I believe PitBulls are as vicious and as sweet as any other dog. I can't believe people want to ban PitBulls just cause 3 people die every year in the USA because of them. That's mostly because of stupid behavior of humans or bred that way. And PitBulls are actually the safest dogs to pull apart from a fight, as a chihuahua fighting with another chihuahua would bite the human and so would a doberman or lab. If people start killing the dog fighters then maybe they'll get a better reputation and England will unban them and everyone will love them. <3 I myself have a PitBull and she is the sweetest dog ever, she bit someone once when she was like 3 months old but that's because he was running away from her and teasing her with a Football<human stupidity error. And she would only ever fight someone/thing for self defense. Her mom attacked her once and went straight for her neck, Macy never left any marks on her mom, she was just pushing her mom and trying to get away. She wouldn't hurt a fly on purpose.

"- Well, what I'm trying to get to is that PitBulls aren't vicious only if they were bred right, they are vicious if you treat them badly when growing up."<br /> <br /> Actually breeding does play an enormous part in the dog. There's a reason why people who want police dogs go to certain breeders who breed for a certain temperament.<br /> Behavior is in fact genetic, if you breed a naturally human aggressive dog chances are the offspring will carry that gene.<br /> <br /> While yes raising a dog improperly can lead to issues, genetics should not be overlooked. <br /> <br /> Every dog attack I've seen was from the ignorance of the owner or someone involved, ignoring warning signs, or just being stupid.<br /> If not, then generally a medical issue is to blame for the attack.<br /> <br /> Not trying to sound rude, but just because a dog came from a breeder doesn't mean it is well bred.<br /> http://www.pbrc.net/breeding3.html<br /> <br /> <br /> *brain spew off*

I really don't think that having pits on Ala is going to change anything. I mean...what difference could it possibly make?<br /> <br /> I love pit bulls, and I don't think they're any more dangerous than any other breed of dog. Any type of dog could attack a person, not just pit bulls.<br /> <br />

"Pits are vicous unless breed right, which is rare in this breed now a days. You they attack they should be put down. Period."<br /> <br /> It's only if they are treated right during puppy to adult stages. Depends, if they are played with too rough as in being teased and such, then yes they may turn vicious. I known this because my aunt is a PitBull breeder and her friends teen son had adopted two from her. He began to play with the male PitBull rough, teasing him with treats and such. Well, there were actually two males they had adopted. And when the my aunts friend's son had a friend over, they were pretend wrestling and the PitBull had thought that his owner(the teen boy) was getting hurt by the boys friend, so the dog lunged at his friend but accidentally got my aunts friend's son instead. They police said they had to put that dog down because they said he would just turn out more vicious. - Well, what I'm trying to get to is that PitBulls aren't vicious only if they were bred right, they are vicious if you treat them badly when growing up.<br /> <br /> Now, I don't think that just because PitBulls are on Ala now does mean that people will understand them more. It takes more than just adopting an image of a dog online. To get people to understand them, you need to be around well treated PitBulls in real life.

Many dogmen brought their dog fighting dogs in public, back in the day when it was a national past time. They love people. <br /> <br /> A Pit Bull displaying humane aggression or fear, is not a good example of the breed.<br /> <br /> But I do have to disagree on being very protective, they're a not a guardian breed and a well bred Pit Bull who fits standard would greet a stranger.<br /> <br /> From the UKC standard<br /> <br /> "The APBT is not the best choice for a guard dog since they are extremely friendly, even with strangers. Aggressive behavior toward humans is uncharacteristic of the breed and highly undesirable."<br /> <br /> But they excel in just about everything xD<br /> <br /> Even sledding sports, like bikejoring, skijoring.

When pitbulls were originally bred for dog fighting... even back in those day any human violence would not be tolerated. They were specifically bred to be handled intently. Pitbulls can be very dog aggressive by nature, sure. But any dog can be. As well as any dog can be human aggressive. Pitbulls just are more dangerous due to the way they are built. <br /> <br /> I personally grew up around pits, and although they can be a very protective breed, they also excel in obedience and can be the most gentle animals.<br /> <br /> They also are very high maintenance and need alot of attention, training, and exercise.<br /> <br /> <br /> Plus they can chew through anything.<br /> <br /> :)<br /> <br />

It's actually not very rare... Reputable breeders just don't let just anyone have their dogs so that's why you don't see them around as much. But if you went to sports, events, shows, you'd see that there are plenty.<br /> <br /> It's uncommon that even a backyard bred Pit Bull would have human aggression. <br /> <br /> You can take a well bred dog and make them aggressive for whatever reason. Most dogs are aggressive from frustration (being in a backyard 24/7, not getting out), nervous, fearful (bad experiences), or simply encourage them to be aggressive. <br /> <br /> If ignorant, irresponsible people were out of the question, dog attacks would be almost unseen. There really aren't a lot of dog attacks as it is. Take into consideration that there are over hundreds of thousands of Pit Bulls in the US alone. And we see nowhere near that many bites.<br /> <br /> =]

<i>"Pits are vicous unless breed right, which is rare in this breed now a days. You they attack they should be put down. Period."</i><br /> <br /> That is not true. Pits, even ones used for fighting, are bred NOT to be human aggressive. In fact, it's much safer to grab a pit bull in a fight than any other dog.

Pits are vicous unless breed right, which is rare in this breed now a days. You they attack they should be put down. Period.

aust that's a little narrow minded. just because you had problems with a couple of pit bulls doesn't mean you should condemn the entire breed.