60 years ago a delightful group of children known as The Little Rascals graced out TV screens accompanied by their loyal and courageous dog Petey. Petey, a sturdy white pooch with a coloured patch over one eye, carried out a huge array of tricks to help the children out of various troubles. He was the consummate children’s pet. Petey was an American Pit Bull Terrier.

The original Petey was Lucenay’s Peter, a purebred dog registered as an American Pit Bull Terrier with the UKV (United Kennel Club), and as one of the 50 original Staffordshire Terriers accepted into the American Kennel Club (AKC). However, whatever the breed name is claimed for Petey, one thing is certain; today this dog could not be kept within many city limits (America) without facing arrest and euthanasia.