There is a lot of ignorance in this thread. A lot of people who obviously have not done any reading up on what they're talking about. In tests done on over 100 different breeds of dogs to test the likelihood of them biting someone pit bulls were 4th.........from the bottom. Labradors had a higher likelihood than the pit bull did. Right now in this country pit bulls are in the top percentile in popularity. They're popular because they look tough and can protect property mostly. When that's the reason people get them yes there's going to be problems. Those OWNERS should be in trouble. They should have serious penalties and reprecussions for what they've done to those dogs. That dog should have never been in a place where the fence was low enough to jump, and shouldn't have been unleashed. A report by the U.S. Postal office said that the dogs they've had the most reports of bites with was the Pomeranian, pit bulls weren't even on their list. Labradors and the golden retriever were. Pit bulls can be awesome family dogs. It's not bullshit I've seen it. I have never seen so much patience in a dog dealing with a baby as the Pitt that I'm familiar with. She let an 11 month old baby climb all over her, pull her ears, her teeth, and she didn't even get up to get away. Just licked the baby's face. When the baby went to spend time with a grandma for the weekend, the Pitt kept climbing into her crib because she missed her. I don't think banning the breed is the answer, because pit bulls are a smart loyal breed. I think making the penalties on the owners much stronger would be much more effective. I'd also like everyone to keep in mind that the term pit bull incorporates 3 different breeds of dog, and that usually their statistics are compiled together. Which is like grouping the Labrador and golden retriever together. Also pit bull attacks are often mislabeled. A lot of people say it was a pit bull that attacked them, but when the actual dog is found it's not even close to a pit bull, but by then the news is already out. There's a lot to look into, and a lot to educate yourself on before you decide that the whole breed is bad. I know better, I've spent the last 2 years educating myself. I rescued a baby pit bull from a neighbor and have never once regretted it. She's the smartest, most loving, loyal dog I've ever had. I have severe social phobia and anxiety, and I'm slowly getting better, I owe a lot of that to her, there's times in my life I wouldn't have made it through without her knowing just when to put her head in my lap, or her constant antics making me laugh. Below are some pictures of Cinnamon my pitt, her with the baby, she carefully laid next to her because she was nervous about her falling, her in the crib after the baby left, I put the blanket on her to make it cute, but she put herself in there, her cuddled up with our other dog and my brother, who she'd just met that day for the 1st time, and the last one of me holding her. I'd had a rough day that day and had been crying and she jumped up to be held to make me laugh.
