I think the problem is that Swinford picked the name out of the history books and tried to attach it to a breed.... a breed which, as I understand it, never had a final set type. After his death, enough people became dedicated to or cashed in on his idea. All dog breeds are composed of other breeds. Many breeds use names which have been applied elsewhere, or derive from function. With the Bandog, people were breeding dogs with objectives similar to Swinford long before he began his program, but they weren't calling them Bandogs. it's a term that's been applied posthumously to many programs and breeds.