Guess I'm not with most folks on the board. I would not own a pit bull, especially with children in the house. It's just not worth the risk. That being said, I would be very cautious about ANY breed around children. I am the owner of a sheepdog, and he's very cute, but I would never let him around infants because he's bossy and unpredictable. So, yes, it does depend on the individual dog, the damage a pit bull can do in nano-second is often deadly, if not at the very least, scarring.