The jaws of a Pit are just the same as other dogs and the only thing they are predisposed to attack is another dog. My collie that I grew up with killed 2 neighbor dogs that came on the farm and no one tried to ban him.
We have a pit puppy and our daughter has a 110lb rescue pit. They are both wonderful, smart, loving well trained dogs. The meanest nastiest dogs I’ve ever known was a cocker spaniel (sp?) and a taco bell dog (I can’t spell the breed...Chihuahua?).
You are right. I have known pits to be the sweetest babies, yet my old cocker was pure evil.
My favorite breed now is the Greyhound. I have two.
I don’t want to pass judgement on any breed of dog. Different breeds have different needs and their owners are responsible for meeting these needs as well as being responsible for their dog’s actions.
That said, 20-years ago, I watched and struggled with a “wonderful, smart, loving well-trained” pit bull, while it killed a 3-year-old child. This family’s kids played with this dog, it was a member of the family. One minute they were in the yard playing with it, the next minute the child was dead. I watched the attack occur and it was like night and day. I’ll spare you the gory details.
Again, I’m not passing judgement on the dog or the owners, just relating my experience, so please spare me the bad dog/bad owner arguements. This specific dog looked to me like it snapped.