The American
Pit Bull Terrier (APBT or Pit Bull) and the FIGHTING DOGS (By Mariano Peinado. Madrid,
September 13, 2023)
En ESPAÑOL
aqui: https://www.fiapbt.net/peleas.html
In Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=292914153377467&set=a.155145083821042
A few days ago, a certain “Robert” wrote
me an email, as he wanted to buy me a Pit Bull. In the message, Robert clearly
made me understand that the Pit Bull he wanted to buy from me, he wanted him to
fight with other dogs when he was an adult and for that reason, I refused to
sell it to him. Robert, to try to “justify himself” and thus convince me to
sell it to him, responded with the typical arguments of those who fight their
dogs, arguments that are not real, have no foundation, have not been
investigated or anything like that, It is what they heard others say when they
were starting out in the breed and they believed them 100%, or simply, they
were interested in believing. These same arguments are what Robert and others
like him now tell to new entrants into the breed to convince them, unfortunately
some of them believe them 100% and so on, the snowball grows and grows as it
progresses. down the mountain, where the sensational media, in collaboration
with their paparazzis, gather half-truths from this type of information and
take advantage of it to make bait in their "news" about the breed dog
American Pit Bull Terrier and its fans in a way Morbid, Yellowish and
especially False, in this way, they manage to further sink the image of the
breed to better sell their False news to an audience without criteria, or
Common Sense, who swallow everything, Swallors or Sheep in short...
In this way, Robert and others like
him try to justify, in today's times, this criminal, cruel and illegal act of
animal abuse, such as dog fighting. Robert
told me;
@ Dog fighting was the cause that
gave origin to the breed and that for that reason, Pit Bulls must continue to
be fought today.
@ He has seen some who override the
survival instinct in their Pit Bulls, so that they are better at fighting.
@ How do I base my breeding selection
and what measurement system do I use to know that I am on the right track in
reproduction?
@ How do I keep the “Game” in my
dogs? And other similar matters, fine.
ANSWER to “Robert”:
@ Hello, you told me;
“Dog fighting was the cause that gave rise to the breed
and for that reason, Pit Bulls must continue to be fought today.” (Sic)
Inform you that you are wrong, since
the name of the Pit Bull breed dog already mentions its origin, and is not even
close to what you describe. The name Pit Bull refers to the place of harassing
the bull as a rival, not harassing another dog as a rival.
Place of harassment = Pit // Bull = Bull // Therefore, the
place of harassment of the Bull, translates as Pit Bull. I
assure you, if at the beginning of the
breed, the harassment had been
towards other dogs, the Pit Bull today would be called Pit Dog. I think that only this fact, will
give you something to think about.
During my long and detailed
investigations carried out during the 1980s and 1990s, on the origins of the
breed more than 500 years ago, I did not find any indication where I could
observe that Pit Bulls had originally been used for fight with those of the
same species, since the records of fights between Pit Bulls do not exist, until
the year 1835 in Great Britain, since with the prohibition of the celebrations
that pitted Pit Bulls against bulls and bears in that country in that same year
of 1835, is when fights timidly began to take place between the Pit Bulls
themselves, but not before, that is, until at least 330 or 340 years had passed
after the American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT or Pit Bull) as a breed already
popular and well identified by its genotype and phenotype among fans around the
year 1500. Obviously, in those years and depending on the place, Pit Bulls were
called in one way or another, such as you will be able to observe with all
kinds of details in my report on the Origins of the breed, which I gladly
attach below, but as I said before, despite the different names that were given
to them depending on the dates and places in where they were found, these
animals were already a popular and well-identified breed for more than 500
years, until finally, in 1898, the
official name of the breed was unified internationally, with the name of American
Pit Bull. Terrier (APBT or Pit Bull) by the American Mr. C. Z. Bennet, when in that same year Mr. Bennet founded the United Kennel Club (UKC) and in
1909 the American Dog Breeders
Association (ADBA) was also founded, the
current internationally
American Pit Bull Terrier Canine Mother and very well managed by the Greenwood family.
