Just my take on things....In the pre APBT days, which were obviously pre-DDA and pre-internet days, an interest in owning a bull terrier didn’t seem as prevalent and widespread as it is now. Mass communication was the tv, telephone and newspaper. It wasn’t the situation in 100% of the cases, but a lot of lads who kept sporting dogs did so for specific reasons. There was no A-frame, or weight pull or other “athletic†dog sports to legitimise the casual ownership of such dogs. Sure the pet homes kept them, but nowhere near to the extent that they do now. If a lad wanted in on this type, t