I'm really tired of hearing "Oh, Pitts are no different from other dogs. If raised right, they're not aggressive at all". Bull. They're number one on the ASPCA's list of breeds with high aggression tendencies: they were bread specifically for aggressiveness. Even if you lovingly raise that pup, that aggressive instinct... far more so than other dogs... is always going to be in the DNA, and small helpless kids are very prone to setting off the "prey" instinct in them. If you had a Pitt and it didn't maul your kid, it doesn't mean the breeding experts were wrong, it means you were
lucky. It's like playing with a rattlesnake without getting bitten and going "I don't see what the big deal is?". The facts are indisputable. The CDC lists the Pit Bull as... overwhelmingly... the
number one breed in attacks on humans, with almost twice as many incidents as the number two breed on the list.
They're
fantastic guard dogs, and great companions for adults with strong personalities. But kids? You're taking your little children's health in your hands if you've got a Pit.