The American Pit Bull Terrier ORIGINS: https://www.fiapbt.net/origins.html - https://www.fiapbt.net/origenes.html (In spanish writed)
@ You told me;
“I have seen some who override the survival instinct in
their Pit Bulls, so that they are better at fighting.” (Sic)
Good, good, good, I think that
ignorance, in addition to being dangerous, is also very daring. This that says,
I'm not going to answer you, no, I'm going to attach the answer that was given
more than 20 years ago by an ethological
scientist named Vicente Salcedo from
Spain. Furthermore, I have the honor of being his friend;
Mr. Vicente Salcedo responds:
“NO
ONE has the ability to eliminate an instinct, we can only control it, but
never eliminate it, since it is something so deeply rooted in ALL SPECIES, so
tied to the being and so embedded in its DNA that it is indelible. I have only
heard of one case in which scientists tried to "eliminate" that
instinct and it was in sheep and through genetic engineering, and it happened
only 2 years ago. In reality, it was only possible to ensure that these sheep
did not flee from the attack of the wolves, in order to leave sheep that do not
produce quality milk or wool among the good ones and that would serve as bait
for the wolves, giving time to those that are good to flee. Even so, it was not
possible to eliminate their survival instinct, because if so they would not
even eat, since obtaining resources depends on said instinct.
A dog fighting fan does not have the
knowledge or the means to do something like that, speaking clearly and in
silver. If that could be done, the APBT
would allow itself to be killed and would not defend itself. Furthermore,
he would not be trainable for fighting, nor would he be trainable for
obedience, since he would not learn even a simple sit as he was not motivated
by food, no matter how hungry he was, or by the pressure of the trainer.
Not only can you not modify the survival instinct in an
entire race, you cannot modify it in a single individual. You must understand
that, if it would can be done, you condemn the individual to a premature and
rapid death and if it would can be done in a breed dog, you condemn it to
extinction.
Without that instinct the dog would not eat, would not drink, would not
fight... Would dogs used in fights, if I locked them in a cage without food for
a long time, not fight with a bear or a mouse to steal food or even eat it?
Wouldn't fighting dogs, if I beat them to death, end up defending themselves
and fighting me? They would act like any other dog, even if they had the upper
hand, they would die fighting, just like a simple little bee, if you put it in
your hand, it will sting you before being crushed to death. And of course he
doesn't do it by saying "unless he gets a peck from me as a souvenir for
killing me" but by saying "I have to use all the means at my disposal
to try to get out of here alive or die trying to save my life." Animals
are not Gandhi, who allowed himself to be beaten with sticks and offered no
resistance. The proposal of the possibility that the survival instinct has been
eliminated in the APBT is simply absurd, which could only come out of the mouth
of someone with infinite ignorance and great dare. But talking is free...
The APBT is a breed dog in which one
of the jobs in which it is used is hunting big game, capturing wild animals,
putting its own life at risk when doing so. The behavior of preying is one more
act of complex hunting behavior (not hunting instinct, since it does not
exist). This complex behavior depends directly on the survival instinct, as it
is a means to obtain resources and thus survive. If we eliminate the survival
instinct, we would also eliminate the complex hunting behavior and therefore
the capture behavior, so sought after in dogs used for fighting.
It would be very fun to meet someone
who argues that and debate with them. Laughter would be guaranteed. “To
eliminate an instinct is to eliminate evolution and therefore become extinct.”
(Don Vicente Salcedo)
@ You told me;
“How do I base my breeding selection and what measurement
system do I use to know that I am on the right track in reproduction?” (Sic)
Robert, I inform you that I breed for
myself, for my enjoyment, I only sell some puppies that I breed sporadically
for myself, since a litter of Pit Bulls produce quite a few puppies. I do not
breed for the sake of breeding, nor do I look for puppies in other breeders to
meet a demand, which I am grateful but I am not looking for it. With this way
of breeding, I also ensure good genetic and all-around quality of all puppies
when I have some available for sale. For example, when I have a litter, it is
because from that litter, I am going to keep at least one or two puppies for
me, after that, in a litter normally the mothers usually have several puppies,
so, when I find someone who going to take good care of them and, above all, not
going to fight them when they are adults, I am selling the rest of the puppies
to this kind of people, to a good family that is going to take care of them
very well. In this way, it gives me great satisfaction to understand that they
are to live very well the rest of their lives. Furthermore, by doing this, I at
least cover some expenses for the maintenance of my dogs, which, although they
are not cheap, nor few, make it more bearable for me. I never obtain financial
benefits from breeding, only enjoyment and personal satisfaction, which, for
me, is not little and is worth it to me.
