“the Pit bull was called the “nany dog” in the 1800”
That was the American bulldog, e.g. ‘Petey’ in the Little Rascals. They have no terrier in them.
“Pit” bulls were bulldogs bred with terriers to rat or fight one another in enclosed spaces, in pits, since dog fighting was illegal in England, as bull baiting was banned.
Pit bull terriers are time bombs waiting to explode. It is in their genetics—nature, not nurture.
Also, werk on the gramur.
I suspect that was before the reports of shredded babies started coming in.