Balls on bullies

I know there's a lot of stigma associated with APBTs and other "bully" breeds (American bulldogs, English bulldogs, bull terriers, sometimes people count boxers, French bulldogs and Boston terriers) and that's related to their high prey drive, but honestly, there are a TON of dog breeds that have really high prey drives. A few of you guys mentioned terriers in general which were bred to kill pests, but even sighthounds like greyhounds have really high prey drives... They use rabbit decoys to get them to race. The only difference is they're not aggressive towards people at all... So you only ever hear about rottweilers, dobermans, chow chows, German shepherds, and other big "guard dog" breeds. But honestly, if you're keeping small animals, you have to worry just as much about a Jack Russel or something. What I'm trying to say is, even though I know we're focusing on pit bulls here, I think any dog poses a risk to a small animal.

I had a greyhound/lab mix that I couldn't trust around my lizard because he got waay too excited whenever he saw small animals. He killed several birds in the backyard, and chased down and killed rabbits that couldn't escape the yard fast enough--even our beagle has killed rabbits (even though beagles weren't bred to kill the prey they find)... I wouldn't trust the GSD/golden retriever mix we have now near my snake, although he has yet to meet her. (I try to keep my cats away from my reptiles too. They haven't met my BP, and they were usually afraid of my water dragon, but one of my cats did try to chew on my CWD's tail before.)

All that said, I know enough about dogs to know what you can accomplish with training. If you've really worked with your dog, you've taught them restraint, and you have absolute confidence that you are in control of the situation, then it's okay as long as you supervise the animals. I didn't see anything wrong with these pictures because these dogs don't have that "I gotta eat that" face I've seen on my dogs. I don't think it's something EVERYONE should try, so yes I think people should be cautious, but if you have the right dog with the right training and calm snakes, then it's probably okay.

To everyone who posted pictures, they're very cute! I love pit bulls and think they're really sweet dogs, although I've never had one :) and sorry for the long post...