[Ellie May]

As to the idea that it's a replaceable breed, so then there must be another dog like a Yorkie so we can just replace them too...

there is, in fact, something very special about pit bulls. So special that I am drawn to the breed... There isn't another breed that can just replace them. Not even boxers... I would trust a (trained) pit around a child way before I would trust Ellie around a child.