That's ridiculous.
Read the pit bull thread for numerous incidents where supposedly nice family dogs of good owners suddenly snapped and attacked and maimed or killed a child.
Your rosy pit bull opinion differs from reality.
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Not an opinion, personal experience, in fact we have Pits across the street, a couple more a few homes down and I have known many people that had and still have them and none are vicious. The same used to be said about Dobermans and Rottweiler's and I know that to also be fiction since I grew up with both and have own several of each. Once again, dogs are not born vicious they have to be taught by an idiot to be mean, either through neglect or abuse. Heck the three Dobermans I grew up with were actual working guard dogs and none were vicious by nature, only their natural instinct to protect makes them dangerous when confronted by a threat. I have mixed breeds now, mainly German Sheps that are natural guard dogs also. Not one was vicious and in fact the ONLY dog we ever had that bite someone was my moms Pekinese which bite the mailman when he dropped some mail when handing it to my mom and he reached down to pick it up. Yes, large smart dogs do need good guidance due their power but that just means those that own them should be capable of controlling their pet. Those dogs that do show aggression without just cause are almost always dogs that have been abused and made into what they are, dogs only want to please their masters, it is the master that is the issue. Yes, I have heard the stories of dogs that have bitten family members and it is always the dog that ends up paying the price, but if one were to truly dig into the situation you almost always discover that the issue leads back to the owners of the dog. FYI, pits are not breed to be aggressive towards humans, they tend to love people and are not aggressive unless there is a threat to their property or pack/family, they were breed to be used in dog fighting, a horrible sport made for mans amusement. One of my best friends saved one from exactly such a life, he had been in several fights and when the owner was arrested on other charges she "stole" the dog and brought him home, he lived many years before eventually dying from old age and not once did he ever show the least bit of aggressive behavior except when someone tried breaking into her home one night and once they saw him, he was a Big Pit, the guy ran for his life. The first time I met him he darn near drown me with kisses, he knew right off the bat that I was his friend. No, contrary to the propaganda, no dogs are naturally vicious, to say so proves that they do not actually understand what dogs are about. True, owners should always be aware of leaving very small children with dogs without supervision unless they trust the dog especially, that is just common sense, and by that I mean Any dog. When I was small we had Boxers, another big scary looking dog, they went with me everywhere I went and my parents felt fine with me alone with them, as Boxers are the Best dog one can have with children, Period, they are protective and yet are the ultimate in patience when it comes to small children, seen kids climb all over them and the dogs just let them have their way or get up and find someplace else to lay down, but a stranger better never threaten that child, a Boxer uses it front paws and will hop on you like a big grasshopper with teeth. Anyway, I have no issue with people not wanting a large dog, if they cannot handle them then they probably should not have one, heck they probably should not have an dog for that matter, just do not think you have the right to tell others that they cannot have them if they are no threat to others around them. And I said already, the problem is not the Dog or the breed, it is the People that own them.