I am not the typical dog breeder, no,
I am a somewhat peculiar breeder. I love this breed dog so unfairly and cruelly
discriminated against and persecuted by the ignorance of many people and the
bad BSL law. What I breed is for myself. What happens is that due to the
genetic quality that my dogs possess, due to their essence, due to their purity
of breed, due to their quality in the aspects of good health, good character and
good behavior as a Work - Sport dog or as a family dog, some fans want to
acquire one of my Pit Bulls, and since there are so many puppies from the same
litter, to get guarantees that they will take good care of him, so I sell some
of them and follow up on them to make sure that they will take good care of
him. I have no interest in selling dogs, just because of what I already
explained to you. I also sell them to those who know the breed and appreciate
them for who they are, including their unfair
Discrimination socially and by the bad BSL. I sell them, because it is also
a guarantee that they will be very well taken care of, because they paid for
the animal. Dogs that are given as gifts, unfortunately, many of them end up
badly for that very reason, because they are not valued and end up being
abandoned, poorly given or sacrificed, Do I splain me?
First of all, and as I said before, I
would like to inform you that the breeding that I develop in my kennel is done
for my personal satisfaction and not for the pleasure of anyone else. Today, I
am very happy, very proud and satisfied with the results that my dogs offer me
day after day and even better, results that my dogs obtain in various facets
and disciplines currently in the year 2023, how, for example; At ADBA Standard exams Events; That of Work – Sports; etc., etc.
The direction in which I direct the
breeding selection of my Pit Bulls in Villa Liberty kennels is mainly based on
three paths;
1 By genetics and functional standard.
2 For Work – Sports and big game hunting (Wild Boar)
3 By personal intuition coming by the experience acquired during the
39 years studying, enjoying, observing and raising these doggies without
interruptions, continuously.
With these three paths, they are
enough for me to know that I am doing well in the development of my breeding, a
good pattern to follow, a good guide to be more than satisfied with the results
that I observe in my breeding, day after day, year after year. I observe an
evolution for the better over time by selecting my dogs under these parameters.
Furthermore, I am very grateful to all those who have my dogs, who, they inform
me, attest to the good quality of the Pit Bulls they have in their family,
their testimony is worth like gold to me, I feel very proud of all of them.
To provide you with a more complete
explanation of the question you have asked me about my breeding method, I am
providing you with one more link, where you can see other important details for
me, when I do a litter and the objective of the breeding; http://www.villaliberty.org/breeding.html
For example, regarding the Work – Sports in the breeding that I develop with the
Pit Bulls, I can tell you that the
Only 4 Champions (ACE) of WeightPulling in Europe coming from my “RED PIT”: http://www.fiapbt.net/ch&ace.htm
“RED
PIT” FIAPBT Pedigree Online: http://www.fiapbtpedigree.com/imprimir_ficha.php?idm=en&criterio=80447
Another
good example of my breeding, in regards to Work – Sports, is a direct son of “RED PIT” called “RED PIT II”, winning the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP in
the MARATHONPIT discipline, in the OLYMPIC GAMES of the
American Pit Bull Terrier, held in 2010 in the Canary Islands, Spain: https://www.fiapbt.net/JJ.OO..html
“RED
PIT II” FIAPBT Pedigree Online: http://www.fiapbtpedigree.com/imprimir_ficha.php?idm=en&criterio=101733
@ You told me;
“How do I keep the “Game” in my dogs?” (Sic)
In the breeding selection that I
develop with my Pit Bulls, I am guided by the Game, but not the Game of fights between dogs, no, rather the Game of Work – Sports, wild boar hunting,
etc., since the Game does not It is
attributable only to dog fighting, no. I know that some American Pit Bull
Terriers in their time, "recognized" as very "Game" when
fighting with those of the same species, when they were taken on a hunt and saw
the powerful and dangerous wild boar in front of them, they ran, but in the
direction opposite of the powerful animal.
