according to this

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“The first Petey was named "Pal, the Wonder Dog" and was an American Staffordshire Terrier. He had a natural ring around his left eye that was enhanced with dye.

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The History of Pit Bulls - Love-A-BullPit bulls are descendants of the Old English Bulldog and the Old English Terrier. They were originally bred in 19th-century England, Scotland, and Ireland for fighting other dogs.
Explanation
Bulldog ancestry
Bulldogs were originally bred for bull baiting, a cruel blood sport where they would harass a bull until it collapsed.
Terrier ancestry
Smaller, quicker terriers were crossed with the larger, slower bulldogs to create a more agile fighting dog.
Bull-and-Terrier
The crossing of the bulldog and the British terrier created the Bull-and-Terrier breed. This breed combined the bulldog's muscle power and tenacity with the terrier's alertness, agility, and speed.
The American Kennel Club (AKC) does not recognize pit bulls as a distinct breed. However, other organizations do, and the term "pit bull" is often used as an umbrella term for breeds like the American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and American Pit Bull Terrier

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Modern Staffords are often confused with the fighting pit bull-types because they share common ancestors that date back to the early 1800s when pit fighting was a popular sport. As a result, Staffords are considered among the breeds with a stigma attached relative to the "chav culture",[26] and have been termed "status dogs".[51][52] Globally, pit bull-types including Staffordshire Bull Terriers have made local news for acts of aggression, but breed advocates have raised questions about the veracity of visual breed identification, and media hype.[53][54] News reports often treat the breed as one that attacks other dogs.[55] Similar breeds have been associated with bites to humans.[56]

The stats are about fatalities. Which is fine, but it doesn't tell the whole story. Anything "pitbull" gets reported. Not so much other breeds, and for many reasons. Like my own interaction mentioned earlier. If Max, the Labrador, had attacked anyone but me, the damage could have been much worse, with 911 calls, police reports, medical attention, physical and mental therapy, lawsuits and lives forever damaged. Once I got Max under control, I had my wife call the owner. Once she saw me, she thought her life was over. Max played rough, very rough. But he was playing, and I recognized it instantly as a result of playing with my own large dogs. Result, one report of a black Labrador attack was never filed.
If all dog attacks were reported, regardless of severity, we would see a very different picture than just the dreaded pit bull. Most dogs, and virtually all small dogs would be front and center. Like the pomeranian that bit it's owner because he/she reached for the dog toy. Dog bite, yes. Blood, yes. Pain, yes. Medical attention, bandaid and a whiskey. Report, no.

I Always carry a spray water bottle (in winter coat) as a first defense. If a dog approaching my dog aggressively gets within 5’ out comes my pepper gel. It works & we stay safe.

First of all - if you're going to copy and paste from an online source, you need to include the link to that source. Links, or it didn't happen.

Second - according to your own copy/paste of whatever that is, pitbulls aren't their own distinct breed but are rather a group of different breeds that fall under the general heading. And American Staffordshire Terriers, of which Pete was one, is often included in that group. And so - I am not incorrect. Pete was an American Staffordshire Terrier, and they ARE grouped into the collective known as "pit bulls."

100% right.

If you own a herding dog, it's going to herd. As you say, that's what it was bred to do.

It you have a retriever, the odds are, it's going to "retrieve", no matter how it's raised.

The town that borders me in NH, has a local ordinance against owning a Pit Bull and my Insurance company wouldn't insure my home if I owned a Pit Bull. The statistics support such a ban and prohibition.

No I don’t you can look it up. Not that hard. Petey was not Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Which are considered pit bulls for short.

.....and Seigfreid and Roy did a great job training tigers (for a while)

I think that you are delusional. First, if a "responsible" pitbull owner is ONLY someone who provides their dog the intense training that you describe and they are ALWAYS with their dog which would be necessary in order to ALWAYS be in command, there would be very few people (if anyone) who are able/qualified to own such a dog other than perhaps law enforcement. Second, I agree that there WAS a good reason for EVERY attack. The owner, however, will probably never understand that reason. It could be as simple as a child reaching for an object the dog perceived to be theirs, triggering the "bred-in" guarding instinct. It could be the natural sounds and motions of children at play that triggered the dog's "bred in" fighting instincts. It could be that someone made eye contact with the dog in a way that the dog perceived as threatening that triggered the "bred-in" protecting instinct. Or thousands of other unidentified reasons. Of course all dogs could potentially have these instincts, but not all dog attacks are as vicious, dangerous, and deadly as those that are so common with the unique "bred-in" jaws of a pit bull. I do not understand why anyone, even experienced pet trainers, would take the chance of owning a potentially dangerous animal and then give it access to children, neighbors, or other pets. They need to be held accountable for their dog's lethal actions, but for anyone whose child, loved one, or pet has been killed or mauled by a pitbull, there will be no way to find closure from such a needless tragedy.

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From YOUR post, which YOU quoted from somewhere else (and you didn't even have the courtesy to mention where your quote came from so no, I couldn't look it up):

Pete was an AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER. They are categorized as pitbull-type dogs, as are American Pit Bull Terriers and Staffordshire Bull Terriers.

That is from YOUR source, that YOU quoted. If you disagree with your own source, then find a new source.

Came from simple google search where else would I find it? Petey IMO and yes I can have one just like you was not cross bread to be fighting dog. As the information was from old England where they cross dogs to kill which when pit bulls reared their ugly heads. Point was now way to prove or disprove Petey was pit bull killer. He may of been pure bread Staffordshire terrier which can be somewhat more docile, maybe. Point is that breed notoriously known to mull anything they they attack to death specially when running in two or more packs. One hard enough to fight off full grown man over 200 pounds in MMA shape two or more nearly impossible unless you have weapon. Majority are not sweet lovable little dogs that won’t hurt fly. That’s been proven over centuries.

So saying when some get killed by dog other than pit bulls it’s not news?

It would probably be very hard for a six lb Chihuahua to kill anyone no matter what his or her size. Pit bulls can and do kill people.

I still think it is a matter of his the dog has been treated over its life rather than genetics.

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Maul. Mull is what you do with wine.

No! You read but do not comprehend.
My point is that not all dog attacks are not reported. Attacks don't always end in fatalities. Some, fortunately, may end with nothing more than a piece of torn clothing. Others may be detered by defensive action, weapon or barrier. What big, strong, manly man wants to report that he is frightened by the menacing, ankle biting Pekingese. I would guess that most dog bites/attacks are never reported simply because "it isn't worth the trouble".
Understand now?

From Pit bull - Wikipedia :

From Pete the Pup - Wikipedia

from American Pit Bull Terrier - Wikipedia

See those links? Those are links. I (and other people who accept responsibility for quoting source material) use them to source our material.

Pete was a pitbull. The original Pete was an American Staffordshire Terrier, which was included in the broad category of "pit bull" dogs and is still included in that category by many municipalities for animal law enforcement purposes, and by some dog breed organizations. The second Pete was an American Pit Bull Terrier and was a pit bull by ALL standards.

Whatever! Petey (collectively) deserves a star, or several stars, on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.