Pitbulls are basiclly good dog's. The one thing that makes them different from most other dog's is their Temperment. The ones that have a bad demenor was taught at a young age to react on their temper. You can take the most dangeruos breed at a young age to be the gentlest lap dog. Bottom line, it is all In how they are raised. Much like the children of today.

hi...you are so right, my cousin has 3 pitbulls & the only danger those dogs pose is death by licking. when i think about the cruelty that some "people" put their dogs through i'm ashamed to admit to being a part of the human race...unfortunately, pitbulls have a quality that is coveted by "people" who like to watch dogs kill each other for entertainment...you don't even want to know what i think should happen to these "people"...pitbulls have gotten a bad name because of bad people, any dog can pose a danger if left to their own devices, especially a big dog & there is no need to train a dog to protect you, if you love & protect a puppy when the puppy is grown he will love & protect you...it comes naturally...even the dog who lives in the backyard across the street, whose owners left him out in last weeks brutal weather, that dog is nothing to them except a backyard ornament, but he would protect them still if needed...go figure

I've been watching a show lately called the Dog Whisperer.  On one show he helped correct the behavior of a entire group of dogs.. their owners worked at a place that allowed you to bring your dog to work with you, but some of their dogs weren't very good at getting along with the others.  A few of them were pit bulls and this guy while doing his thing training them grabbed one of the pits when it was attacking another one and put it down on it's back in a submissive position without blinking twice.  He has an interesting approach to getting dogs to behave and training them.

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thank you i have a pit and children and so many people were like u cant have a pit with kids. i always said why. i didn't teach my dog to mean. bad dogs normally come from bad blood lines or enbreeding which like u said comes from bad people doing so to make what they think the perfect breed. love them and they will love u back.and protect my kids. my pit is my 5 yr olds best friend. the problem is usually the parents arent paying attention to their kids. anyone who has kids know that the can be rough and pull and poke things that shouldnt be pulled and poked. and if the parents would teach them that is not appropiate behavior. and teach to love and nurture. i think there would be less of a problem of attacks.

i had a pit and a bulldog yrs ago and they got into fight{next day the pit went into heat what i believe caused the fight} with out even thinking i put myself between them and put a stop to it i guess in the back of my mind i just knew they wouldn't hurt me.