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I own a pit bull, she's the sweetest dog you'll ever find. Other than the fact that she is full of combustible energy (and probably plays a bit too rough with young children), she has never shown the slightest bit of aggresiveness toward dog or human. I've socialized her with other dogs and have had dogs from German Shepards to Dachshunds take snaps at her while she meagerly wagged her tail.

Pit bulls are popular fighting dogs because they are the strongest of dogs per size of any breed. Unfortunately, they are the dog of choice by low life scum who train them to the fight. Despite that, America's first war dog was a Pit Bull named Stubby. He earned several medals during World War I. Pit bulls are good smart, loyal dogs.

So what if a pit bull went nuts because it contacted rabies? I suppose if it was a Golden Retriever that got rabies it wouldn't get a mention. The only moral of this story is to get your pets vaccinated.

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One common theme I've picked up on on this thread is that most of the "sweet" pit bulls people are talking about are females.
My 200 lb.+ couch potato Mastiff has a head big enough to swallow a pit bull whole is asleep in my den. He has never been agressive, but his mere size is intimidating.
He tolerates my 23 YO cat (Who died this AM).
I have to go out and bury her when it gets good daylight so I am not a happy camper right now.
The kids took her in as a kitten when she showed up at our house. They have been gone off on their own for several years, but I've had her ever since.