I have a son that has 2 pit bull's who are the biggest babies you ever wanted to meet. Last summer I was walking one and a lady that I know was really enjoying petting him. She finally asked what breed he is and when told she immediately jumped up...sort of screamed and went back inside the building. The next day I saw this lady and told her that she was really "loving" the dog until she found out what breed he was...so I don't understand the problem??? Pit Bull dogs really do get a bad rap...Look at what Michael Vick was in on with dogs? Were they all pit bulls??? They really do get a bad rap.
An ex neighbor of ours had a Lab who was severly neglected and was vicious. He put his head thru our window screen trying to attack my dog while my dog was in his own home. Later the Lab got into my back yard where my border collie/shepard mix was tied and did attack him. My dog ended up with emergency surgery on a sunday and my vet would not accept payment from us...she demanded it from the Lab owners. Because of this should Labs have the same bum rap that Pit bulls get? I really don't blame the dog...my opinion is that the owners have to be smarter than the dog in order to train them to be well behaved at all times. Just my own humble opinion....thanks for listening.