For me it is important to select Game in my breeding, since Game is the virtue that
differentiates our breed dog from the others, Game being something so
characteristic of the breed that it becomes part of the breed itself. Game or
"Gameness" is the quality and virtue that only Pit Bulls have since
they were created as a breed more than 500 years ago. Some have it in greater
proportion than others, to carry out and
finish the work entrusted to them by its owner or trainer, no matter how hard
and extreme the circumstances are to develop it and even if it costs them its
lives in the attempt.
At the beginning of the following
link, you can see some Pit Bulls of my breeding facing the powerful and
dangerous wild boar without problems or fears, emerging victorious from the
fight that their owner had entrusted to them:
http://www.fiapbt.net/trabajo.html
In addition to wild boar hunting,
also in endurance Work – Sports (MarathonPit, etc. https://www.villaliberty.org/historymarathonpit.html - http://www.villaliberty.org/historiamarathonpit.html - Same link in Spanish -) the Game develops and becomes evident,
especially when fatigue arrives
intense and the animal continues to carry out its work despite the
inconvenience of the harsh and extreme circumstances for its development due to
the lack of oxygen. I am the one who must dose them and make them stop at a
certain time to avoid Shock. This is also Game
and for this reason, I also select my specimems for the MarathonPit activity,
since in addition to this, it is a great activity to clean up the image and
show the positive face that our breed dog so badly needs in society ignorant.
For example, Maurice Carver fought
dogs, yes, but I have to say that Carver lived in other times, very distant
from those of today (1916 / 1979), with a mentality quite different from that
of today, times, in which which, dog
fighting was not an illegal activity. In my case, for example, it would not
occur to me to fight dogs because it is animal abuse, but I do thank Maurice Carver in his role as BREEDER and
others like him, for having continued to
reproduce and especially PRESERVE the purity of the breed dog in the American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT or Pit
Bull), CONSERVING its EXISTENCE in
those times, although they did it for an activity that I do not agree with
being carried out in today's times, and I am grateful to them for a very simple
reason, which is that although the breed itself was created for WORK more than
500 years ago and not to fight with its own kind, as I have already explained
before, if it had not been for Maurice Carver and others like him, by BREEDING and CONSERVING the pure and authentic American Pit Bull Terrier, for
150 years in that sense of dog fighting, the
breed itself would have gone on to the list of already extinct breeds dogs,
where the names of a great number of breeds already extinct in modern times,
like for example, the Blau Paul, the Bullenbeiser or German bulldog, the Alpine
Mastiff, the White English Terrier, the Cordovan Fighting Dog, the Puy Pointer,
the Hawaiian Poi , the Paisley terrier, the Techichi, the Talbot, the Kuri,
etc., etc. I have an extinct dog breed very close to my land, in addition, said
extinct breed dog is where our wonderful and noble Pit Bulls come from, I am
referring to the Spanish Alaunt breed
dog, despite the fact that some, for obvious interests, deny its
extinction, but I refer to the facts: https://www.fiapbt.net/alaunt.html - https://www.fiapbt.net/alano.html (Same link in Spanish)
With the latter, I am trying to
explain that if the breed itself had been CONSERVING
alive without becoming extinct until modern times, but by means other than
dog fighting, then, as far as the breeding selection, at least in my case and I
am sure that it would have also happened with other breeders, at that time, the
breeding selection would have been
carried out under the parameters of the specimens of those other different genetic branches that would have been REGISTERED in some way for its Purity or AUTHENTICITY in the history
of the breed, whose selection would have been based on what its origin, its creation more than 500
years ago, which was nothing other than to carry out various work tasks required in yesteryear, the WORK in summary, in this way, not
having to go through dogs that had been used in dog fights, since if the
specimens that were used solely and exclusively to carry out various WORK tasks and its data had
been REGISTERED, It would have been
possible to follow its genetic traces and continue them today, but it turns out
that indeed the various jobs carried out by those specimens of the breed were
REGISTERED, but what was not REGISTERED were
the specimens that carried them out, and obviously neither its descendants,
that valuable information was forgotten, was lost, which made it impossible to
carry out that breeding selection of the PURE BREED on that side of WORK, since
the old specimens of the American Pit Bull Terrier dog breed REGISTERED in the history, there were
only those who were fought and it is for this reason, why, those of us who,
like me, wanted the pure breed not to become extinct, were forced to carry out
breeding under the RECORDS that were
preserved and we had at our disposal to to be able to do it, if we wanted to
preserve honestly, with the TRUTH, the pure breed, and this could only be done
by investigating and following the RECORDS
that were preserved of those specimens in that time that were used in dog
fights, more clear tham water.
