[svcw]

Pit bulls were bred for one purpose - to kill. It has taken generations of breeding to get these dogs to this point.
They are and always will be killers instinctively. Sorry pit bulls loves those are the facts. It is not the fault of the dog, its those who wanted them to be such.
Even if you find what appears to be a calm and gentle dog, they can not be trusted, ever.
It will take generations to breed the killer out of them.
Anyone who has a pit bull is taking a huge risk, especially if there are children. These dogs are not stupid, it is the small and weak they attach first.

[svcw]

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[humblegunner]

These dogs are not stupid, it is the small and weak they attach first.

I'm surprised they can use attachments at all.

That little paperclip button is too close to the "send" button.

[snugs]

A question in the UK we refer to this particular type of dog as an American Pit Bull to distinguish it from our Bull Terriers.

I have been told in American it is referred to as a Staff or Staffordshire whilst in Britain that is a different breed or strain.

Would I therefore be right in assuming that it has been developed from the British Staffordshire Bull Terrier who incidentally many years ago and I am sure still goes on was used for illegal fighting.

[meandog]

Pit bulls were bred for one purpose - to kill. It has taken generations of breeding to get these dogs to this point. They are and always will be killers instinctively. Sorry pit bulls loves those are the facts. It is not the fault of the dog, its those who wanted them to be such.

Although they have a fighting background, PBTs were not bred to kill people (after nearly 2 hundred millenia of domestication--and owning the distinction of the first known animal to bond with man--no breed of dog that I know of has an instinctive nature to kill people). They attack people for 1 of 4 reasons:
1. Some, mainly through bad breeding, are genetically defective and mentally ill (much like the human psychopath that comes from an otherwise good home). 2. They are abused and cruely treated by their owners. 3. They are neglected, unsocialized and untrained by irresponsible people who should never own them...or, 4. (the main reason) they are trained and encouraged to use their aggresive nature to attack (which is the same in my book as reason no 2).

I believe that people who are not responsible for proper socialization and training should NOT own a PBT just as I do not believe that everyone who does not take firearm training should own a firearm--there are obvious safety issues involved. But let those of us who know how to handle both alone.