I know this is an old thread but.... I figured I'd give my thoughts.
I love the breed and they do make wonderful pets. I'm a member of the pit-bull chat forum. This is by far the most educational forum for this breed. The people there are 100% devoted to the breed. There are threads on care and training, weight pulling,showing, breed history, ect. Also sections for the different bully breeds ( Am staff, bull terriers, APBT, am bullies, ect ).
I have to disagree with the " it's all in how you raise them "..... " the owner makes them mean and dog aggressive " This is false. It's in their blood. It's what they were bred for for 100s of yrs. I didn't read past the first page but I did see one person state the truth. They are not naturally human aggressive and the trait of HA is a trait that is strongly frowned upon . A lot of breeders will cull HA dogs. That's one trait the breed should never have. They were bred to be like stated pit dogs. If they were HA the owner wouldn't have been able to separate the two dogs. Dog fighting is not what it used to be. I DO NOT at all agree with fighting dogs! But the media and todays idiot breeders and fighters have made the breed frowned upon. It's complicated to understand and I didn't really until I became a member of pit bull chat.
They are a hyper breed for the most part and need a lot of attention and exercise. They love people and make good pets for a family setting. As I said being dog aggressive is in their blood and some are and some are not. But with any new bully breed you need to watch them with other dogs. They also have a high prey drive. So make sure a new addition will be ok with cats lol.
This is Kylie. She is an American pit bull terrier. Besides being crazy lol shes the sweetest dog!
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