Video ORIGINS of the American Pit Bull Terrier: https://www.facebook.com/FIAPBT/videos/710230476231199 (Video in spanish)
After spending several decades
studying, observing, collecting and carrying out field research on everything
related to the American Pit Bull Terrier breed dog, I was left with the impression
that, in the role of BREEDER, there was no other like Maurice Carver, he was special, his
sixth sense told him which dogs he should pair, obviously he did so within the PURITY or AUTHENTICITY of the
breed, in this way, being able to
produce the best of the best. He managed to breed many of the best Pit
Bulls in history. Maurice Carver's work as a BREEDER fascinated me, being able
to corroborate for myself the enormous quality that his dogs possessed, by
continuing to select their 100% pure genetics under my breeding criteria today,
this was the reason why my wife Mar and I put all our efforts in the decade of
the 80s and 90s to bring from the USA to Spain, the best pure Pit Bulls that
were still alive from Maurice Carver at that time, a work of recovering the
genetics of the Maurice's dogs, in this way, to be able to preserve his genetics and his legacy for as many years as
possible, to enjoy it, for personal satisfaction, for the heritage and inheritance of the breed itself and for those fans who also like
and value Carver genetics like we do, that they can continue to enjoy it today,
since ultimately, breeding pure Carver dogs today is also synonymous and a
guarantee of PRESERVING the AUTHENTICITY
of the breed and the good QUALITY of
the breed.
Robert, as I told you before, I could
make numerous litters a year, at this time, for example, for a few months now
that I have not had any litters, I usually make one or two very selected
litters a year, of which I keep some puppies for me and for the people in my
closed circle of trust to control and observe their evolution, I sell very
little. I think I have responded more than well enough to all of his concerns
regarding my work with the race. I repeat, I do not sell my dogs to you or to
anyone who wants them to fight, or who at least has indications of believing
that they are actually going to fight them, leaving this matter already closed.
Mariano Peinado
FIAPBT & IADCRO
https://www.facebook.com/FIAPBT – https://www.fiapbt.net
– https://www.IADCRO.com
- ALL
dogs are MAN'S BEST FRIEND since the
beginning of humanity, ´Why do some insist on changing this reality? The answer
is simple, for $$$
There are no fighting breed dogs. Since Pit Bulls had been used in
fighting dogs, that was one reason why among ignorant citizens they acquired a
bad reputation for being “quarrelsome” dogs. Another reason for the bad
reputation that has been given to the breed, comes from the lying media and
sensationalist, but in reality, Pit Bulls are loving and very intelligent dogs,
much more peaceful than most dogs of other breeds, since the confidence they
have in themselves makes them have a attitude of dogs good, noble, balanced and
peaceful, although as in the rest of the breeds and mixed breeds, everything
will depend on the EDUCATION, the CONTROL and RESPONSIBILITY of the owner, I think it is not difficult to
understand…
"Judge the FACT INDIVIDUALLY, by bad ATTITUDE or by the owner´s IRRESPONSIBILITY and do not CRIMINALIZE, nor DISCRIMINATES the Breed Dogs or Mongrel Dogs simply by its Physical
Appearance, in this way, to get Justify applying an Unfair Collection Law subtly under the shadow of the term "Protection".
An Animal "Protection" Law whose SOLE objective is the Collection, which in reality does not offer
Citizen nor Animal SECURITY, rather
the opposite. All are INNOCENT until
proven otherwise, Humans too. " (m.p) -- Stop DISCRIMINATION!!! - Stop
BSL & DDA!!!
- What is the UNFAIR, INEFFECTIVE and
CRUEL BSL & DDA Laws? http://stopbsl.org/bsloverview - https://www.facebook.com/knottytoysforgooddogs/posts/1289752464417363
- Stop BSL & DDA!!! ¡¡¡RESCUE of PEOPLE with American
Pit Bull Terrier Canine HEROS: http://www.fiapbt.net/rescate.html - http://www.fiapbt.net/reconocimiento.html - http://www.fiapbt.net/16HEROES.html - http://www.fiapbt.net/PITBULLheroes.html
From the FIAPBT & IADCRO, we
add ADDITIONAL INFORMATION about
the breed for your information. We hope and we wish that you enjoy a lot with
this information about the breed that we are offering with great pleasure.
