Pit Bulls were once known as gentle dogs. They were loyal dogs that would give their lives to protect home and family. But like many breeds that come to the attention of a certain group of people they have fallen into the hands of irresponsible breeders that have chosen to increase their size and to breed for more aggressive temperaments. That is why we hear so much about the breed being so unreliable. It is truly sad that humans are allowed to destroy a breed of any kind.
We have a family member that has two well bred and well trained Pit Bulls. They have 3 grade school age children in the home. I have no problem with the dogs. They are friendly and well behaved, certainly better behaved than many other more acceptable breeds of dogs I have encountered. But I never take Gracie over there just because she is so much smaller and could easily get stepped on accidentally. Besides, she is not comfortable around bigger dogs so I am not going to deliberately subject her to the situation. Maybe my own memory of a previous dog attack causes me to be over protective. |