[ClearBlueSky]

Exactly! Unless you buy a pit bull from a show breeder who breeds for temperament you WILL have a dog with violent/fighting ancestry. The puppy you get from a private seller likely has great-great grandparents still alive and breeding. It could have fighting dogs five generations back and you wouldn't know it. Even two generations-bred at 1 year, how many descendants can a violent fighting dog have in a mere five years? No way of knowing, and BYB surely aren't going to be honest about pedigree.

My point is-how many breeds of dog are there, hundreds? Why would anyone CHOOSE a breed with any question of violent temperament? Why a pit instead of a cocker spaniel, or a labradoodle? If they are honest, it is the scary, intimidating,'I can control a dangerous dog' factor that makes the decision. These people CHOSE a powerful,can-kill-you dog and that is what they got. When the ability to maul and kill others becomes the ability to maul and kill YOU or your family it's not surprising-or pitiable. Choose to love a poodle, not a predator. Why add danger,uncertainty and social rejection when you want a pet?

[snarkytart]

You hit the nail on the head. It’s some sort of bravado attached to owning one of these dogs, even from those who are not into gangs or illegal activity. They want to show they can handle a mean dog, and trot around with it like a badge of honor.

[avenir]

You are attempting to speak rationally. In these matters you are up against IDEALS—see: abortion, drug legalization, migration, etc,—which are impervious to reason.

But not pit bull jaw clamps.