[Marhcarter]

Originally Posted by theporkieyorkie

Sadly, I think a Pitbull can be a wonderful breed of dog but for some reason, a lot of them seem to be owned by idiots. They are owned by people who think they make great guard dogs...when most of them are naturally dog aggressive, not people aggressive. They are owned by people who don't work with them, exercise or train them and they don't socialize them enough as puppies to make sure they aren't dog aggressive. Some people even work to make them people aggressive. I walked into a house once and there was a friendly little pit puppy, so I bent down to pet it. The owner yelled at the dog and told me not to pet it. He was trying to make it a guard dog.

Just like we have to be responsible when owning a little dog(not leaving our dogs unattended outside, making sure larger animals don't hurt it, making sure it's not jumping off high furniture etc etc), owners of big powerful breeds, like the pitbull SHOULD BE responsible for keeping their dog safe from harming other people or animals...but often times, this does not happen and THAT is why they've gotten such a bad rap.


To add fuel to the fire, many of the pitbull owners don't seem to care to spay/neuter their animals or they think they can make big bucks off their puppies, so you've got a HUGE overpopulation of pitbulls in shelters across the country...worse than probably any other breed of dog.

Overall...this breed of dog just seems to attract the wrong kind of owners.

I agree. Even with all the "good press" they're getting like "Pit bulls and parolees" and "Pit Boss", the reputation of the breed is so tarnished that even a well trained pit still causes a fear response in most people. I certainly wouldn't let a child or small dog around one unless I knew it from birth and knew how it was raised, and even then, maybe not. (Trivua: Petey on "the little rascals" was a pit bull)