That must have been terrible for your aunt to see that. She had to get rid of that dog. There must be something in the genes of pit bulls because they can turn from fine to deadly so fast. Your aunt’s dog wasn’t a trained fighter like some are trained so that wasn’t why the dog turned deadly.
Certainly if a pit bull is made into a fighter, that’s one thing, but there are too many treated well that turn and kill.
My parents had two German Shepherds when I was little and I rode them like horses. They would not have hurt me and didn’t. However, the one that attacked me has made me leery of German Shepherds now. I would have walked where a German Shepherd was without fear, but not now. When you see one charging at you, your attitude changes.
” they can turn from fine to deadly so fast.”
Sudden ‘abnormal’ aggression demands an -immediate- trip to the vet for a diagnostic exam.
Been there, done that.