Thank you very much for your interest and trust,
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION of the breed: https://www.villaliberty.org/information.html
AMERICAN
PIT BULL TERRIER (APBT or Pit Bull) HISTORICAL MEMORY
@ W. D.
SMITH, the
great unknown of the American Pit Bull Terrier, ❤ His
deserved TRIBUTE ❤ https://www.fiapbt.net/tributesmith.html - https://www.fiapbt.net/historiadibo.html
@ Tracing
the traces of Tudor's "DIBO"
in the 90s, together with the master dogmam Mr. Dwight Stubbs, known as "The Old Man of the Valley". That Valley refers to the
"Valley of the Sun", is the other name by which Phoenix is known in
Arizona, USA, the same place where Tudor's
"DIBO" was born in the yard of Reverend Howard Heinzl, on March 21, 1951. * The CRADLE of TUDOR'S “DIBO”; Tracing his tracks: https://www.fiapbt.net/tributemrstubbs.htm - https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=259878060014410&set=a.155145083821042 – Mr. Dwight Stubbs – The good and beautiful people
FOREVER in our hearts (R.I.P.) Mr.
Dwight Stubbs, one of the best Pit Bull breeders of all times, in today's
memory.
@ Ramiro
Morales, the introducer of "The
Blacks" in Mexico. Remembering some extraordinary specimens from
Mexico ❤ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=236296132372603&set=a.155145083821042 In Web
Site: https://www.fiapbt.net/morales.html
@ “The BLACKS” history: https://www.villaliberty.org/theblacks.html
@ “The
BLACKS” Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy6rbeenLIs&t=0s
@ Whence
comes the BLACK color to the ELI / CARVER / BOUDREAUX dogs,
being that they are all Tudor's
"DIBO" family and "DIBO"
was buckskin color? - THE HENRY DOGS:
https://www.fiapbt.net/black.html - https://www.facebook.com/FIAPBT/photos/a.451449941132/10161031328231133
@ The report of the “OLD FAMILY RED NOSE” (OFRN), you can see it right after the report
of ´BLOOD LINES? at the following
link: https://www.fiapbt.net/ingles17.html
@
A great read; ❤ The WOMAN in Pit Bull History ❤ WOMEN in the development of the American Pit
Bull Terrier breed dog (APBT or Pit Bull), during its history´s course, her
deserved TRIBUTE: https://www.fiapbt.net/woman.html In Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FIAPBT/photos/a.451449941132/10160906824551133
@
GENETIC of the legend
to called “Maurice Carver” and TRIBUTE: https://www.villaliberty.org/legend.html - https://www.fiapbt.net/museumcarver.html
@ ❤ The
Maurice´s Smile ❤
https://www.facebook.com/FIAPBT/photos/a.451449941132/10161156206056133
@ TRIBUTE – ALL WITH MAURICE CARVER IN HIS `100 ANNIVERSARY!!! http://www.fiapbt.net/carver100years.html - http://www.fiapbt.net/carvertribute.htm
@ “The
Pit Bull Beginnings in the CINEMA”; By Mar
Bartolomé (FIAPBT & IADCRO)
http://www.fiapbt.net/pitbullcine2.html
- https://www.facebook.com/FIAPBT/photos/a.451449941132/10158212086141133/?type=3&theater
@ The Pit Bull ORIGINS: https://www.fiapbt.net/origins.html
@ The Pit Bull CHARACTER: https://www.fiapbt.net/character.html
@
The GENETICISTS Scientists speak ❤ Unmasking the SCAMMERS that degenerate the breed dogs: https://www.fiapbt.net/dna.html
@
ADBA DEPARTAMENT of DNA: https://www.fiapbt.net/dnapitbull.html
@
DEFENSE WORK with the American Pit Bull Terrier: https://www.fiapbt.net/defense.html
@
PROGNATISM
in the American Pit Bull Terrier, YES or NO? https://www.fiapbt.net/typesofbite.html
@
International
NEWS from the Pit Bulls World: https://www.fiapbt.net/pitbullnews.html